Club Brugge KV vs Aston Villa match stats & report

2–3 Full time

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 1 · Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges · Ref Sandro Schärer, Switzerland

Club Brugge KV stats & fixtures · Aston Villa stats & fixtures

Club Brugge KV lost to Aston Villa 2–3 in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 1) on 8 September 2026. Expected goals finished 1.53–3.22. Club Brugge KV had 64% of the ball.

Club Brugge KV vs Aston Villa match statistics

Club Brugge KVAston Villa

64% Ball possession 36%
1.53 Expected goals (xG) 3.22
14 Total shots 21
7 Shots on target 9
4 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 7
10 Shots inside the box 15
4 Corners 5
17 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 3
602 Passes 337
88% Pass accuracy 83%
5 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

9' Yellow card I. Maatsen Aston Villa
11' Goal J. McGinn (assist P. Torres) Aston Villa
19' Goal H. Vetlesen (assist Jan Virgili) Club Brugge KV
22' Goal E. Buendía (assist Joao Gomes) Aston Villa
43' Goal N. Jackson (assist P. Torres) Aston Villa
48' Yellow card H. Vanaken Club Brugge KV
61' Penalty scored N. Tresoldi Club Brugge KV
62' Yellow card Jan Virgili Club Brugge KV
78' Yellow card J. McGinn Aston Villa
88' Yellow card R. Vermant Club Brugge KV
89' Yellow card Joao Gomes Aston Villa

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Club Brugge KV

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Ivan Leko

1 Y. Sommer

65 J. Seys 44 B. Mechele 3 Lee Han-Beom 64 K. Sabbe

20 H. Vanaken 8 F. Potts

11 Jan Virgili 10 H. Vetlesen 9 Carlos Forbs

7 N. Tresoldi

Bench N. Jackers , Argus Vanden Driessche , H. Siquet , J. Spileers , S. Coulibaly , C. Tsawa , W. Mike , L. Audoor , F. Lemaréchal , R. Vermant , M. Diakhon , A. Vasovic

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

1 Z. Suzuki

22 I. Maatsen 14 P. Torres 3 V. Lindelöf 29 A. Wan-Bissaka

35 Joao Gomes 8 B. Kamara

53 G. Hemmings 10 E. Buendía 7 J. McGinn

11 N. Jackson

Bench M. Bizot , J. Wright , T. Mings , M. Ruggeri , L. Bogarde , R. Barkley , A. Garnacho , Alysson , T. Abraham , I. Mbaye

Out and doubtful

A. Onana Aston Villa Out — Knee Injury
B. Madjo Aston Villa Out — Ankle Injury
J. Manzambi Aston Villa Out — Knee Injury
L. Goretzka Aston Villa Out — Knee Injury
M. Cisse Aston Villa Out — Off the roster
T. Harwood-Bellis Aston Villa Out — Off the roster
J. Ordonez Club Brugge KV Out — Foot Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Club Brugge KV at home

8–0–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.9 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 6.7 per game
Shots on target: 7.4 per game

19% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa away

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Club Brugge KV vs Aston Villa head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
12 Mar 25	Aston Villa v Club Brugge KV	3–0
4 Mar 25	Club Brugge KV v Aston Villa	1–3
6 Nov 24	Club Brugge KV v Aston Villa	1–0

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Club Brugge KV vs Aston Villa head-to-head record