Club Brugge vs Lazio Prediction, 10/28/2020 Champions League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/26/2020

Game: Club Brugge vs Lazio

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Location: Jan Breydelstadion in Bruges, Belgium

TV: CBS All Access

Odds/Point Spread: Club Brugge (+235) Lazio (-112)

Hans Vanaken and Club Brugge (1-0-0 in Champions League) host Lazio (1-0-0 in Champions League) at Jan Breydelstadion on Wednesday. The starting goalkeepers will be Simon Mignolet for Club Brugge and Thomas Strakosha for Lazio. The moneyline on this matchup has Club Brugge coming in at +235 and Lazio are at -112. The O/U is set at 2.75.

Club Brugge stepped onto the pitch against OH Leuven in their most recent game and took a loss by a score of 2 - 1. In relation to shooting accuracy, Club Brugge ended this match at a 50.0% rate by landing 10 shots on target of 20 total shots. Club Brugge sports an average of 2.20 goals per 90 (22 total goals) and have tallied 14 assists in all games this season.

Hans Vanaken is a player who should be able to impact this match for Club Brugge. Vanaken has had a starting assignment in 259 matches thus far in his career and accounts for 0.32 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder born in Belgium has racked up 81 goals scored in 22,902 minutes. He has totaled 60 assists while accumulating 32 yellow card warnings during his soccer career. One more player who could decide who wins is Ruud Vormer, the midfielder taking the field for Netherlands. Vormer has totaled 30,504 minutes in 343 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 63 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 75 times during his soccer career while scoring 57 goals. He scores 0.17 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The man protecting the net for Club Brugge is Simon Mignolet. Mignolet has seen the pitch for a total of 30,892 mins and has tallied 905 stops during his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.27 (401 goals given up) and his save % is .697. The goalie representing Club Brugge has seen 1,302 shots sent his way in 343 career starts. Mignolet (153-92-98 mark in his career) has recorded 103 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 30.0% clean sheet percentage.

For their last outing, Lazio took home the win by a final score of 2 - 1 against Bologna. They finished the contest by completing 389 of the 449 passes they attempted earning a rate of 86.6%. Lazio finished with a 69.2% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 9 out of the 13 dribbles they tried. Lazio landed 4 shots on target out of 9 shots attempted giving them a 44.4% clip in their last outing. With a total of 6 goals and 4 assists in all their games, Lazio is averaging 1.20 goals and 0.80 assists per 90.

Luis Alberto will be someone to watch for Lazio. He is averaging 0.26 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 166 outings in his career. The forward born in Spain has accumulated 14,473 minutes while he has scored 42 goals. He has collected 23 yellow card warnings during his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 61 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Ciro Immobile, the forward taking the field for Lazio. He has scored 172 goals during his soccer career while helping on a goal 38 different times. Immobile has earned himself a total of 48 yellow cards in 23,018 minutes (260 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.67.

Thomas Strakosha will reside in front of the net for Lazio. Strakosha has accumulated 41 clean sheets while defending 572 shots tried against him in 13,185 mins in his career. He has earned a save % of .729 and his clean sheet rate is 28.1%. He has surrendered 1.23 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 75-33-38. So far in his career, Strakosha has allowed 180 goals while earning 414 saves in 146 starts.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lazio (-112)

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