Tuesday’s Champions League match between Club Brugge and Aston Villa is set to kick off at 12:45 p.m. ET. Club Brugge enters the Champions League match as slight favorites on their home pitch, with a 2.38x payout to win on PrizePicks.
Club Brugge open their 2026-27 Champions League campaign at home against Aston Villa at Jan Breydel Stadium. The reigning Pro League champions will be hoping for a longer run in Europe's premier competition after a Round of 32 exit to Atlético Madrid last season.
Aston Villa arrive in poor form, having gone scoreless in each of their first three domestic games. The Birmingham side have struggled to replace some of the high-profile departures from the summer and look disjointed heading into their first Champions League match of the season.
Below, we'll break down our Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa prediction and picks for Tuesday's Champions League match, including UCL winner payouts, total goals, and top Champions League picks for PrizePicks today.
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Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa Prediction, Picks for Champions League – Tuesday, September 8
How to watch Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa: Paramount+ (English) / TUDN (Spanish)
Kickoff Time: 12:45 p.m. ET
Venue: Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium
After winning the Europa League last season, Aston Villa now look to make their mark in the biggest European competition following a busy summer. The Birmingham club's attack has been completely overhauled after the departures of several key figures, including AM Morgan Rogers and ST Ollie Watkins.
Unai Emery's new-look forward line has been held scoreless in the first three domestic games and will be desperate to get off the mark for the first time this season against the Belgian champions.
Club Brugge host the English side after qualifying for the Champions League on the back of a strong Pro League campaign. Ivan Leko's side finished with 28 wins from 40 games last season, scoring a league-high 91 goals throughout.
The Belgians produced some of the competition's most entertaining matches, thanks to an open, attack-minded style that leaves them vulnerable defensively while committing plenty of bodies forward.
Club Brugge finished the group stage with three wins over eight games, scoring 15 goals and conceding 17, before falling in the Round of 32 in a thrilling 7-4 aggregate defeat to Atlético Madrid.
That open style of play could benefit ST Nicolás Jackson, LW Alejandro Garnacho, and the rest of Villa's attack, who have all started the season slowly. Emery's side have created a league-low 2 big chances in their first three domestic outings, likely welcoming the space that Brugge's system tends to offer opponents in transition.
Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa Spread, Total Goals, Payouts – Tuesday, September 8
Club Brugge enters Tuesday’s game as home favorites against Aston Villa, returning a 2.38x payout if they win outright, via PrizePicks.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa will look to pull off a significant upset as road underdogs, with their 2.56x payout reflecting just how difficult this match may be for the English side. A draw in Tuesday’s match would payout 3.33x on PrizePicks.
Here are the full payouts for the Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa game on PrizePicks.
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Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa Prediction on Total Goals – 9/8/26
Here are the key game stats and trends behind our Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa prediction on total goals for the Champions League match on Tuesday, September 8.
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- Despite Villa's goal-scoring struggles in the Premier League, PrizePicks expects both sides to combine for more than 2.5 total goals with relative ease. This marks the second consecutive season Villa have failed to score in their first three domestic matches.
- Aston Villa have conceded 5 goals this season, with the majority coming in a heavy opening-day defeat to Brighton. They have allowed just 1 goal combined across their last two games, most recently keeping a clean sheet against Hull City.
- Club Brugge narrowly edged out USG for the Belgian title last season, scoring 91 goals across 40 games — an average of 2.3 per match.
- The Belgian side struggled defensively in last season's Champions League, conceding 2.4 goals per game across 10 appearances. Villa averaged 2.1 goals scored per game in the Europa League last season.
- These teams last met in the Champions League knockout rounds back in 2025. Both legs comfortably surpassed 2.5 total goals, with Villa winning 7-1 on aggregate in the Round of 16.
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Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa Projected Lineups for Champions League – Tuesday, September 8
Take a look at the Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa projected lineups for today's Champions League match. Lineups are not official and should be confirmed before match start.
Club Brugge Lineup vs. Aston Villa: Projected 4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper: Yann Sommer
Defense: Kyriani Sabbe, Han-Beom Lee, Brandon Mechele, Joaquín Seys
Midfield: Freddi Potts, Hans Vanaken, Hugo Vetlesen
Forwards: Carlos Forbs, Nicolò Tresoldi, Mamadou Diakhon
Aston Villa Lineup vs. Club Brugge: Projected 4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper: Zion Suzuki
Defense: Matteo Ruggeri, Pau Torres, Victor Lindelöf, Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfield: João Gomes, Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendía
Forwards: Alejandro Garnacho, Nicolás Jackson, John McGinn
Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa Picks, Player Stats for PrizePicks: 9/8/26
Here are Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa picks to target for Champions League on PrizePicks for Tuesday, September 8. Today’s Champions League picks include Carlos Forbs and Zion Suzuki.
Club Brugge RW Carlos Forbs vs. Aston Villa
Projections via PrizePicks: 0.5 Goal + Assist (Demon), 0.5 Goals (Demon), 0.5 Assists (Demon)
- The 22-year-old Portuguese star has hit the ground running in his second season with the Belgian side. Carlos Forbs has contributed a goal or assist in each of Club Brugge's first four Pro League matches this season.
- After achieving his first-ever 20+ goal contribution season last year, Forbs appears on track to surpass that record, opening with 1 goal and 3 assists. The right winger contributed 5 of his 21 goal involvements across nine Champions League appearances last season.
- Forbs has kept a relatively low shooting volume domestically, averaging just 2.0 shots per game, but has still generated 1.4 xG across four matches, per FotMob. His playmaking has been the standout element, with 3 assists from just 1.75 xA created.
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Aston Villa GK Zion Suzuki vs. Club Brugge: 3 Saves
- Suzuki has fit in seamlessly since joining Aston Villa from Parma late in the summer transfer window, starting two games and conceding just 1 goal across both appearances.
- He faced just 7 total shots in his Premier League debut against the reigning champions, with only 2 finding the target. He was busier on Saturday morning, making 4 saves and keeping his first Premier League clean sheet.
- Last season, Suzuki averaged 3.3 saves per game across 20 Serie A appearances, saving 70% of shots on target and keeping five clean sheets.
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Club Brugge will look to carry their strong domestic form into Europe when they host Aston Villa on Tuesday, September 8, at 12:45 p.m. ET in their Champions League opener. Villa hopes to make a statement away from home after a slow start to their Premier League campaign.
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