Club Brugge vs Monaco Predictions

• Club Brugge have scored at least once in ten of their first 11 matches of the new season in all competitions.
• Monaco failed to win four of their five away matches in the Champions League last season.
• Club Brugge have won 100% of their four home games this term.

Monaco’s away-day woes to continue

Club Brugge slipped to a surprise 1-0 reverse at La Louviere in the Belgian First Division on Saturday, though they had one eye on Thursday’s Champions League Group Stage opener and they are fancied to raise their performance levels against Monaco.

The Belgians cruised through their UCL qualification gauntlet with a quartet of impressive victories over RB Salzburg and crisis club Rangers, with their 6-0 home leg win over the Glaswegians on August 27 a particularly eye-catching performance.

Indeed, Club Brugge have been competitive in Europe for several years now. They made it to the knockout phase of the Champions League last season and their progress was powered by victories over Aston Villa (1-0), Sporting CP (2-1) and Atalanta (2-1) at the Jan Breydelstadion.

With home advantage there to harness again on Thursday and last season’s leading marksman Christos Tzolis already looking sharp, Club Brugge could be worth backing to upset the odds against Monaco.

Monaco were uncomfortable travellers in the Champions League last term, failing to win four of their five away games in the competition while conceding at least twice in all but one of the same contests.

In Ligue 1, meanwhile, Monaco have secured just three away wins in 14 attempts since December and their struggles on the road could continue in Belgium. With that in mind, Club Brugge represent plenty of value in the double chance market, while a 2-1 home win is our recommended correct score wager.