International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Porto and Club Brugge are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
Club Brugge have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Porto nor Club Brugge as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Porto form and stats
Last season, Porto's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.Perfect Primeira Liga season at home so far for Porto 3 wins from 3 appearances.
The Porto goalkeeper Diogo Meireles Costa is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 227 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primeira Liga.
The Porto club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Chaves and win 3-0. The attacking player Taremi was announced as "man of the match" for Porto with a rating of 8.1/10. Taremi scored one goal, served one assist and hit four key passes.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Atlético Madrid in the Champions League. Porto are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 7 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 6, drew 1 and lost 0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Porto as they are travelling to their away game against Estoril in the Primeira Liga. That match is four days after this one.
Porto always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Estádio Do Dragão with 11 goals in 3 league games. As for guarding their own goal, Porto have only let in 1 goal at home.
Club Brugge form and stats
Brugge's mission in Champions League last season failed in the group stage.The visitors are W3-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League.
The Club Brugge goalkeeper Simon Mignolet is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 261 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's the second away game in a row for Brugge, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus RFC Seraing last time out. Midfielder Vanaken was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.22. Vanaken scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 81 successful passes (of 92 total).
Before that match, the win at home against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the Champions League (1-0).
The Club Brugge manager Hoefkens has got the team scoring on the road, with 9 away goals in 4 league matches. It's not easy to score on Club Brugge as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings featuring these contenders: Porto won two, Club Brugge were winners in zero and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Jutlgà Blanc 5 goals |   M. Taremi 4 goals |  A. Olsen 4 goals |
Porto missing players
Club Brugge missing players
| Porto | Club Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 14 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 55 | 45 | Scored | S | 25 | 55 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 4% | ||
| 6.3 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 3 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16.2 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 37% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 51% | ||
| 6.9 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 10.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 18 |
| 2 | Porto | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 13 |
| 4 | Portimonense | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Sporting CP | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Boavista | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 8 | Casa Pia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Chaves | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Estoril | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Arouca | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
| 12 | Vizela | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Rio Ave | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Famalicao | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 0 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -12 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Antwerp | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Genk | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 4 | OH Leuven | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Gent | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Mechelen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | KV Oostende | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 14 | Westerlo | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 16 | RFC Seraing | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| 18 | Cercle Brugge | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -8 | 5 |
