Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid Prediction: Atleti to take control

Atletico Madrid travel to Belgium to face Club Brugge on Wednesday (20:00 GMT, TNT Sports 3), aiming to secure a first-leg advantage to take back to Spain in the Champions League play-offs. The Spaniards missed out on an automatic spot in the Last 16 after drawing with Galatasaray before suffering a shock home defeat by Bodo/Glimt on Matchday 8.

Diego Simeone's side now head to Jan Breydel Stadium having gone four away matches without beating Club Brugge in UEFA competition, losing three and drawing one. Blue-Black come into the game on a run of five wins in six matches and will be hoping home support and backing can help earn a positive result against Atleti. Find my Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid predictions below.

Team News

Club Brugge could be without Ludovit Reis, Cisse Sandra and Jorne Spileers due to illness, while Lynnt Audoor is struggling with a muscle problem and is a doubt. Goalkeeper Dani van den Heuvel is unavailable with a leg injury.

Pablo Barrios has a muscle problem and is a doubt for Atletico Madrid while winger Nicolas Gonzalez is out with a thigh injury. The main worry for Simeone is that a number of players are at risk of missing the second leg should they be carded in Belgium.

Football Odds

Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid Odds

Atletico Madrid are priced at 9/10 to win on Wednesday night while Club Brugge are 3/1 to claim a first leg victory. Backing the draw is 11/4.

Both teams to score is 4/7 while Atletico Madrid forward Alexander Sorloth is 7/2 to grab the first goal of the night. Club Brugge striker Romeo Vermant is 21/10 to net anytime.

Atletico Madrid to win @ 9/10

The current form and even historic results point to Atletico Madrid having a rough time against Club Brugge, but you simply can't deny the quality at Diego Simeone's disposal.

Atleti have not beaten Blue-Black away from home in UEFA competition, while their last Champions League outing was a 2-1 home humbling at the hands of Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt.

However, entering the knockout rounds, the stakes have got a little higher and the Spanish side will be determined to reach the next round. While they lost 3-0 in their last away tie to Rayo Vallecano, that was their first defeat on the road in eight matches.

Their only defeats in the League Phase came against Liverpool, Arsenal and Bodo/Glimt, while they scored two or more goals during victories against Eintracht Frankfurt, Union Saint-Gilloise, Inter Milan and PSV Eindhoven.

Club Brugge are on a strong run of form with five wins in six across all competitions and this includes a 3-0 victory over Marseille in the league phase. When it comes to taking on Atletico, though, this tie should prove the end of the road for the Belgians in this season's competition.

The Belgian outfit only won three of their League Phase games and they scored one goal in total in defeats to Atalanta, Bayern Munich, Sporting CP and Arsenal, and Atletico's greater strength in depth should get them over the line.

Over 2.5 goals @ 4/6

The winning run Club Brugge are on has featured plenty of goals, with five of the last six matches seeing three or more goals scored. Atletico Madrid games have also been action-packed in recent weeks, with the 4-0 win over Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey a highlight. Five of Atletico's seven matches have also seen the net found three or more times.

With these stats in mind, backing over 2.5 goals for the game on Wednesday night could prove a savvy move.

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