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UEFA Champions League · 2026

Club Brugge KV 2–3 Aston Villa · UEFA Champions League

2–3Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Aston Villa won 2–3.

Shots
1421
Shots on target
79
Expected goals
1.463
Possession
64%36%

Full time

What the match recorded

Aston Villa beat Club Brugge KV 3–2. Recorded in this match (Club Brugge KV – Aston Villa): shots 14–21, shots on target 7–9, expected goals 1.46–3, possession 64%–36%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots21 shotsClub Brugge KV 14 shots, Aston Villa 21 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots9 shotsClub Brugge KV 7 shots, Aston Villa 9 shots
  • Expected goals1.46 xG3 xGClub Brugge KV 1.46 xG, Aston Villa 3 xG
  • Possession64%36%Club Brugge KV 64%, Aston Villa 36%
  • Corners4 corners5 cornersClub Brugge KV 4 corners, Aston Villa 5 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls15 foulsClub Brugge KV 17 fouls, Aston Villa 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards3 cardsClub Brugge KV 3 cards, Aston Villa 3 cards
  • Passes601 passes340 passesClub Brugge KV 601 passes, Aston Villa 340 passes
  • Pass accuracy88.4%82.9%Club Brugge KV 88.4%, Aston Villa 82.9%
  • Shots inside box10 shots15 shotsClub Brugge KV 10 shots, Aston Villa 15 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks7 blocksClub Brugge KV 3 blocks, Aston Villa 7 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves5 saves5 savesClub Brugge KV 5 saves, Aston Villa 5 saves
  • Offsides1 offside1 offsideClub Brugge KV 1 offside, Aston Villa 1 offside

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Club Brugge KV4-2-3-1
  1. Yann SommerG
  2. Han-Beom LeeD
  3. Brandon MecheleD
  4. Kyriani SabbeD
  5. Joaquin SeysD
  6. Freddie PottsM
  7. Hugo VetlesenM
  8. Hans VanakenM
  9. Nicolò TresoldiF
  10. Carlos ForbsF
  11. Mamadou DiakhonF
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
  1. Zion SuzukiG
  2. Victor LindelöfD
  3. Pau TorresD
  4. Aaron Wan-BissakaD
  5. Matteo RuggeriD
  6. Boubacar KamaraM
  7. Emiliano BuendíaM
  8. João GomesM
  9. John McGinnF
  10. Nicolas JacksonF
  11. Alejandro GarnachoF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Club Brugge KV
0Draws
2Aston Villa
Aston Villa — Club Brugge KV · UEFA Champions League3–0
Club Brugge KV — Aston Villa · UEFA Champions League1–3
Club Brugge KV — Aston Villa · UEFA Champions League1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Club Brugge KV1 matches
  • Aston Villa1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

Club Brugge KV

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
14 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored2.29 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.93 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.62 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed2.17 xG/match
  • Shots14.8 shots/match
  • Shots allowed16 shots/match
  • Shots on target6.57 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed5.5 shots/match
  • Possession49.9%
  • Corners4.5 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5 corners/match
  • Fouls8.36 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency21%
  • Scoring frequency79%

Aston Villa

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2024/25
Sample
12 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
31 May 2025
  • Goals scored1.92 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1 goal/match
  • Expected goals1.57 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.19 xG/match
  • Shots12.8 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.9 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.42 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed5 shots/match
  • Possession47.2%
  • Corners3.83 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.5 corners/match
  • Fouls10.3 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency42%
  • Scoring frequency75%

How competition percentiles work

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 8 Sept 2026, 20:45 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsClub Brugge KVAston Villa
CompetitionUEFA Champions League
Head-to-headClub Brugge KV — Aston Villa
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this