Club Brugge host FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League as Group B hots up on Wednesday.
The Belgians are already through to the next round and are unbeaten in the competition. The eased to a dominant victory in the reverse fixture and should complete the double over the Portuguese giants.
Club Brugge have been the surprise team in Group B of the Champions League. Carl Hoefken’s men have claimed three wins from their four matches and are four points clear at the top of the standings.
Having begun their Champions League campaign with three straight wins, Club Brugge were held to a 0-0 draw at Atletico Madrid in their previous fixture. That result was the start of a four-match unbeaten run across all competitions that culminated in a 2-2 draw with Union Saint-Gilloise in a domestic fixture last Saturday.
Club Brugge have been generally impressive this season but have done some of their best work at home. They have won eight of their last 10 home matches across all competitions, including wins over Bayer Leverkusen and FC Porto in the Champions League.
It has been a mixed campaign in the Champions League for FC Porto, who have claimed two wins and suffered two defeats from their four matches. Sergio Conceicao’s men are second on the table and will be keen to fend off Atletico Madrid, who are just two points behind in third.
The thing about Porto’s Champions League campaign is that they have gotten better as the competition progressed. Having begun with two straight defeats, they have won their last two matches, including a 3-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in their previous fixture.
However, Porto do not head into Tuesday’s clash on the best note as they suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Benfica in a Primeira Liga fixture last Friday.
How the bookies view it
Fc Porto have the edge among the bookies and are priced at 6/5 by Unibet to claim the win. A victory for Club Brugge is valued at 27/11 by Sport Nation while a draw is set at odds of 5/2 by William Hill.
Head to head
Porto have a 2-1 edge from three previous matches against Club Brugge. However, the Belgians were dominant in the reverse fixture, claiming a 4-0 victory in Portugal.
Players to watch
Ferran Jugtla has been one of the standout players for Club Brugge this season and could be worth keeping an eye on. The striker has scored in two of his last three Champions League matches and is priced at 15/4 by bet365 to score anytime.
Mehdi Taremi will be the one to watch for FC Porto having netted a brace last time out at Bayer Leverkusen. The striker is priced at 9/4 by bet365 to get on the score sheet on Wednesday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Club Brugge and Porto know their way to goal and both teams could he backed to score on Wednesday at 14/19 by SBK. There were over 3.5 goals in Brugge’s previous fixture and a repeat is priced at 23/10 with BetVictor while over 2.5 goals is valued at 10/11 by bet365.
The Belgians have opened the scoring in three of their four Champions League matches and could be tipped to score first on Sunday at 13/10 with Coral.
This UEFA Champions League match between Club Brugge and FC Porto will be played on Oct 26, 2022 and kick off at 17:45. Check below for our tipsters best Club Brugge vs FC Porto prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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