Club Brugge KV vs. PSG – Prediction (22.10.2019)

Preview and Teams Comparison.

This is the first ever meeting between Club Brugge and Paris Saint-Germain in European competition. PSG last faced Belgian opponents in the Champions League in the 2017-18 group stage, winning 4-0 away and 5-0 at home against RSC Anderlecht.

Club Brugge’s goalless draw versus Galatasaray in their last UEFA Champions League (UCL) home outing, made it eight consecutive group stage home matches without a win in the competition (D4, L4). Moreover, the fact that they’ve failed to score in five of those games will surely concern coach Philippe Clement. Club Brugge striker Emmanuel Dennis has scored his team’s two goals in the competition, including a first-half brace at Real Madrid last time out. On a more positive note however, the hosts come into this game hoping to complete a run of 19 straight competitive games without a loss. Indeed, the ‘Blauw-Zwart’ remain unbeaten in their 2019/20 Pro League campaign (W8, D2), with six of those wins bein accompanied by a clean sheet.

Each of Club Brugge’s last five UCL group stage home fixtures have produced under 2.5 goals. Club Brugge’s competitive home record vs French opposition currently stands at: W5, D1, L4. Four of PSG’s last five UCL away wins have been accompanied by a clean sheet.

Undefeated in their last seven group stage outings (W5, D2), Thomas Tuchel’s PSG side have started their 2019/20 UCL campaign perfectly, winning their opening two fixtures without conceding a single goal. Impressively, ‘Les Parisiens’ have also now found the net in each of their last 26 UCL fixtures! Kylian Mbappé has scored on six of PSG’s last nine UCL road trips, with five of them making him the team’s first/last scorer. Domestically, PSG are as dominant as ever, sitting atop Ligue 1 after winning eight of their ten league games so far (W8, L2). Furthermore, the fact that they’ve won each of their two historical UCL away games in Belgium (averaging 4.5 goals per-game) will bring confidence to the traveling fans.

Match Info and Live Scores.

Pre-match League Table.