Aston Villa v Club Brugge

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Aston Villa registered a third win in all competitions on the weekend in the Premier League with a hard-earned 1-0 win away from home at Brentford which in turn helped lift Unai Emery's side up into seventh place and just two points behind fifth placed Manchester City and the European spots in the English top flight table.

Club Brugge also grabbed all three points in their domestic Belgian First Division A encounter away from home at local rivals, Cercle Brugge, as the visitors registered a 3-1 win in the local derby which manager Nicky Hayen will be hoping can spur his side onto producing a memorable comeback away at Villa Park on Wednesday night.

However, it's very much a case of advantage Villa ahead of this 2nd leg tie in the west midlands on Wednesday night as The Villans put their Belgian opponents to the sword at the Jan Breydelstadion with a comprehensive 3-1 victory and the upcoming hosts will be tough to beat in their own backyard one fancies.

Recent results have seen an improvement in form for Aston Villa as Unai Emery's side have suffered just the single defeat within their previous eight matches in all competitions, that coming in the form of a heavy 4-1 loss away from home at Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

Villa have also picked up five wins within these last eight matches overall which includes wins in the Premier League against Chelsea and Brentford.

Club Brugge put an end to a slightly worrying three-game winless run in all competitions over the weekend with a 3-1 local derby victory over Cercle Brugge in the Belgian top flight but having previously stumbled to recent losses at the hands of Standard Liege and of course Aston Villa, the omens do not look good for the Belgian outfit in this 2nd leg.

The bigger picture picture further underlines the problems that the Belgian outfit have had in recent times in terms of producing a consistent flow of results as Club Brugge have managed to capture just four wins from their last 13 matches in all competitions.

The Belgians have also been dealt four defeats within this period along with being involved in five draws as well, while picking up just two wins from their last seven outings on the road.

Club Brugge had also previously travelled to another Premier League club earlier in this season's Champions League which resulted in a 3-1 loss at the Etihad Stadium which does not bode well for this upcoming trip to the west midlands.

Aston Villa v Club Brugge Verdict

Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last 15 home games at Villa Park and the hosts should put the tie to bed on Wednesday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Aston Villa win @ 1.60

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.25

Correct Score: Aston Villa 2-1 @ 8.50