SlipsTips shares a selection ahead of Club Brugge’s clash with Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
Club Brugge vs Barcelona (Wednesday, 20:00)
Club Brugge and Barcelona will do battle in the Champions League at the Jan Breydel Stadium in Belgium on Wednesday night.
After kicking off their campaign with an impressive 4-1 win over Monaco, the hosts have come away empty-handed from their subsequent clashes with both Atalanta and Bayern Munich.
As for the visitors, they have beaten both Newcastle and Olympiacos either side of a 2-1 defeat at home to PSG.
With another Barcelona victory a little too skinny to get involved with on Wednesday night, I’m instead going to highlight a player-based selection that represents excellent value.
Carlos Forbs can be backed at an appetising 10/11 on Bet365 to be fouled once or more during this contest, a price that is simply too big to ignore.
The Club Brugge winger is a tricky dribbler and a real speed merchant, something that often leads to him being singled out for some rough treatment from opposition defences.
In fact, Forbs has drawn an average of 1.16 fouls per game across his seven continental appearances for Club Brugge this term, earning his team at least one free-kick in each of his three league phase outings.
It’s also worth noting the 21-year-old has been brought down once or more in five of the nine matches that he has started for eh Blue-Black in this season’s Belgian Pro League.
Team news permitting, Forbs could find himself in a direct battle with Alejandro Balde on Wednesday night.
The Barcelona left-back overstepped the mark once during his maiden start in this season’s competition against Olympiacos on matchday three.
On top of that, the 22-year-old has also got on the wrong side of the referee in four of his last six appearances in La Liga.
So with all that in mind, I'm more than happy to support the aforementioned Forbs to be fouled once or more on Wednesday night at a shade below evens.
Recommended Bet
- Carlos Forbs To Be Fouled 1 or More Times – 10/11 (Bet365)
Grant Heaney, aka SlipsTips, is a Freelance Football and Darts Writer with over six years experience. Grant has written football and darts betting content for some of the biggest betting websites and newspapers in the UK. He is a Falkirk season ticket holder and avid watcher of football and darts, whether it be UK-based or further afield. You can find all of his tips on X @SlipsTips
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