Club Brugge KV vs Monaco prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-09-17 16:45.
[p]Appearing in the main draw of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) for the seventh time in the last eight seasons, Club Brugge host Monaco in this intriguing league phase opener.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After last season’s brilliant run to the last 16 where they were eliminated by Aston Villa, Club Brugge secured another appearance in the UCL proper with little fuss, overcoming Salzburg before thrashing Rangers 9-1 on aggregate in the play-off round. Optimism generated by such a convincing victory has been dampened somewhat by a two-match winless run in the league since (D1, L1), and this fixture takes on extra importance given their daunting run of league phase fixtures that includes matches against Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Arsenal.[/p]
[p]Monaco head into their second successive appearance in the UCL main draw after an encouraging showing last term, reaching the knockout play-off round where they were beaten by Benfica. The 2003/04 finalists head to Belgium with confidence after three wins from their opening four Ligue 1 games (L1), most recently winning 2-1 at Auxerre on Saturday. The Monégasques will hope that win can spark an improvement on the road in Europe, after securing only one victory in their last 12 UCL away games (D5, L6).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be the fifth meeting between the two sides in major European competition, with Brugge marginally having the better of things historically (W2, D1, L1). A 4-0 victory over Monaco in the 2018/19 group stage is their only win in their last eight UCL games against French opposition (D2, L5).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Club Brugge are unbeaten in their last six home games (W5, D1), scoring 18 goals in that sequence.[/p]
[p]The half-time result has been replicated at full-time in Club Brugge’s last four games.[/p]
[p]Four of Monaco’s last five games have produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Monaco have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six away games.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Hans Vanaken is Club Brugge’s record UCL appearance maker (50), and they’re unbeaten in his last eight scoring appearances (W6, D2), two of which were UCL home games this season. Stand-in Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Köhn made three saves across his last two matches, but failed to keep a clean sheet in each of his previous five UCL outings.[/p]
[p]Romeo Vermant has missed Club Brugge’s last six matches through injury, while Lukas Hradecky and Aleksandr Golovin are expected to sit out for Monaco.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given Club Brugge’s impressive recent home form and Monaco’s struggles on the road in Europe, backing Club Brugge and under 2.5 goals could be a good shout.[/p]
[p][i]Author: James Hilsum[/i][/p]