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Champions League · League phase, matchday 5

Club Brugge vs Liverpool: Match Preview & Stats

Club Brugge crest Club Brugge
vs
Liverpool crest Liverpool
Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge

Our picks

Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off

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Our record

  • Club Brugge: 4 of 7 right
  • Liverpool: 7 of 8 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Champions League, League phase, matchday 5
Kick-off
Venue
Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge
Since last match
Club Brugge: 4 days (Belgian Pro League) · KV Mechelen Liverpool: 3 days (Premier League) · Manchester United
Next match
Club Brugge: 3 days (Belgian Pro League) later Liverpool: 3 days (Premier League) later

Last starting XI

Club Brugge 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Sommer
  2. 2 Sabbe
  3. 58 Spileers
  4. 4 Mechele
  5. 18 Seys
  6. 16 Tsawa
  7. 20 Vanaken
  8. 9 Forbs
  9. 17 Vermant
  10. 80 Lemaréchal
  11. 7 Tresoldi

Coach: Ivan Leko vs Anderlecht, 1-1 · First Division A · 8 Nov

Liverpool 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Becker
  2. 33 Araujo
  3. 22 Jacquet
  4. 4 van Dijk
  5. 6 Kerkez
  6. 8 Szoboszlai
  7. 10 Mac Allister
  8. 18 Gakpo
  9. 7 Wirtz
  10. 12 Barcola
  11. 9 Isak

Coach: Andoni Iraola at Crystal Palace, 3-1 · Premier League · 8 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Club Brugge

  • DF Joel OrdóñezInjured · Day to day

Liverpool

  • DF Conor BradleyInjured · Early January 2027
  • DF Jeremie FrimpongInjured · Mid November 2026
  • DF Virgil van DijkInjured · Doubtful
  • MF Ryan GravenberchInjured · Doubtful
  • FW Hugo EkitikéInjured · Early January 2027
  • – Giovanni LeoniInjured · Late November 2026

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Club Brugge

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 0.0%
1 player out

Liverpool

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 9.0%
Missing minutes share 13.0%
6 players out 2 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • DF Virgil van Dijk 3% attack · 8% mins
  • DF Jeremie Frimpong 4% attack · 1% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Club Brugge Liverpool
Box & Territory Pressure 79 75
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 63 73
Finishing Efficiency 83 61
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 75 35
Underlying Play Power 73 62
Club Brugge Results above play quality (running hot)
Liverpool Balanced (results match underlying play)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Club Brugge

When scoring first 92% won · 100% unbeaten (13 matches)
When conceding first 0% points rescued · 0% won (2 matches)
1st Half: 53% 2nd Half: 47%
First 15': 8% Last 15' (76-90'): 11%

Liverpool

When scoring first 71% won · 86% unbeaten (7 matches)
When conceding first 71% points rescued · 43% won (7 matches)
1st Half: 41% 2nd Half: 59%
First 15': 7% Last 15' (76-90'): 10%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Club Brugge

  1. 1. FW Nicolò Tresoldi 9G · 1A
    Team attack 17.0% Team shots 17.0%
  2. 2. FW Carlos Forbs 4G · 4A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 14.0%
  3. 3. MF Hans Vanaken 3G · 2A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 10.0%

Liverpool

  1. 1. FW Bradley Barcola 3G · 3A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 11.0%
  2. 2. FW Florian Wirtz 2G · 3A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 14.0%
  3. 3. FW Alexander Isak 5G · 0A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 11.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Club Brugge Liverpool
Over 1.5 goals 9/10 8/10
Over 2.5 goals 8/10 6/10
Over 3.5 goals 5/10 4/10
Both teams scored 7/10 6/10
Clean sheet 3/10 2/10
Failed to score 0/10 2/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 2.8 / 1.1 2.1 / 1.6

