H2H: Club Brugge vs Lazio Roma – Prediction (Champions League

H2H: Club Brugge v Lazio – Comparison.

Emmanuel Dennis has been Brugge’s opening scorer in the last two UCL group stage games he’s found the net. Lazio’s opening scorer against Dortmund, Ciro Immobile, warmed up with a 76th minute winner over the weekend. Brugge are winless in their last nine matches against Italian sides (D2, L7).

Club Brugge Insights.

Ahead of the first-ever European H2H in this UEFA Champions League (UCL) Group F game, Club Brugge fell to a first loss in eight competitive matches at the weekend (W6, D1, L1). That marked the first time during that sequence that Brugge conceded first, and was only the second time they failed to keep a HT clean sheet. Brugge’s 2-1 win over Zenit St. Petersburg in their UCL opener was their first victory in nine UCL group stage games (W1, D5, L3), five of which they failed to score in. Furthermore, Brugge are winless in their last ten UCL group stage home games (D4, L6), a sequence that saw them fail to score in six, whilst losing four by a 2+ goal margin.

Lazio Insights.

Including a 3-1 win in their UCL group opener, Lazio have won back-to-back competitive matches for the first time this season (W3, D1, L2). Each of their three wins saw Lazio score first – twice within the first ten minutes – although three of their nine goals this season have come beyond the 70th minute. Goals remain a constant theme nonetheless as four of Lazio’s last five competitive games saw goals at both ends, and four produced over 2.5 goals. In fact, four of Lazio’s last five UCL group stage away games (D1, L4) also saw both teams score. Furthermore, the Italians have an even record against Belgian clubs in UEFA competition (W2, L2), although they lost both away games. Incidentally, Lazio have never lost their first three away matches against a side from a single nation.