Club Brugge host Juventus in a UEFA Champions League fixture on Tuesday with both teams looking to stay in the hunt for the playoffs. The Turin club have drawn too many games lately and may find it tricky getting past the hosts, who have shown some good form lately.
Club Brugge have played themselves into contention for the Champions League playoffs and are currently 19th in the table. They are unbeaten in four of their last five matches in the competition and beat Sporting CP 2-1 in their last fixture.
The Belgian side’s good form is not only restricted to the Champions League as they are currently on a 17 match unbeaten run in all competitions. Nicky Hayen’s men beat Beerschot 4-2 in a domestic fixture at the weekend and will be feeling confident heading into Tuesday’s match.
Juventus can be pleased with their Champions League campaign as they are currently 14th in the table, just two points off the top eight. Thiago Motta’s men claimed a 2-0 home victory over Manchester City in their previous fixture but have drawn their last two away matches in the competition.
The Turin club are unbeaten in 17 of their last 18 matches in all competitions but have been held to too many draws in that run. 11 of those fixtures have ended in stalemates, although they did beat AC Milan 2-0 in Serie A last weekend.
How the bookies view it: Bookies fancy Juventus
Juventus have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 23/20 by BoyleSport to claim the win. A victory for Club Brugge is valued at 23/10 by BoyleSport, who are also offering odds of 9/4 for a draw.
Head to head: Juve have the edge
Juventus and Club Brugge met during the 2005-06 Champions League with the Italians doing the double. The Turin club won 2-1 in Belgium before a 1-0 home victory in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch: Attacks to shine
Gustaf Nilsson has been the man in form for Club Brugge lately, scoring four goals in the last six matches in all competitions. With Hans Vanaken also looking sharp going forward, both men can ensure the Belgians produce over 0.5 goals at 4/11 with Boylesports.
Juventus will be hoping Kenan Yildiz steps up for the injured Dusan Vlahovic. The Turkish forward has caught the eye lately and playing alongside Timothy Weah and Samuel Mbangula, the Italians could be set to produce over 0.5 goals at 2/9 with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Club Brugge have no injury worries and can select from a fully fit squad on Tuesday. Nilsson should start in attack with Vanaken providing support while Brandon Mechele should continue at the back.
Dusan Vlahovic remains sidelined for Juventus and will miss Tuesday’s match alongside Bremer, Arkadiusz Milik and Francisco Conceicao. Timothy Weah scored off the bench over the weekend and could earn a start on Tuesday.
Club Brugge: Mignolet, Meijer, Mechele, De Cuyper, Siquet, Vanaken, Onyedika, Skoras, Nielsen, Vetlesen, Nilsson
Juventus: Di Gregorio, McKennie, Kalulu, Gatti, Cambiaso, Locatelli, Thuram, Mbangula, Koopmeiners, Yildiz, Weah
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have quality in attack and can be backed to score at 8/11 with BoyleSports. There have been over 2.5 goals in Club Brugge’s last five matches in all competitions and a repeat is priced at 20/21 by BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 12/5 for over 3.5 goals.
There have been more goals after the break in two of Juventus’ last three matches and a repeat is priced at evens with BoyleSports.
This UEFA Champions League match between Club Brugge and Juventus will be played on Jan 21, 2025 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Club Brugge vs Juventus prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
