Dortmund vs Club Brugge KV Match Preview

Dortmund faces Club Brugge at the Signal-Iduna Park for the 4th round of the 6th group in the UEFA Champions League.

In the previous round, Dortmund faced no difficulty against Club Brugge on the road. Haaland scored a brace in the game, and the visitors had a three-goal lead before halftime, securing a comfortable victory. After this outcome, they reached a total of 6 points in the group, sitting at 1st place having a record of 2 wins and 1 defeat in the three rounds played so far.

It is likely to see a slightly different approach from their manager L. Favre tonight, who also has available T. Delan and J. Sancho again on his roster, that both missed Saturday's league game. Dortmund's missings are the long-time injured D. Zagadou and M. Schmelzer.

Club Brugge failed to make something out of their home match against Dortmund and after this defeat they dropped at the 3rd place of the group, remaining at 4 points in total. However, 3rd place was their realistic goal since the start of the tournament, considering their difficult opponents in the group.

Defenders E. Sobol and F. Ricca will miss tonight's game, as well as M. Mitrović who hasn't performed yet this season. One more miss for P. Clement's team is the attacker E. Dennis for disciplinary reasons.

Dortmund is currently in great shape and comes from 5 wins in their last 6 games in all competitions. There's a one-way road tonight for them, and that's the three points, should they wish to secure early their qualification in the knock-out phase of the UEFA Champions League. On the other hand, we've seen clearly a fortnight ago that Club Brugge couldn't match Dortmund. I expect that the hosts will search for an early lead in the game, leaving no space for their opponents to react. HF/FT 1-1 is my call for this one.