Club Brugge v Atalanta Betting Tips [12 February 2025]

Club Brugge will welcome Atalanta for the first leg of their Champions League play-off. The Belgian side finished 24th in the league phase, while Atalanta finished ninth. After booking their places here, we have a prediction going into the match.

Club Brugge squeezed through the top 24 courtesy of a superior goal difference compared to Dinamo Zagreb’s. On matchday eight, they suffered a 3-1 defeat at Manchester City.

They were the lowest scorers among teams that qualified for the playoffs and will want to do better this time. A 1-0 win at home to OH Leuven on Saturday ended their five-match winless run. It was also their first clean sheet in five matches.

Atalanta had a solid run in the league phase but a draw with Barcelona on matchday eight denied them a top eight finish. The Italians have lacked consistency and their run in the Champions League wasn’t spared.

They only won half of the eight matches at the league stage and only one was at home, which is a good sign. Atalanta warmed up for this match with a 5-0 away win at Verona in Serie A.

With that victory, they bounced back after going winless in three straight matches. The visitors have only lost once in the last six matches and are unbeaten in four away matches.

Atalanta may be playing away from home here, but they will come into the game as favorites. Three of their four wins in the league stage of this competition came on the road. They are also unbeaten in five Champions league matches away from home, having won three.

Meanwhile, Club Brugge haven't had a solid run ahead of this game and could find themselves on the backfoot in the first leg. Our prediction for Club Brugge v Atalanta is for Atalanta to win.