Man City vs Club Brugge Bet Builder Tips, Betting Preview

Man City’s talismanic striker looked back to his best in their comfortable 3-1 win over Chelsea on Saturday. The big Norwegian has notched 31 goals in 37 starts for club and country this season, but is still seen to be having a relatively poor season, a testament to just how good he can be.

Haaland certainly had a dip in form but has now had at least 2 shots on target in 6 straight games heading into this one. In Europe his record is impressive too, with 16 shots on target in 7 starts, notching at least 2 shots on target in 5 of his last 6, only failing to hit this mark away to Juventus.

Haaland averages 2.16 shots on target per 90 in all competitions, a number which rises to 2.46 when looking at just the Champions League. Two shots on target is easily achievable, and worth backing even at a relatively short price.

Club Brugge’s Christos Tzolis looks likely to be a nuisance for Man City in this one. Their defence is far from solid, and he will be up against City’s Matheus Nunes, who is playing out of position as a right-back. Nunes is not the best defensively, and is usually asked to get up and down the flank, leaving plenty of space for Tzolis to exploit.

The Greece international has taken at least one shot in 6 of his 7 Champions League starts, and has had 2 or more in 5 of these 7, notching 4 shots against Aston Villa, 3 against Sporting and 2 against both Dortmund and Milan.

He is averaging 3.54 shots per 90 in all competitions this season, and a rate of 2.54 shots per 90 in the Champions League, the most of any Club Brugge player expected to start here. With 6 shots across his 3 away starts in this competition to date, backing him to have 2 shots at odds-against looks like great value.

As noted above, Matheus Nunes is far from a defender. He demonstrated as much in giving away a calamitous penalty against Man United in the Manchester derby last month, and has been a heavy fouler for City no matter where he has featured.

Nunes averages 1.58 fouls per 90 in all competitions for Man City, and 1.22 fouls per 90 in the Champions League this season. The Portugal international has featured at full-back in 6 City games this season, committing fouls in 5. All 5 of his starts in this competition have seen Nunes commit at least one foul, and he has also fouled in 14 of his 17 City starts in all competitions.

He will be up against Christos Tzolis, who draws 1.75 fouls per 90 in the Champions League for Club Brugge. Tzolis has won a foul in 5 of his last 6 starts in this competition, drawing multiple fouls in 4 of these 5 games. He has also been fouled in 9 straight games for Club Brugge in all competitions.