On Wednesday night, Spanish side Atletico Madrid host Club Brugge at the Wanda Metropolitano in the Champions League.
Atletico kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win at Monaco. The Spanish side are unbeaten five games in Europe’s elite competition. However, Diego Simeone’s charges have won just two of their last seven games in the Champions League.
Atletico exited this competition at the group stages last season. However, Los Rojiblancos went on to win the Europa League.
The visitor’s recent Champions league games have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven outings.
Atletico have been difficult to defeat on home soil in the Champions League of late, having lost just one of their last 14 home matches. The Spanish side’s recent home games in the competition have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in eight of their last 11 games on their own patch.
Club Brugge suffered a 1-0 home defeat against Borussia Dortmund in their opening Champions league game. The defeat just added to the visitor’s terrible recent record in Europe’s elite competition.
In fact, the Belgian side has lost ten of their last 11 games in the Champions League. A record of just one win in their last 17 games in Europe’s elite competition is also a poor one.
Their recent games in this competition have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in three of their last four games in the Champions League.
Unsurprisingly, considering their recent record in the competition, Brugge have failed to win in eight away games, having suffered six consecutive defeats.
A big factor in those recent away defeats has been the visitor’s generosity in defence, as they have conceded at least two goals in five of their last six games on their travels in the Champions league.
Forebet predicts that this game will go with the form book, with Atletico recording a victory in a low scoring clash.