Club Brugge vs. Borussia Dortmund 11/4/20 UEFA Champions League Soccer Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Club Brugge is welcoming Borussia Dortmund to Jan Breydel Stadium in round 3 in the UEFA Champions League.

Brugge has been in good form at the very start of the season, but they haven’t won any of their last 3 games. In their last Belgian Pro League game, Brugge was hosting Mechelen, and despite being the better team in this game, Brugge wasn’t able to win. The final score of this game was 2-2. In the Champions League, Brugge is doing really well, and they have 1 win and 1 draw. With 4 points, Brugge is in 2nd place in their group. In their latest Champions League game against Lazio at home, Brugge has had 59% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 7 corner kicks, 3 big chances created, and a decent 84% of the correct passes. Club Brugge conceded a goal in the 14th minute, but they were able to tie the score in the 42nd minute from the penalty spot. Dennis, De Ketelaere, and Vanaken have each scored 1 goal for Brugge so far in the Champions League, while Vormer added 1 assist. Mitrovic and Ricca are both injured, and they will miss this game. Brugge is one of the best teams in Belgium, but I think their reality in the Champions League is third place, and the Europa League.

Borussia has won 5 of their last 6 games while losing their first Champions League game to Lazio. Borussia Dortmund has been in fantastic form in their last 3 games, and they have scored 7 goals during this stretch while conceding 0 goals. Borussia Dortmund is in second place in the Bundesliga standings with 15 points, the same amount as Bayern Munich at the top. With only 2 conceded goals, Borussia is the best defensive team in Bundesliga so far. Haaland has scored 2 goals for Borussia in the Champions League so far, while Sancho has added 1 goal. Zagadou, Schmelzer, Can, and Hummels are all still injured for Borussia Dortmund. In their latest Champions League game, Borussia was hosting Zenit St. Petersburg, and they were the dominant team in that game with 69% of ball possession, 5 shots on goal, 8 corner kicks, 3 big chances created, and high 90% of the correct passes. Borussia was calm and composed in this game, they were patient, and they scored 2 goals in the second half, and with that, Borussia has won this match 2-0. With 3 points, 3 scored goals, and 3 conceded goals, Borussia is in 3rd place in their group. I think Borussia is playing great soccer, and even though they are having a tougher time finding the net, they are compensating that with great defense, something they didn’t have in a long time.

The trends are actually on Brugge’s side in this matchup, and Borussia has won only 1 game against Brugge. We are getting Borussia at a great price, and I think they are the better team here, and with a win, they might even take over the top of their group.