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UEFA Champions League · 2024

Club Brugge KV 2–1 Sporting · UEFA Champions League

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Club Brugge KV won 2–1.

Shots
98
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
1.011.33
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

Club Brugge KV beat Sporting 2–1. Recorded in this match (Club Brugge KV – Sporting): shots 9–8, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.01–1.33, possession 44%–56%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Club Brugge KV's recent record differs from the season

weak

Club Brugge KV's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match1 goal/match1.67 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Sporting have a visible away split

weak

Sporting's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.7 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.7 shots/match13 shots/match12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots8 shotsClub Brugge KV 9 shots, Sporting 8 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsClub Brugge KV 4 shots, Sporting 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.01 xG1.33 xGClub Brugge KV 1.01 xG, Sporting 1.33 xG
  • Possession44%56%Club Brugge KV 44%, Sporting 56%
  • Corners3 corners0 cornersClub Brugge KV 3 corners, Sporting 0 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls13 foulsClub Brugge KV 11 fouls, Sporting 13 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Club Brugge KV favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Sporting in 4 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Club Brugge KV6 matchesSporting6 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored6/6▲ 1.83 goals/match
1.33 goals/match ▲Goals allowed6/61.5 goals/match
1.01 xG/matchExpected goals6/6▲ 1.62 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots6/6▲ 13 shots/match
4.67 shots/matchShots on target6/64.83 shots/match
44.2%Possession6/6● 47.8%
3.83 corners/match ●Corners6/63.33 corners/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls6/611.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 11 Dec 2024, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in UEFA Champions League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsClub Brugge KVSporting
CompetitionUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League 2024/25
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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