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Club Brugge

  • D 1-1 vs Anderlecht (H) Belgian Pro League · 8 Nov
  • W 2-1 at PSV Eindhoven (A) Champions League · 4 Nov
  • W 4-2 at Zulte Waregem (A) Belgian Pro League · 30 Oct
  • W 3-2 vs St.Truiden (H) Belgian Pro League · 25 Oct
  • W 3-0 vs Lens (H) Champions League · 21 Oct

Liverpool

  • W 3-1 at Crystal Palace (A) Premier League · 8 Nov
  • L 2-3 at Fenerbahçe (A) Champions League · 4 Nov
  • L 0-1 vs Arsenal (H) Premier League · 1 Nov
  • D 1-1 vs Chelsea (H) EFL Cup · 28 Oct
  • W 2-0 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (H) Premier League · 25 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Club Brugge

Liverpool

Goals in each 15-minute period, Champions League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Club Brugge

Player G A
Nicolò Tresoldi (2 pens) 5 0
Carlos Forbs 2 2
Joaquin Seys 1 2
Hugo Vetlesen 1 1
Hans Vanaken 1 0

Liverpool

Player G A
Alexis Mac Allister 3 0
Bradley Barcola 3 0
Ronald Araujo 2 1
Jeremie Frimpong 1 2
Alexander Isak 1 1

Goals and assists in the Champions League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Club Brugge Liverpool
  • 3.5 Corners won 9.2
  • 5.5 Corners conceded 3.5
  • 3.0 Yellow cards 0.5
  • 1.8 Opponents' yellow cards 1.2

Per match in the Champions League this season. Average per club and match: 4.7 corners, 1.7 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

Club BruggeLiverpool
Attack 66 86 2.8 goals per match this season3.5 goals per match this season
Defence 49 86 1.8 conceded per match this season2.5 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Champions League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

2056Elo #17 Elo rating 2148Elo #7

Head-to-head

Club Brugge and Liverpool have not met in our records since 2010.

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Paris Saint-Germain 4 400 20:5 +15 12
2 Real Madrid 4 400 13:7 +6 12
3 Arsenal 4 310 8:3 +5 10
4 Como 4 301 19:6 +13 9
5 Barcelona 4 301 14:6 +8 9
6 Aston Villa 4 301 12:6 +6 9
7 Manchester City 4 301 12:7 +5 9
8 Liverpool 4 301 14:10 +4 9
9 Club Brugge 4 301 11:7 +4 9
10 Sporting CP 4 301 8:4 +4 9
11 Real Betis 4 301 8:6 +2 9
12 Borussia Dortmund 4 301 7:5 +2 9
13 Bayern München 4 220 12:5 +7 8
14 VfB Stuttgart 4 211 7:4 +3 7
15 Inter 4 202 8:6 +2 6
16 LASK 4 202 10:9 +1 6
17 Manchester United 4 202 8:8 0 6
18 Galatasaray 4 202 8:9 -1 6
19 Fenerbahçe 4 121 6:11 -5 5
20 Roma 4 112 10:8 +2 4
21 Shakhtar Donetsk 4 112 4:4 0 4
22 Viking 4 112 9:10 -1 4
23 Atlético Madrid 4 112 4:5 -1 4
24 PSV Eindhoven 4 112 3:4 -1 4
25 Bodø/Glimt 4 112 4:9 -5 4
26 FC Porto 4 103 6:7 -1 3
27 Napoli 4 103 6:11 -5 3
28 Villarreal 4 103 8:14 -6 3
29 AEK Athens 4 103 5:11 -6 3
30 RB Leipzig 4 103 5:11 -6 3
31 Sabah FK 4 103 4:10 -6 3
32 Feyenoord 4 103 4:11 -7 3
33 Lens 4 103 4:16 -12 3
34 Slavia Prague 4 013 5:9 -4 1
35 Lille 4 013 4:10 -6 1
36 Slovan Bratislava 4 004 1:17 -16 0

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Champions League: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely Top 8Play-off round Win it
Club Brugge 9
Liverpool 9

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