Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction, 11/4/2020 Champions League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 11/3/2020

Game: Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Location: Jan Breydelstadion in Bruges, Belgium

TV: CBS All Access

Odds/Point Spread: Club Brugge (+350) Borussia Dortmund (-172)

Erling Haaland and Borussia Dortmund (1-0-1 in Champions League) head to Jan Breydelstadion on Wednesday where they'll take on Club Brugge (1-1-0 in Champions League). The starting goaltenders will be Simon Mignolet for Club Brugge and Roman Burki for Borussia Dortmund. The line on this contest has Club Brugge priced at +350 and Borussia Dortmund are at -172. The over/under is set at 3.

Club Brugge stepped onto the pitch against Mechelen in their last matchup and earned a one point draw by a score of 2 - 2. In regard to passing, they earned a 89.4% received passes percentage by completing 485 out of their 542 pass attempts in their last match. Club Brugge tried 10 dribbles in this game and completed 9 of the tries for a percentage of 90.0%. In regard to shooting accuracy, they wrapped this game up at a 35.7% clip by hitting 5 shots on target of 14 total shots. Club Brugge averages 2.18 goals per 90 minutes (24 total goals) and are sitting with 15 assists in all games this season.

Ruud Vormer is a player who can be a difference maker for Club Brugge. He has 75 assists while tallying 64 yellow cards during his soccer career. Vormer has started 344 outings in his career and accounts for 0.17 G/90. The midfielder hailing from Netherlands has tallied 58 goals in 30,594 professional minutes. One more guy who should impact this match is Hans Vanaken, the midfielder playing for Belgium. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 61 times during his soccer career while he has scored 81 goals. Vanaken has earned 22,992 minutes in 260 career starts and has been handed 32 yellow card warnings. He scores 0.32 G/90 during his career.

The man defending the goal for Club Brugge is Simon Mignolet. Mignolet (153-93-98 record in his career) has totaled 103 shutouts, which gives him a 29.9% clean sheet rate. The keeper playing for Club Brugge has had 1,309 shots tried against him in 344 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.27 (403 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of .697. Mignolet has been on the field for a total of 30,982 minutes and has earned 910 stops so far in his career.

For their last match, Borussia Dortmund went home victorious with a score of 2 - 0 against Arminia. They finished this game by connecting on 743 out of their 836 passes they tried for a rate of 88.9%. Borussia Dortmund earned a 70.8% successful dribble percentage by converting 17 of the 24 dribbles they tried. Borussia Dortmund converted 10 SoT out of 21 shots attempted which had them stting at a 47.6% rate in their last match. Having earned a total of 13 goals and 11 assists In all their contests, Borussia Dortmund is averaging 2.17 goals and 1.83 assists per 90 min.

Erling Haaland should be able to be counted on for Borussia Dortmund. He currently averages 0.98 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 47 games in his career. The forward who is from Norway has earned 4,502 mins while he has scored 49 goals. He has accounted for 7 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Marco Reus, the forward representing Borussia Dortmund. Reus has been given 36 yellow cards in 24,314 minutes (282 starts). His G/90 average during his career is 0.49. He has tallied 132 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 67 times.

Roman Burki is expected to look after the goal for Borussia Dortmund. In his pro soccer career, Burki has given up 384 goals while tallying 891 stops in 305 starts. He has conceded 1.26 goals per 90 mins while earning a record of 152-72-82. He sports a save % of .705 and his shutout rate is 33.1%. Burki has 101 clean sheets and has defended 1,263 shots against him in 27,453 career minutes.

Who will win tonight's Champions League game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Borussia Dortmund (-172)

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