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Aston Villa vs Club Brugge Predictions & Tips - Asensio Goals Tipped in the Champions League

Alex Waite

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Last updated: 11 Mar 2025

Alex Waite 11 Mar 2025

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Marco Asensio is backed to score on Wednesday
A Villa win is also predicted in the Champions League
Can the Villans win and progress to the quarter-finals?

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Aston Villa’s Marco Asensio has scored 5 goals in his last 4 matches (Getty)

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Aston Villa showed their quality with a 3-1 first-leg win over Club Brugge on Tuesday. Marco Asensio has made a flying start to his Villa career and he can strike in a likely home win.

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Stats
HTH
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa Injuries & Team News
Club Brugge Form
Club Brugge Injuries & Team News

Stats

Aston Villa have won 3 consecutive matches.
Aston Villa’s Marco Asensio has scored 5 goals in his last 4 matches.
Aston Villa have won their last 2 against Club Brugge.
Club Brugge have lost 2 of their previous 4 games.

HTH

Aston Villa have a 2-0 advantage against Club Brugge in two previous meetings.

Aston Villa Form

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa have won six of their nine Champions League matches this season. The Midlands club are unbeaten at home in the competition, winning three and drawing once.

Villa are on a run of three consecutive wins, including a 2-0 victory over Cardiff and a 3-1 triumph at Club Brugge. Asensio scored three goals across those two matches.

The Villans extended their winning streak in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Brentford. Ollie Watkins scored the winner as Villa dominated with 1.3-0.64 XG.

Aston Villa Injuries & Team News

Donyell Malenand Andrés García are ineligible.

Midfielders Ross Barkley and Amadou Onana are set to miss out through injury.

Club Brugge Form

Club Brugge are winless in six of their 11 Champions League matches this season. They have also lost two of their previous four on the road, both 3-1 losses at Milan and Man City.

The Belgian side qualified for the UCL knockout rounds before a three-match winless streak. Brugge lost to Standard Leige 2-1 and Aston Villa 3-1 and drew 1-1 against Gent.

The Blue and Black ended their winless run with a 3-1 triumph against city rivals Cercle Bruges. Hans Vanaken’s opener and Ferran Jutglà’s brace in the first half led Brugge to victory.

Club Brugge Injuries & Team News

Defensive pair Bjorn Meijer and Joaquin Seys are injured and unavailable.

Forward Hans Vanaken has scored 11 goals and made 10 assists in all competitions this season.

Verdict

Aston Villa v Club Brugge

Villa have been consistent recently and Marco Asensio is in fine goal-scoring form. Club Brugge are patchy and a home triumph with Asensio to score are the best bets.

Aston Villa Win

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