Counter-Punch
Aston Villa
Aston Villa were happy without the ball and still created more — 3.22 xG from 36.0% possession.
- Possession
- 36.0%
- Expected goals
- 3.22
- Opponent xG
- 1.53
UEFA Champions League · League Stage · 1
Club Brugge KV
H. Vetlesen 19'
N. Tresoldi 61'
2 – 3
FT
HT 1–3
Aston Villa
J. McGinn 11'
E. Buendia 22'
N. Jackson 43'
UEFA Champions League
League Stage · 1Club Brugge KV2–3Aston Villa
1.53
Expected goals
3.22
11′19′22′43′61′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: CBK 1.53, AV 3.22.
Match report
Club Brugge KV 2-3 Aston Villa
Aston Villa edged out Club Brugge KV 3-2 at Jan Breydel Stadium in UEFA Champions League. McGinn opened the scoring for Aston Villa on 11', Vetlesen levelled for Club Brugge KV on 19', Buendia put Aston Villa back in front on 22', Jackson made it 3-1 to Aston Villa on 43' and Tresoldi pulled one back for Club Brugge KV on 61' from the penalty spot.
Expected goals finished Club Brugge KV 1.53, Aston Villa 3.22. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Club Brugge KV held 64.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Aston Villa graded out for counter-punch — 36.0% possession and 3.22 expected goals. Club Brugge KV graded out for cynical press — 17 fouls and 3 yellow cards.
John McGinn came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.9 for Aston Villa from 1 goal, 4 key passes and 3 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 31 fouls between them and 6 yellow cards, with Club Brugge KV conceding the most free-kicks (17).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
64%Possession36%
14Shots21
1.53xG3.22
What the numbers say
2 readsCynical Press
Club Brugge KV
Club Brugge KV broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 17 fouls and 3 bookings.
- Fouls
- 17
- Yellow cards
- 3
Timeline
🟨9'
Ian Maatsen
Argument
⚽11'
J. McGinn — assist: P. Torres
H. Vetlesen — assist: J. Virgili
⚽19'
⚽22'
E. Buendia — assist: Joao Gomes
⚽43'
N. Jackson — assist: P. Torres
Half-time
H. Siquet ↑ K. Sabbe ↓
🔄46'
Hans Vanaken
Simulation
🟨48'
Joaquin Seys · Penalty confirmed
📺60'
N. Tresoldi (Pen)
⚽61'
Jan Virgili
Foul
🟨62'
🔄68'
L. Bogarde ↑ A. Wan-Bissaka ↓
🔄68'
R. Barkley ↑ B. Kamara ↓
🔄68'
Alysson ↑ E. Buendia ↓
C. Tsawa ↑ H. Vetlesen ↓
🔄77'
F. Lemarechal ↑ H. Vanaken ↓
🔄77'
🟨78'
John McGinn
Foul
🔄81'
T. Abraham ↑ N. Jackson ↓
R. Vermant ↑ F. Potts ↓
🔄86'
M. Diakhon ↑ J. Virgili ↓
🔄86'
Romeo Vermant
Foul
🟨88'
🟨89'
João Gomes
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
RefereeSandro Schärer, Switzerland
CompetitionUEFA Champions League
Season2026
RoundLeague Stage · 1
StatusMatch Finished