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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

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UEFA Champions League 12.53X3.5322.70
SEO Match Summary
Aston Villa defeated Club Brugge KV 3-2 in this UEFA Champions League fixture played on 2026-09-08. The shot count was 14 for Club Brugge KV and 21 for Aston Villa. Possession finished at 64.0 percent against 36.0 percent. Expected goals were 1.53 for the home side and 3.22 for the visitors. The starting shapes were 4-2-3-1 and 4-2-3-1. The final score, attacking indicators, discipline, goalkeeper data and visual comparison are detailed below. The figures provide a factual account of the completed match and do not turn the recap into a prediction. The Football dashboard retains the interactive filters, team histories and season views for deeper analysis.
Club Brugge KV C Club Brugge KV
2 3
Full Time
Aston Villa A Aston Villa
John McGinnEmiliano BuendiaNicolas Jackson
Expected Goals (xG) 1.53 3.22
Shots 14 21
Shots on Target 7 9
Possession 64% 36%
Yellow Cards 3 3
Total Goals5
Formation4-2-3-1vs4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Performance

Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.

Club Brugge KV GK
PSxG conceded
Goals conceded3
Save %66.7%
Aston Villa GK
PSxG conceded2.59
Goals conceded2
Goals saved0.59
Save %71.4%
Club Brugge KV's keeper kept out 67% of the shots on target, while Aston Villa's keeper stopped about 0.6 goal more than an average keeper would.

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Attack vs DefensexG, shots & goals — Home/Away per competition
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Corner MasteryDistribution per opponent & tactical context
Top Scorers Cross-RefSquad ranked vs opponent & double-scorer combos
Referee TendencyTeam output under each referee they played for
Goalkeeper WeaknessWhere the keeper concedes — by zone & foot