Club Brugge KV vs Juventus prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-01-20 20:00.
[p]With a three-point cushion in the top 24 places coming to this UEFA Champions League (UCL) matchday, Club Brugge could seal their position in the play-offs with victory. The arrival of Juventus – who sit only a point above them – represents a tough test as the last time a Belgian side won against Italian opposition in the UCL was back in 2003 (Club Brugge 1-0 Milan). [/p]
[p]The hosts are well placed to rewrite history as they’ve won back-to-back UCL home matches, and are in strong form having won each of their last five matches across all competitions. That run has them firmly in their domestic title race, but troubles in attack could undermine their continental efforts as Brugge have netted the fewest goals of any top-24 side (six).[/p]
[p]Improving on that against Thiago Motta’s notoriously stingy Juventus side, who’ve kept successive clean sheets in the UCL, certainly won’t be easy (W1, D1). The Bianconeri travel to Belgium in good spirits having brought a timely end to a four-match winless run across all competitions (D3, L1) by beating AC Milan 2-0 on Saturday, relieving some of the growing pressure on Motta after an underwhelming start to his tenure.[/p]
[p]A season of stalemates is why Motta finds himself under the microscope, with six of their last seven away matches ending level (W1). That includes their two most recent trips in this competition against Lille (1-1) and Aston Villa (0-0), forming part of an impressive longer run on the road where the Old Lady are unbeaten in such matches since April (W5, D10),[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Gustaf Nilsson scored twice against Beerschot at the weekend – six of his eight goals for Club Brugge this term arrived after the break. Juventus will hope to get Nicolás González on the scoresheet as each of his last 14 club goals have arrived in victories, with ten coming after the break.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Juventus have opened the scoring in each of their last four away matches.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]