First meets second in the UEFA Champions League – Group B this week when Club Brugge welcomes Porto to Jan Breydelstadion. Match day schedules for October 26 at 19:45 EAT.
The home team is at the top of the group with 10 points, and will look to confirm their place in round of 16 with a win here. Brugge is unbeaten in all their group fixtures so far. Coming into this game, Club Brugge lost just one of their last six matches (WLDWWD).
Club Brugge held each other to 2-2 First Division A stalemate with Union Saint-Gilloise in their most recent game. In that match, Club Brugge had 69% possession, 13 shots with two of them on target and goals scored by Andreas Skov Olsen (1′) and Hans Vanaken (16′). Union Saint-Gilloise got six shots with four of them on target and goals by Christian Burgess (32′) and Bart Nieuwkoop (80′).
On the other side, Porto is second with six points after recording two victories against two loses in the opening four matches in the group. Coming into this game, Porto also lost one of their last six matches in all competitions (DWWWWL).
Porto will be hoping to bounce back after 0-1 Primeira Liga losing efforts to Benfica Lisbon. In that match, Porto managed 30% possession and 11 shots with four of them on target. Benfica got 13 shots with four of them on target and a goal by Rafa Silva (72′).
Club Brugge vs. Porto head to head
Wednesday’s meeting will be the fourth head to head encounter between these two sides since 2016; Porto claims two wins and Brugge a solitary win in the preceding encounters.
- Porto 0-4 Brugge 13/09/22
- Porto 1-0 Brugge 02/11/16
- Brugge 1-2 Porto 18/10/16
Home
- Union Gilloise 2-2 Brugge
- Brugge 3-0 St. Truidense
- Anderlecht 0-1 Brugge
- Atletico 0-0 Brugge
- Brugge 0-2 Westerlo
Away
- Porto 0-1 Benfica Lisbon
- Anadia 0-6 Porto
- Leverkusen 0-3 Porto
- Portimonense 0-2 Porto
- Porto 2-0 Leverkusen
Club Brugge team news
Owen Otasowie, Clinton Mata and Mats Rits have been ruled out of boss Carl Hoefkens’s squad for this game through injuries.
Porto team news
João Mário and Pepe set to miss out this game through injuries while João Mário is on suspension for boss Sérgio Conceição’s side.
Prediction and odds
- Draw
- Both teams to score
- Double Chance 1 or 2
