Club Brugge vs Monaco: Lineups, Predictions and Betting Tips Predictions

Club Brugge vs Monaco: Lineups, Predictions and Betting Tips

Match Details: September 18, 2025| Jan Breydel Stadium | UEFA Champions League | 17:45 GMT

The Champions League is back! Punters far and wide will be betting on this week's contests in the hope that they can cash in a healthy profit.

Belgian outfit Club Brugge will be meeting Monaco in matchday number one of the coveted competition. To qualify for this year's Champions League, Brugge smashed Rangers 9-1 in the last qualifying round. Meanwhile, Monaco finished 3rd in last years Ligue 1 to go directly into the league stage.

Key Betting Tip: Club Brugge to win at 2.45 odds represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Club Brugge vs Monaco Predicted Lineups

Club Brugge Starting XI: Mignolet; Meijer, Mechele, Spileers, Sabbe; Stankovic, Audoor; Forbs, Vanaken, Diakhon; Tresoldi

Joaquin Seys is doubtful for this game and Romeo Vermant is ruled out.

Monaco Starting XI: Kohn; Henrique, Mawissa, Dier, Teze; Minamino, Camara, Zakaria, Akliouche; Balogun, Biereth

Golovin, Muzambo, Fati and Vanderson are all doubtful for Monaco, whilst Hradecky and Pogba are confirmed to be out.

Club Brugge vs Monaco Current League Standings

This is the first fixture of the league stage of the Champions League so there are no current standings in this competition. However Club Brugge and Monaco are placed 5th and 3rd in their respective domestic leagues.

Club Brugge vs Monaco Head-To-Head Timeline

November 2018: Monaco 0-4 Club Brugge (Champions League) October 2018: Club Brugge 1-1 Monaco (Champions League) November 1988: Monaco 6-1 Club Brugge (European Cup) October 1988: Club Brugge 1-0 Monaco (European Cup)

The sides have only met a handful of times but these results do not give us a good indication of the outcome of the upcoming fixture due to the old dates of these results.

Recent Club Brugge vs Monaco Matches Analysis

Club Brugge Last 5 Matches:

La Louviere 1-0 Club Brugge (Pro League) Gent 1-1 Club Brugge (Pro League) Club Brugge 6-0 Rangers (Champions League) Rangers 1-3 Club Brugge (Champions League) Zulte Waregem 0-1 Club Brugge (Pro League)

Monaco Last 5 Matches:

Auxerre 1-2 Monaco (Ligue 1) Monaco 3-2 Strasbourg (Ligue 1) Lille 1-0 Monaco (Ligue 1) Monaco 3-1 Le Havre (Ligue 1) Monaco 1-2 Inter (Club Friendly)

Club Brugge vs Monaco Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with 40.00% confidence in a Club Brugge win. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability and tactical matchups.

Best Club Brugge vs Monaco Betting Tips

Football Park’s Best Bet: Club Brugge to win @ 2.45 - Our team of in-house betting tipsters have predicted Club Brugge to win in this fixture. Both teams recent form justify confidence in this selection.

Key Players to Watch: Club Brugge vs Monaco

Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge): A key playmaker for Club Brugge these past few seasons, he starred in Brugge's 6-1 win in the second leg against Rangers in the last Champions League qualifying round. He registered a goal and assist and he could contribute here.

Takumi Minamino (Monaco): The former Liverpool winger has been prolific for Monaco so far this season, scoring 2 goals in 4 appearances in Ligue 1. His pace could cause problems for the Club Brugge full-backs.

Club Brugge vs Monaco Match Facts

Referee: Italian Simone Sozza is taking charge of this game. He averages 4.49 yellow cards per game.

Broadcast Details:

UK: This match is being broadcast on TNT Sports 3.

Stadium Information: This game is being contested at the Jan Breydel Stadium which boasts a capacity of 29,062. The stadium is named after an instigator of the Bruges Matins.