📏 Form Guide

Club Brugge

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Club Brugge are hoping to win again following a 1-2 First Division A - Play-Offs triumph versus Antwerp.

In that match, Club Brugge managed 56% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Club Brugge was Andreas Skov Olsen (64'). At the other end, Royal Antwerp had 10 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Toby Alderweireld (48' Own goal) and Michel-Ange Balikwisha (67') scored for Antwerp.

Their most recent results really do illustrate the point that much respect should be given to the Club Brugge backline. Club Brugge have been stingy, resulting in the number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their past six clashes standing at 4.

Fiorentina

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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Hellas Verona in Serie A action, Fiorentina will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Fiorentina managed 62% possession and 13 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Fiorentina was Gaetano Castrovilli (42'). At the other end, Hellas Verona had 9 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Darko Lazović (13') and Tijjani Noslin (59') scored for Hellas Verona.

Proving their involvement in action-packed encounters, we’ve had goals 23 times in the last 6 matches in which Fiorentina have taken to the field, yielding an average of 3.83 goals per meeting. Their opponents have managed 9 of this grand total. Even so, we’ll just have to find out whether that pattern shall persist in this game.

🗞️ Team News: Club Brugge

Bjorn Meijer (Knee surgery) and Nordin Jackers (minor knock) are not available for Club Brugge gaffer Nicky Hayen.

In our view, Blauw-Zwart look set to make use of the 3-5-2 system for this one, beginning the first half with Simon Mignolet, Kyriani Sabbe, Jorne Spileers, Brandon Mechele, Andreas Skov Olsen, Eder Alvarez, Hugo Vetlesen, Hans Vanaken, Maxim De Cuyper, Antonio Nusa and Thiago Rodrigues.

📋 Team News: Fiorentina

In an otherwise healthy group of players, there’s just a single fitness worry for the Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Italiano to contend with. Riccardo Sottil (Broken collarbone) won’t be playing here.

There’s a good chance that La Viola seem likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 system by sending out Pietro Terracciano, Dodo, Nikola Milenkovic, Luca Ranieri, Cristiano Biraghi, Arthur, Rolando Mandragora, Nicolas Gonzalez, Lucas Beltran, Christian Kouame and Andrea Belotti.

💡 Prediction

Our feeling is that Fiorentina and Club Brugge could well end up finding themselves level here, with both teams capable of netting.

A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. We’re therefore expecting a tight encounter with a score draw at the end of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 16:00 08/05/2024