Club Brugge vs Aston Villa Preview
Club Brugge have been patchy in the 2026/27 season and Aston Villa are an unthreatening side. These inconsistent sides can share the Champions League points.
Villa Winless in 6
- Club Brugge are winless in 6 of their last 10 games.
- Aston Villa are winless in 6 consecutive matches.
H2H
Aston Villa have a 2-1 advantage against Club Brugge in three previous meetings.
Club Brugge Are Inconsistent
Belgian side Club Brugge are in patchy long-term form, winning just four of their previous 10 games. Brugge had a poor pre-season and lost three of their four friendly games, conceding eight.
The Blue-Blacks failed to win in three of their following six games, including a 1-1 draw against Union Saint-Gilloise. They also lost 1-0 against second-tier Beerschot VA and 2-1 at Gent.
Ivan Leko’s team bounced back from the Gent loss with a 1-0 league win against Lommel SK. An own goal sealed the win and Brugge had just 0.81 XG.
Aston Villa Struggling in 2026/27
Unai Emery’s Aston Villa are out of form following a six-match winless streak in all competitions.
Villa were second best in pre-season and lost three matches in a row before the new campaign. 2-1 defeats came against Bayern Munich, PSG and Borussia Monchengladbach.
The Villans’ downturn continued in the 2026/27 season after a 4-0 loss at Brighton and a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal. Emery’s side had less than 1 XG in both defeats.
The Birmingham outfit ended their five-match losing run on Saturday and drew 0-0 at Hull. Villa had 74% possession and one shot on target.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Club Brugge (4-2-3-1): Yann Sommer; Kyriani Sabbe, Han-Beom Lee, Brandon Mechele, Joaquin Seys; Freddie Potts, Hans Vanaken; Carlos Forbs, Hugo Vetlesen, Mamadou Diakhon; Nicolo Tresoldi
Defender Joel Ordonez is sidelined due to a long-term foot injury.
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Zion Suzuki; Matty Cash, Victor Lindelof, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen; Boubacar Kamara, Joao Gomes; John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia, George Hemmings; Nicolas Jackson
Attacker Brian Madjo is an injury doubt. Midfielder Amadou Onana is ruled out with an ACL injury.
Johan Manzambi could return to the squad against Club Brugge. Unai Emery was hopeful about the midfielder’s recovery and said, “He's training with the group, and he's progressively getting better.
"But he will need some more days for Tuesday in the Champions League, or for our next match against Nottingham Forest.”