Club Brugge vs AS Monaco Preview, prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | UEFA Champions League 2025-26

The Belgian club dominated the proceedings when these sides last met.

Club Brugge are ready to lock horns with AS Monaco for the matchweek 1 league phase fixture of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League. The interesting fixture between these teams will take place at the Jan Breydelstadion.

The Belgian Pro League side have lacked consistency from the start of the season. Despite securing a dominating win in their UCL qualifier against Rangers, their performances in their domestic league have been average. Club Brugge will be at home for their first UCL game of the new season.

AS Monaco have started their new season on a positive note. Les Rouge et Blanc are coming in after securing back-to-back wins in the Ligue 1. They faced Club Brugge KV a while back, in which they came up with a poor result. They will be away from home for their upcoming game, hence keeping them under a bit of pressure.

Kick-off:

• Location: Brugge, Belgium
• Stadium: Jan Breydelstadion
• Date: Thursday, September 18
• Kick-off Time: 10:15 p.m. IST/ 04:45 p.m. GMT/ 12:45 p.m. ET/ 09:45 a.m. PT
• Referee: Simone Sozza
• VAR: In use

Form:

Club Brugge: W-W-W-D-L

AS Monaco: W-L-W-W

Players to Watch

Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge)

Christos Tzolis is going to play an important role in the final third for the Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge KV. In six games for his side this season, the 23-year-old forward has only scored two goals. With the ball at his feet, Tzolis is surely going to trouble the opponent’s defence.

Takumi Minamino (AS Monaco)

With a goal in the previous game for AS Monaco, Takumi Minamino is now the Japanese player with the most goals (18) in the Ligue 1. Despite being a midfielder, the 30-year-old has also been impactful in the final third for Les Rouge et Blanc.

With his goal yesterday, Takumi Minamino became the highest-scoring Japanese player in @Ligue1_ENG history, with 18 goals! 😍🇯🇵Congrats, Taki! 🫶 pic.twitter.com/d6Xt4vPBW7

— AS Monaco EN 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco_EN) September 14, 2025

Match Facts

• Club Brugge have scored five goals in their two matches against AS Monaco.
• Les Rouge et Blanc have won three of their four matches.
• Monaco have failed to secure a clean sheet in the new season.

Club Brugge vs Monaco: Betting Tips and Odds

• AS Monaco to win @6/4 bet365
• Mika Biereth to score @11/2 bet365
• Goals under 3.5 @8/15 bet365

Injury and Team News

Club Brugge will be without the services of Joaquin Seys. He is injured. Romeo Vermant might also miss out due to a lack of fitness.

Lukas Hradecky, Stanis Idumbo and Aleksandr Golovin are injured, hence keeping them out of action for Monaco. Paul Pogba is still not fit enough to be a part of the squad.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 2

Club Brugge won: 1

AS Monaco won: 0

Draws: 1

Predicted Lineups

Club Brugge predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Jackers (GK); Sabbe, Spileers, Mechele, Meijer; Stankovic, Onyedika; Forbs, Vanaken, Tzolis; Tresoldi

AS Monaco predicted lineup (4-4-2)

Köhn (GK); Vanderson, Kehrer, Salisu, Ouattara; Akliouche, Bamba, Zakaria, Minamino; Biereth, Balogun

Match Prediction

The upcoming European competition clash between these clubs is going to be an intense one, but AS Monaco are likely to come out on top and secure a win against Club Brugge in the UCL match.

Prediction: Club Brugge 1-2 AS Monaco

Telecast Details

India: SonyLIV, Sony Sports Network

UK: TNT Sports, BBC

US: Paramount+, TUDN

Nigeria: DAZN

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