Atletico Madrid vs Club Brugge Match Analysis and Prediction

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Atletico Madrid will be out to revenge against Club Brugge when they host the Belgian giants at Wanda Metropolitano in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The visitors claimed a 2-0 victory when the teams met last week, with the result leaving them top of Group B on nine points, while Atletico are bottom of the section on three points.

When the Group B draw was made, Atletico would have fancied their chance of topping the section, but there is no getting away from the fact that it has been a struggle for the Red and Whites so far.

Diego Simeone’s side opened their 2022-23 campaign with a 2-1 victory over Porto on September 7, but they have lost their last two, both 2-0 away to Bayer Leverkusen and Club Brugge.

However, they are level on points with Porto in second, but another poor result on Wednesday would leave them in a difficult position, and their absence from the knockout round of the competition would be a surprise considering their pedigree.

Atletico have not failed to make it through the group stage since the 2017-18 campaign, reaching the round of 16 three times and the quarter-finals in their last four participations.

Club Brugge have been in fine form in this season’s Champions League, opening their campaign with a 1-0 victory over Leverkusen before beating Porto 4-0 in Portugal a week later.

The 2-0 victory over Atletico Madrid last week, which came through goals from Kamal Sowah and Ferran Jugtla, moved Blauw-Zwart onto nine points in Group B, which left them six points clear of second-placed Porto.

Carl Hoefkens’ side, who are yet to concede a goal in the group stage, have been regulars at this stage of the Champions League in recent years, but they have been unable to make it into the knockout round.

Atletico Madrid vs Club Brugge head to head

These two teams have previously met on just three occasions in the Champions League, where they have each won once while they have drawn once. They have each scored three goals in the process.

Atletico Madrid 3-1 Club Brugge 03/10/18

Club Brugge 0-0 Atletico Madrid 11/12/18

Club Brugge 2-0 Atletico Madrid 04/10/22

Atletico Madrid latest home form

Atletico Madrid have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Girona 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded seven.

Atletico Madrid 0-2 Villarreal 21/08/22

Atletico Madrid 2-1 Porto 07/09/22

Atletico Madrid 4-1 Celta Vigo 10/09/22

Atletico Madrid 1-2 Real Madrid 18/09/22

Atletico Madrid 2-1 Girona 08/10/22

Atletico Madrid latest away form

Atletico Madrid have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They lost 2-0 to Club Brugge in their last away game in the Champions League. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded five.

Valencia 0-1 Atletico Madrid 29/08/22

Real Sociedad 1-1 Atletico Madrid 03/09/22

Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Atletico Madrid 13/09/22

Sevilla 0-2 Atletico Madrid 01/10/22

Club Brugge 2-0 Atletico Madrid 04/10/22

Club Brugge latest home form

Club Brugge were beaten 2-0 by Westerlo in their last home game in the league. However, they have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their previous nine games. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded just two.

Club Brugge 4-0 Cercle Brugge 02/09/22

Club Brugge 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen 07/09/22

Club Brugge 3-0 Mechelen 01/10/22

Club Brugge 2-0 Atletico Madrid 04/10/22

Club Brugge 0-2 Westerlo 08/10/22

Club Brugge latest away form

Club Brugge lost 3-0 to Standard Liege in their last away game in the league. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their previous four games. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded four.

OH Leuven 0-3 Club Brugge 14/08/22

Sporting Charleroi 1-3 Club Brugge 26/08/22

RFC Seraing 0-2 Club Brugge 10/09/22

Porto 0-4 Club Brugge 13/09/22

Standard Leige 3-0 Club Brugge 18/09/22

Atletico Madrid news

Atletico will again be without Felipe, Sergio Reguilon and Marcos Liorente on Wednesday through injury, but Nahuel Molina should feature as the right-sided wing-back.

Correa’s brace against Girona at the weekend could see the forward handed a start here, with Antoine Griezmann aslo set to feature in the final third.

Club Brugge news

Owen Otasowie, Mats Rits and Dedryck Boyata are on the sidelines for Club Brugge through injury, but the visitors otherwise have no fresh fitness concerns ahead of the game.

Hoefkens made wholesale changes for in the league action against Westerlo, but the team’s key players will be back in the fold for this contest.

Prediction and Odds

Club Brugge have been a surprise package and exceptional in the competition this season, and it would be a great achievement if they manage to triumph on Wednesday.

Atletico have had their troubles this season, but it is difficult to back against them at Wanda Metropolitano, and we anticipate a home win here.

Odds: 1 2.10 X 2.05 2 2.28