It's game one of two in the Europa League as Club Brugge host Manchester United. This is a 16th Finals fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
The visiting Manchester United played their last game only three days ago, a Premier League match. That game was also an away game, at Chelsea. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Club Brugge form and stats
Club Brugge participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 16th finals and lost against Salzburg.Club Brugge have been very solid at home in the Pro League so far, with 33 points collected from 13 matches (10-3-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. In general it's been a long time since Club Brugge tasted defeat here at Jan Breydelstadion, as they have taken at least one point from their last 18 home games. Club Brugge has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Antwerp defeat 102 days ago.
A nice win for Club Brugge last time playing, versus Waasland-Beveren. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with M. Rits (2) scoring for the victors. Before that, Club Brugge played out a Pro League draw 0-0 when visiting Standard Liege.
Some amazing scenes last match, when M. Rits scored the winning goal six minutes into stoppage time.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Pro League game versus Sporting Charleroi in only three days. This game is also played here at Jan Breydelstadion.
The Club Brugge manager P. Clement has got the team scoring with 30 from 13 home games in the league. Club Brugge have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.
Manchester United form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Barcelona.4-3-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Manchester United in their Premier League matches away. Total Europa League statistics for Manchester United: 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
214 minutes! That's how long the Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio German Romero and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's the second away game in a row for Manchester United, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Chelsea in the Premier League last time out. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.
After this away game Manchester United return home for a Premier League game against Watford. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Manchester United have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by Manchester United in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Club Brugge, zero draws and two wins for Manchester United. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Rashford 14 goals |   H. Vanaken 12 goals |  D. Okereke 9 goals |
Club Brugge missing players
Manchester United missing players
| Club Brugge | Manchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 38 | 19 | Scored | S | 17 | 45 | ||
| 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 6.1 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 215 | 69 | Total Shots | T S | 156 | 377 | ||
| 91 | 28 | Shots on Target | S O | 54 | 141 | ||
| 40% | 68% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 41 | 61 |
| 2 | Gent | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 52 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 48 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Standard Liege | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 45 |
| 6 | Genk | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 38 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -4 | 37 |
| 8 | Zulte-Waregem | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 10 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Kortrijk | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -2 | 32 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 28 | -11 | 32 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -19 | 26 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 28 | -25 | 21 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -31 | 20 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 29 | -28 | 17 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 46 | 76 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 36 | 51 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 50 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 36 |
| 9 | Everton | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Burnley | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -9 | 34 |
| 12 | Southampton | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | -16 | 31 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -16 | 31 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -7 | 27 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -14 | 26 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -16 | 25 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 24 |
| 19 | Watford | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 24 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -24 | 18 |
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