Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund Match Analysis and Prediction

Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund Match Analysis & Prediction

Club Brugge

18/09/2024 10:00 pm

Borussia Dortmund

by Vincent

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Runners-up last season, Borussia Dortmund begin their latest quest to reclaim the Champions League trophy on Wednesday, when they visit Club Brugge at Jan Breydelstadion.

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Although they ultimately fell just short at Wembley, memorable wins in Newcastle, Milan and Paris took Dortmund all the way to a third Champions League final last season, with only mighty Real Madrid stopping them from celebrating a surprise success in London.

All but two of their last 11 campaigns have seen Dortmund feature in the knockout rounds, so that will be their minimum aim under new manager Nuri Sahin, who replaced Edin Terzic as head coach in the summer.

Aged just 36, the former midfielder will be the youngest coach involved in this year’s Champions League, and he comes into Wednesday’s opener with an unbeaten record. BVB have posted two wins and one draw from Sahin’s first three games following Friday’s 4-2 victory over Heidenheim, in which Karim Adeyemi scored twice.

While the Champions League’s format is changing, Club Brugge join Dortmund in being part of the furniture in Europe’s top club competition – they are featuring at this stage for the sixth time in seven seasons.

However, the Blauw-Zwart missed out last season, just one year after finally reaching the knockout round, where they were beaten by Benfica in the last 16.

With eight points estimated to be sufficient for a spot in the playoffs, there is everything to play for, particularly after Brugge enjoying a deep run through UEFA’s third-tier competition in 2023-24.

Club Brugge vs. Borussia Dortmund Head to head

In the previous seven meetings between these two teams, they have claimed three victories each while drawing once. Brugge have scored six goals and conceded 11 in the process.

14/07/2012

Club Brugge

3

Borussia Dortmund

1

Club Friendlies
18/09/2018

Club Brugge

0

Borussia Dortmund

1

Champions League
28/11/2018

Borussia Dortmund

0

Club Brugge

0

Champions League
04/11/2020

Club Brugge

0

Borussia Dortmund

3

Champions League
24/11/2020

Borussia Dortmund

3

Club Brugge

0

Champions League

Club Brugge Team News

Danish winger Andreas Skov Olsen is Brugge’s top scorer this season on three goals, while teenager Chemsdine Talbi has broken into the squad and scored as a substitute at the weekend.

Kyriani Sabbe is back from injury for the visitors, but Bjorn Meijer and Casper Nielsen are still on the sidelines.

Club Brugge's Last 5 Matches

18/08/2024

Club Brugge

1

Antwerp

0

First Division A
25/08/2024

Dender

1

Club Brugge

2

First Division A
01/09/2024

Club Brugge

3

Cercle Brugge

0

First Division A
05/09/2024

Club Brugge

2

Dunkerque

2

Club Friendlies
14/09/2024

Kortrijk

0

Club Brugge

3

First Division A

Borussia Dortmund Team News

After summer signing Serhou Guirassy made his first Dortmund start last time out, having recovered from a knee injury sustained while on international duty, he will vie with Maximilian Beier to feature up front.

Brazilian wide man Yan Couto was forced to withdraw from the Brazil squad due to injury but returned as a substitute against Heidenheim, while Gio Reyna could miss out again due to a groin problem.