UEFA Champions League · Tue, 8 Sept 2026 ·
Club Brugge KV vs Aston Villa — 2 - 3
Jan Breydel Stadium · Referee: Sandro Schärer, Switzerland
Match report
Aston Villa win 3-2 at Club Brugge KV
Aston Villa beat Club Brugge KV 3-2 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 1 on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at Jan Breydel Stadium. H. Vetlesen (19') and N. Tresoldi (61' pen) scored for Club Brugge KV, while J. McGinn (11'), E. Buendia (22') and N. Jackson (43') found the net for Aston Villa. It was 1-3 at half-time.
Club Brugge KV had 64% of the ball and 14 shots (7 on target) against Aston Villa’s 21 (9 on target). John McGinn (Aston Villa) was the top-rated player with 7.9. Our pre-match tip, Aston Villa or a draw, came in. The result leaves Club Brugge KV 24th in the UEFA Champions League table on 0 points and Aston Villa 9th on 3.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Manchester City | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 10 | Lens | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 23 | Slavia Praha | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Club Brugge KV | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | Inter | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Last meetings
- Wed, 12 Mar 2025Aston Villa3-0Club Brugge KV
- Tue, 4 Mar 2025Club Brugge KV1-3Aston Villa
- Wed, 6 Nov 2024Club Brugge KV1-0Aston Villa
Prediction
We called it!
Prediction right: Double chance : draw or Aston Villa
Predicted: Aston Villa or draw · 100% likely
Double chance : draw or Aston Villa
How the teams compare
- 33%Head-to-head67%
- 25%Goals75%
- 29%Overall71%
Last 5 matches
Club Brugge KV
Form
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0%
Defence
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Aston Villa
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Statistical prediction, for information only. All of today's tips and our track record
Match events
- 9'yellow cardIan MaatsenYellow Card
- 11'goalJ. McGinnAssist: P. Torres
- 19'goalH. VetlesenAssist: J. Virgili
- 22'goalE. BuendiaAssist: Joao Gomes
- 43'goalN. JacksonAssist: P. Torres
- 46'substitutionK. SabbeOff: H. Siquet
- 48'yellow cardHans VanakenYellow Card
- 60'VAR decisionJoaquin SeysPenalty confirmed
- 61'penaltyN. TresoldiPenalty
- 62'yellow cardJan VirgiliYellow Card
- 68'substitutionA. Wan-BissakaOff: L. Bogarde
- 68'substitutionB. KamaraOff: R. Barkley
- 68'substitutionE. BuendiaOff: Alysson
- 77'substitutionH. VetlesenOff: C. Tsawa
- 77'substitutionH. VanakenOff: F. Lemarechal
- 78'yellow cardJohn McGinnYellow Card
- 81'substitutionN. JacksonOff: T. Abraham
- 86'substitutionF. PottsOff: R. Vermant
- 86'substitutionJ. VirgiliOff: M. Diakhon
- 88'yellow cardRomeo VermantYellow Card
- 89'yellow cardJoão GomesYellow Card
Lineups
Club Brugge KV
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Ivan Leko
Starting XI
- 1Y. SommerG
- 64K. SabbeD
- 3Lee Han-BeomD
- 44B. MecheleD
- 65J. SeysD
- 8F. PottsM
- 20H. VanakenM
- 9C. ForbsM
- 10H. VetlesenM
- 11J. VirgiliM
- 7N. TresoldiF
Substitutes
- 29N. JackersG
- 81A. Vanden DriesscheG
- 41H. SiquetD
- 58J. SpileersD
- 54S. CoulibalyD
- 16C. TsawaM
- 27W. MikeF
- 62L. Audoor
- 80F. LemarechalM
- 17R. VermantF
- 67M. DiakhonF
- 77A. VasovicF
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 1Z. SuzukiG
- 29A. Wan-BissakaD
- 3V. LindelofD
- 14P. TorresD
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 8B. KamaraM
- 35Joao GomesM
- 7J. McGinnM
- 10E. BuendiaM
- 53G. HemmingsM
- 11N. JacksonF
Substitutes
- 40M. BizotG
- 42J. WrightG
- 5T. MingsD
- 13M. RuggeriD
- 26L. BogardeM
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 17A. GarnachoF
- 47AlyssonF
- 18T. AbrahamF
- 19I. MbayeF
Match statistics
- 64%Possession36%
- 1.53Expected goals (xG)3.22
- 14Total shots21
- 7Shots on target9
- 4Shots off target5
- 3Blocked shots7
- 10Shots inside the box15
- 4Shots outside the box6
- 4Corners5
- 1Offsides2
- 17Fouls14
- 3Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 5Goalkeeper saves5
- 602Passes337
- 532Accurate passes280
- 88%Pass accuracy83%
- 0.59Goals prevented0.59
Player statistics
Club Brugge KV
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yann SommerG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Han-Beom LeeD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 44Brandon MecheleD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 64Kyriani SabbeD | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 65Joaquin SeysD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 8Freddie PottsM | 86 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Carlos ForbsM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Hugo VetlesenM | 77 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 11Jan VirgiliM | 86 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 20Hans VanakenM | 77 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Nicolò TresoldiF | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 29Nordin JackersG | – | – | ||
| 81Argus Vanden DriesscheG | – | – | ||
| 41Hugo SiquetD | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 54Samba CoulibalyD | – | – | ||
| 58Jorne SpileersD | – | – | ||
| 16Cheveyo TsawaM | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 62Lynnt AudoorM | – | – | ||
| 80Félix LemaréchalM | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Romeo VermantF | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 27Wisdom MikeF | – | – | ||
| 67Mamadou DiakhonF | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 77Andrej VasovicF | – | – |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zion SuzukiG | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 3Victor LindelöfD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Pau TorresD | 90 | 7.7 | 2 | |
| 22Ian MaatsenD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 29Aaron Wan-BissakaD | 68 | 6.9 | ||
| 7John McGinnMTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 8Boubacar KamaraM | 68 | 7.3 | ||
| 10Emiliano BuendíaM | 68 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 35João GomesM | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 53George HemmingsM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Nicolas JacksonF | 81 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 40Marco BizotG | – | – | ||
| 42James WrightG | – | – | ||
| 5Tyrone MingsD | – | – | ||
| 13Matteo RuggeriD | – | – | ||
| 6Ross BarkleyM | 22 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Lamare BogardeM | 22 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Alejandro GarnachoF | – | – | ||
| 18Tammy AbrahamF | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Ibrahim MbayeF | – | – | ||
| 47AlyssonF | 22 | 6.6 |
