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Match Centre: Club Brugge vs Aston Villa

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Champions League Matchday 1 Tue 8 Sep

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Home Club Brugge

Vetlesen 19′Tresoldi 61′ (p)

Full-time 2:3
Away Aston Villa

McGinn 11′Buendía 22′Jackson 43′

Player of the match John McGinn  8.0

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 7.0/10 more watchable than 70% of Champions League matches xG 3.8. How we rate

GolVolt rating 7.0GolVolt rating

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 19' Vetlesen, 1:1
  1. 3 of 9

    Aston Villa turned that many shots on target into goals with only 36% of the ball.

  2. 35% → 95%

    Aston Villa: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 94.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:1, from 36% to 63% (Aston Villa).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+4' · 2:3Club Brugge 0%draw 5%Aston Villa 95%

Key stats

64% Possession 36%
1.61 xG (expected goals) 2.23
14 Shots 21
7 On target 9
4 Corners 5
73 Dangerous attacks 29
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Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

xG 3.8.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 88′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 6.2 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 6.0 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 3.4 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% xG 3.8, 5 goals, 35 shots.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 8.8 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 7.0more watchable than 70% of Champions League matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

5 goals6 cards1 VAR

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 9' Ian Maatsenyellow card · dissent
  2. 11' Goal: John McGinnleft foot · assist: Torres0:1
  3. 19' Goal: Hugo Vetlesenleft foot · assist: Virgili1:1
  4. 22' Goal: Emiliano Buendíaright foot · assist: Gomes1:2
  5. 43' Goal: Nicolas Jacksonright foot · assist: Torres1:3
  6. Half-time · 1:3
  7. 46' SubstitutionSiquet for Sabbe
  8. 48' Hans Vanakenyellow card · simulation
  9. 59' Penalty awarded
  10. 61' Goal: Nicolò Tresoldipenalty2:3
  11. 62' Jan Virgiliyellow card · foul
  12. 68' 3 substitutionsBarkley for KamaraBogarde for Wan-BissakaAlysson for Buendía
  13. 77' 2 substitutionsLemaréchal for VetlesenTsawa for Vanaken
  14. 78' John McGinnyellow card · foul
  15. 81' SubstitutionAbraham for Jackson
  16. 86' 2 substitutionsDiakhon for VirgiliVermant for Potts
  17. 89' João Gomesyellow card · foul
  18. 89' Romeo Vermantyellow card · foul
  19. Full-time · 2:3

Match stats

Shooting

1.61 xG (expected goals) 2.23
14 Shots 21
7 On target 9
4 Off target 5

Play

64% Possession 36%
4 Corners 5
601 Passes 340
88% Pass accuracy 83%
118 Attacks 77
73 Dangerous attacks 29

Defence

18 Tackles 23
6 Interceptions 8
5 Saves 5

Discipline

2 Fouls 1
1 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-2-3-1
Bench

Club Brugge

Aston Villa

Match sheet

Stadium
Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Aston Villa John McGinn  8.01
  2. 2. place · Club Brugge Nicolò Tresoldi 7.95
  3. 3. place · Aston Villa Nicolas Jackson 7.77
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Absences

Club Brugge · 1 out

  • Joel Ordóñez Injured

    since 1 Jul · return date unknown · 11 matches missed · Metatarsal Fracture

Aston Villa · 1 out

  • Taylor Harwood-Bellis Suspended

    since 3 Sep · until 28 Jan 2027 · 1 match missed

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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