Club Brugge v Aston Villa

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Club Brugge will be keen to collect a fourth win in all competitions on Wednesday night on Matchday 4 of the Champions League as the Belgian hosts head into this fixture on the back of a 1-0 win away from home at OH Leuven, while Aston Villa were dealt a heavy 4-1 defeat away from home at Tottenham on the weekend.

The Belgian hosts currently sit in 26th place in the Champions League table and therefore out of the top 24 pack ahead of these midweek fixtures in the elite European competition but they will nevertheless be in confident mood having collected three wins on the trot in recent weeks.

Victories against Anderlecht and OH Leuven in the Belgian First Division A have been either side of a domestic cup competition 6-1 thrashing of Belisia Bilzen, so these results will give Nicky Hayen's side plenty of confidence heading into this Matchday 4 clash.

The bigger picture shows Club Brugge have lost just three out of their last 15 matches in all competitions but unfortunately for the hosts, two of these three losses were incurred in the Champions League, coming off second-best against the likes of Borussia Dortmund 3-0 and a 3-1 loss away from home at AC Milan as well.

Aston Villa slumped to a second defeat on the trot in all competitions on the weekend when the west midlands club were taught a harsh lesson in north London, losing 4-1 at the hands of Tottenham, and The Villains had also come a cropper against another London club in the game beforehand, losing 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace in the domestic League Cup.

Prior to these two recent defeats though, Aston Villa had put together a solid looking 11-match unbeaten sequence in all competitions which consisted of picking up no fewer than eight wins along with being involved in three draws as well.

Within these eight wins overall, three of these have been achieved by Aston Villa in this season's Champions League competition with important victories gained over Young Boys, Bayern Munich and Bologna respectively, and the visitors will therefore fancy their chances of extending their winning streak in Belgium on Wednesday night.

Villa also possess an excellent 100% winning record so far in the Champions League and this has helped lift Unai Emery's side up into an early top of the table position ahead of the Matchday 4 fixtures.

Club Brugge v Aston Villa Verdict

Club Brugge have managed to capture just one win from their last eight ties overall in the Champions League, while Aston Villa have won each of their three Champions League ties so far, so the visitors look set to bounce back with a win here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Aston Villa win @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Over 2.5 goals @ 3.20

Correct Score: Aston Villa 2-1 @ 9.00