Club Brugge vs Fiorentina Prediction, Tips & Odds – 08.05.2024
Club Brugge vs Fiorentina Prediction 08.05.2024. Six days after scoring five goals in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final, Club Brugge and Fiorentina are set to meet again for the return leg, this time on Wednesday in Belgium.
The Serie A side took advantage of a red card given to Brugge, winning 3-2 at the Artemio Franchi stadium. If they can maintain or increase their lead on Wednesday at the Jan Breydel stadium, Fiorentina will advance to the final to face either Aston Villa or Olympiacos.
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Club Brugge vs Fiorentina Odds
Club Brugge Team News
Last Thursday, Fiorentina took the lead twice thanks to goals from Riccardo Sottil and Andrea Belotti, but Club Brugge came back both times, first with a penalty goal by Hans Vanaken and then with a strike by Igor Thiago, who scored his fifth goal in the tournament. Thiago’s equalizer came just two minutes after Raphael Onyedika was sent off for a reckless foul, despite already having a yellow card. Although playing with ten men, Brugge fought hard, but Fiorentina still managed to score a winning goal in stoppage time through M’Bala Nzola. Fiorentina’s 91st-minute victory was disappointing for Brugge fans, but a narrow defeat on the road wasn’t catastrophic given they played with one fewer player in the second half.
Brugge, having beaten Antwerp 2-1 for their sixth consecutive win in the Jupiler Pro League, remain at the top of the Champions Play-off group. Under the temporary leadership of Nicky Hayen, the youth team manager who took over after Ronny Deila, Brugge has achieved eight wins in 10 matches, with all their recent home games ending in victories.
Meanwhile, left-back Bjorn Meijer was injured just a few minutes before halftime, so his position could be taken by Maxim De Cuyper. Onyedika, who was sent off after only three minutes with a second yellow card, will miss the return leg due to suspension, so Hugo Vetlesen might replace him alongside Denis Odoi in the midfield. In recent weeks, 26-year-old goalkeeper Nordin Jackers had secured a starting spot, but he missed the game against Antwerp due to injury. Simon Mignolet took his place, but Jackers’ injury isn’t serious, so Hayen is expected to have his preferred goalkeeper for the Wednesday match.
Fiorentina Team News
Club Brugge’s winning streak has yielded 17 goals while conceding just two, which is not a good sign for Fiorentina, who suffered another loss in Serie A last weekend. It’s possible Fiorentina’s players were already thinking about Wednesday’s return leg while playing against Verona on Sunday, where they lost 2-1. This was their second consecutive away defeat after being crushed by Atalanta 4-1 in the Coppa Italia.
Fiorentina’s eighth-place position in Serie A might secure them a spot in next year’s Conference League, but if they want to qualify for the Europa League, the best path is to win this year’s edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League. To exceed last year’s result, when they lost to West Ham in the final, Vincenzo Italiano’s squad can’t rely on their away form, given they’ve won just two of 12 away games in 2024.
Fiorentina will be without Riccardo Sottil, the only injured player in the visiting team’s squad, who scored in the first leg but sustained a broken collarbone, ruling him out for the rest of the season. In his absence, Gaetano Castrovilli scored a consolation goal against Verona but is not in the UECL squad, so he will likely be replaced by either Christian Kouame or Jonathan Ikone.
Club Brugge vs Fiorentina H2H
02.05.2024. Fiorentina vs Club Brugge 3:2
Injuries and suspensions
Club Brugge: Dedryck Boyata, Bjorn Meijer, Raphael Onyedika
Fiorentina: Riccardo Sottil
Expected Lineups
Club Brugge (4-2-3-1): Jackers; De Cuyper, Spileers, Mechele, Sabbe; Odoi, Veltesen; Skov Olsen, Vanaken, Jutgla; Thiago
Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Dodo, Martinez Quarta, Ranieri, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Arthur; Gonzalez, Beltran, Kouame; Belotti
Club Brugge vs Fiorentina Prediction
Fiorentina’s loss to Verona in their Serie A match shouldn’t be taken too seriously, as Italiano rested nearly all of his key players. However, losing Sottil is not good news for last year’s runners-up. Club Brugge demonstrated great fighting spirit in the first leg, but they might feel the absence of a few key players. Consequently, Fiorentina could manage to secure a draw, either by halftime or by the end of the match.
Kick-off Time: Wednesday, 08.05.2024, 6:45 PM Local Time (GMT +1), 18:45 CET
Prediction: 1st Half Result or Match Result – draw
Odds (when tipped): 1.72
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