Aston Villa will play PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals if they hold off Club Brugge tonight with a 3-1 aggregate lead.
20:00 Wednesday
Aston Villa hold a two-goal advantage when they welcome Club Brugge in the Champions League at Villa Park tonight - we now know that PSG lie in wait for Unai Emery's side after their penalty shootout victory over Liverpool at Anfield.
Aston Villa vs Club Brugge Prediction
- Aston Villa hold an impressive first leg advantage having earned a 3-1 win in Brugge last week, and they followed that up with a fine 1-0 win at Brentford on Saturday.
- The Villans are unbeaten in 15 at Villa Park, and have won three of their four Champions League home games this season.
- Club Bruges responded to their first leg setback with a 3-1 win over rivals Cercle Bruges at the weekend.
- The Belgian side are unbeaten in their last five away matches, only winning twice, but one of those was a 3-1 victory at Atalanta, a result that would be enough to take this last-16 tie to extra time.
- With home advantage, Villa should ease past Club Bruges on Wednesday to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Score Prediction: Aston Villa 3-1 Club Brugge
Should Villa win the match as predicted, they will play PSG in the quarter-finals. A potential semi-final opponent would be Real Madrid, who are 50/1 to qualify for the quarter-finals if you are a new customer on Betfair. The bookmaker is even throwing in a £5 free bet for Cheltenham.
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Aston Villa vs Club Brugge Lineups
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Aston Villa Predicted Lineup vs Club Brugge
Martínez, Digne, Mings, Konsa, Disasi, Tielemans, Kamara, Rashford, Rogers, McGinn, Watkins
Club Brugge Predicted Lineup vs Aston Villa
Mignolet, Cuyper, Mechele, Ordóñez, Sabbe, Jashari, Onyedika, Tzolis, Vanaken, Talbi, Jutglà
Aston Villa vs Club Brugge Team News
- Unai Emery will hope to have both Marco Asensio and Emi Martinez fit to feature on Wednesday night after both missed the 1-0 win at Brentford on Saturday.
- Andres Garcia and Donyell Malen are ineligible, with Axel Disasi potentially continuing at right-back in place of Matty Cash.
- Ross Barkley and Amadou Onana are the only confirmed injury absentees for Villa. Kyriani Sabbe is expected to continue at right-back in the absence of Joaquin Seys.
- Bjorn Meijer is the only other player missing for Club Bruges on Wednesday night.
- Even after a first leg defeat, head coach Nicky Hayen may go with an unchanged XI for the second leg game at Villa Park.
Aston Villa vs Club Brugge Odds
| Result | Odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 4/6 | 60% |
| Draw | 7/2 | 22% |
| Club Brugge | 17/4 | 18% |
Aston Villa vs Club Brugge Bet Builder Tips
Our Bet Builder for Aston Villa vs Club Brugge is Aston Villa to Win, Both Teams to Score and Chemsdine Talbi Over 0.5 Shots on Target.
At the time of publishing it was a best price of 6/1 with BetMGM.
- Aston Villa are in a strong position with a two-goal lead from the first leg.
- They are unbeaten at home in the Champions League this season (three wins, one draw) and have won six of their nine Champions League matches overall.
- Club Brugge, on the other hand, have struggled away from home in the competition, with only one win in four attempts this season.
- Villa's home form (unbeaten in their last 15 matches at Villa Park across all competitions) makes them favourites.
- Club Brugge need to attack from the start to overturn the 3-1 deficit, which should open up space for Villa's counter-attacking style.
- BTTS has landed in 11 of Club Brugge's last 12 matches across all competitions, and Villa have conceded in five of their last six games in all competitions.
- Talbi has been a standout performer for Club Brugge in the Champions League, registering a shot on target in each of his last four appearances, including the first leg against Villa.
- With Brugge needing goals, Talbi's direct approach make him likely to test Villa's goalkeeper.
- His season stats show an average of 2.79 shots per 90 minutes with a 41.7% on-target ratio.
