Club Brugge v LASK Linz Betting Tips – Champions League, 28th August 8.00pm
On paper, this always looked as if it was going to be a tight and competitive tie. It is Belgium’s Club Brugge who hold a narrow 1-0 atdantage after the first leg. So there are still narrow margins in play in this one, which will keep the hopes of Austrian side LASK fully alive. Read our predictions for Club Brugge v ASK Linz.
Club Brugge v ASK Linz Betting Odds*
Club Brugge 7/10
Draw 11/4
LASK Linz 15/4
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on August 25th, 2019 at 8:28 p.m.)
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Club Brugge News and Form – Can Belgians beat Linz again?
Club Brugge need to hold themselves steady on home soil to get through to the group stage. The Belgians hold a 1-0 advantage from the first leg, so that is a tidy away goal that they have under their belt. That’s a narrow advantage they have in an evenly-contested tie. Club Brugge are undefeated with a W5 D2 record this season in all competitions. They have only conceded in two of those games. They came into the UCL qualifiers in the previous round.
They received a tough draw there too against Dynamo Kyiv. The Belgians won 1-0 at home and then played out a 3-3 draw in Ukraine. It is a seven-match undefeated streak of form that Club Brugge are currently on in the Champions League. In last season’s group stage, they were unbeaten in their final four fixtures, which included drawn results against Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid. Mind you their win over Kyiv in the last round is their only home Champions League victory in their last nine.
Club Brugge v LASK Linz Head to Head
This tie is the first meeting between the two clubs
Key-Facts – Club Brugge v ASK Linz
- Club Brugge are undefeated in seven UCL games
- LASK have scored in all away games this season
- This is the debut UCL campaign for Linz.
LASK Linz News and Form – Can Austrians reach UCL group stage
Austrian top-flight team LASK are in their debut Champions League campaign. The loss to Club Brugge is the only defeat which they have suffered all season in all competitions. That includes their third-round tie in the UCL against FC Basel. Impressively Linz delivered the win in the tie, against a very decent side. The Austrians took a 2-1 road win in the first leg and then eased to a 3-1 success back at home.
So that result hinted that they were going to give Club Brugge a tough time. While LASK are down, they are not out. Last season they were in their first-ever Europa League qualification campaign. There they won their first tie against Lillestrom before falling to Besiktas in the third qualifying round. In total, the Austrians are W5 D2 in their last seven European games, winning two of their last three on the road.
Club Brugge v ASK Linz Tips & Odds
Both teams to score at 10/11
Club Brugge to win & both teams to score at 3/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on August 25th, 2019 at 8:28 p.m.)
Club Brugge v ASK Linz Predictions
Club Brugge to win: LASK Linz have scored in all of their away games played in all competitions this season. They had that fantastic win at Basel in the last round as well. While we expect them to fall, there looks value in both teams to score.
