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Club Brugge v Fiorentina
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Kick Off: Wednesday 8th May at 17:45
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Competition: Conference League
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Less than one week on from a frantic first leg in Florence, Club Brugge and Fiorentina face off in the second leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final tie at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday evening.
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It was Fiorentina who drew first blood last Thursday night, with substitute M’Bala Nzola’s injury-time strike securing a narrow 3-2 lead for the Italians.
The Viola were twice pegged back by a spirited Club Brugge side that played the final half an hour of the first leg with ten men following the sending off of Raphael Onyedika.
Nicky Hayen’s side will have taken plenty of positives out of their first leg performance and they will be quietly confident about overturning the 3-2 deficit when the pair reconvene in Belgium.
Club Brugge v Fiorentina Best Bets
➡️ Both teams to score @ 1.65 on Betfair
➡️ Over 4.5 Club Brugge corners @ 1.90 on bet365
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⚔️ Club Brugge v Fiorentina Head-to-Head
Following last week’s semi-final first leg in Italy, this Wednesday’s return match will be just the second-ever meeting between the two sides.
However, this won’t be the first time that Fiorentina have ventured to Belgium in this season’s Europa Conference League, having come up against Genk during the group stages of the competition. The Viola were held to a 2-2 draw on that occasion and they would settle for a similar outcome here as that would be enough to ensure they progress to the final in Athens later this month.
That might be easier said than done though, given that Club Brugge boast a strong home record in the Conference League this season, having avoided defeat in each of their eight outings in Brussels, triumphing in six of those assignments.
📊 Club Brugge Form and Stats
Club Brugge saw a seven-game winning run brought to an end when falling to a last-gasp 3-2 defeat at the Stadio Artemio Franchi last Thursday.
However, the Blue-Black bounced back at the first time of asking by running out 2-1 winners away at Royal Antwerp on Sunday.
That victory has propelled Club Brugge to the top of the Belgian Pro League, instantly restoring any lost confidence from last week’s loss in Florence in the process.
Despite their lowly expected goals (xG) total of just 0.78 in last Thursday’s first leg, FCB still managed to strike twice to keep this tie firmly in the balance.
What’s more, that brace has also kept the Belgians joint-top of the Europa Conference League goalscoring charts, with Nicky Hayen’s men racking up 24 goals across their 11 outings since reaching the group stage.
📊 Fiorentina Form and Stats
Fiorentina’s hopes of securing a top seven finish in Serie A were dented after they slumped to a 2-1 loss at Hellas Verona on Sunday. That means the Viola have emerged victorious from just two of their last eight Italian top-flight tussles.
Vincenzo Italiano is clearly prioritising success in this season’s Europa Conference League, after he opted to field an under-strength side at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi last time out.
After firing in another three goals last Thursday, last season’s Conference League runners-up are tied on 24 tournament goals alongside their semi-final foes Club Brugge.
Fiorentina rank first in terms of xG in this season’s Europa Conference League, averaging an excellent 2.26 expected goals for.
Furthermore, Fiorentina have posted the highest possession stats in this season’s competition, having averaged an impressive 61% en route to the semi-final stage.
💰 Club Brugge v Fiorentina Best Bets
Following last Thursday’s 3-2 first leg thriller in Florence, goals could very much be on the menu again in this week’s second leg showdown at the Jan Breydel Stadium.
Club Brugge have scored in each of their last 11 Conference League contests, while Fiorentina have fired blanks in just two of their 11 outings across the same period.
With that in mind, the opportunity to back both teams to score at 1.65 on Betfair is a no-brainer.
Given that the onus will be on Club Brugge to take the game to Fiorentina on Wednesday evening, backing the hosts to win at least over 4.5 corners at 1.90 on bet365 looks a shrewd bet.
The Blue-Black are averaging a league-high 6.05 corners per game in the Belgian top-flight this season and they can feed off the home crowd’s energy to earn a minimum of five corners on an evening where they find themselves in must-win territory.
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* All odds displayed correct at the time of publishing.
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