Lazio and Brugge meet at Stadio Olimpico, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage).
Lazio :
After 2 wins and 3 draws, the home team is currently in 2nd position, with 9 points won. In the last match, they tied (1‑1) in an away match against Borussia Dortmund, after in the previous match, having won (3‑1) at home with Zenit. In their last match, for Serie A, they beat Spezia away by (1‑2). In their last 10 home games, Lazio has recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
For this competition, he has not lost 5 games ago. Their defense has not been very strong, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches, but their attack has scored regularly, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 15 of the last 23 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 7 times and never managed to come back.
Lazio enter this motivated match thanks to the victory, by 1-2, on the trip to Spezia, in a match that counts for Serie A: the team’s goals were signed by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Ciro Immobile. Taking into account that Italians only need a draw to guarantee access to the next phase of the Champions League. In this game, coach Simone Inzaghi should play in the usual 3-5-2, favoring maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks. It is important to note that at some moments in the game the team must lower the block and apply the counterattack: Adam Marusic and Joaquín Correa are very fast players and experts in crosses. Ciro Immobile is the best scorer for the local team with 10 goals scored. Silvio Proto is out of this game due to injury.
Brugge :
The visiting team is currently in 3rd position, with 7 points won, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away to Borussia Dortmund by (3‑0). In the last match, they won at home against Zenit by (3‑0). The team comes to this match after a home win against Sint ‑ Truiden by (1‑0). In the last 10 away matches played for all competitions, Bruges won 6, drew 2 and lost 2. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 14 of the last 20 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Club Brugge enters this match with a 1-0 win against St. Truiden, in a match that counts for the Belgian Championship: the only goal of the match was signed by David Okereke. Keeping in mind that the visitors must win this game to advance to the next phase of the Champions League. In this away game, coach Philippe Clement must maintain his usual 4-3-3, favoring low blocking and direct balls for Long. Attacking midfielder Hans Vanaken is Club Brugge’s best result with 7 goals scored. For this game the foreign coach cannot count on Krepin Diatta and Matej Mitrovic, players who are recovering from injury.
