Europa Conference League Club Brugge vs Fiorentina: Preview, Prediction & Betting Picks

Date: 08/05/2024

Kick off time: 1:45 PM EST

Location: Jan Breydel Stadium

Following their win in the first leg, Fiorentina will be looking to book a back-to-back appearance in the Europa Conference League Final. However, Club Brugge could still overturn the one goal margin this week.

Club Brugge currently sit top of the Belgian Pro League Championship round. In 37 games, Club Brugge have 20 wins, ten draws and seven losses, leaving them on 45 points, two points above Anderlecht.

This is the first time Club Brugge have competed in the Europa Conference League. However, they have competed in other levels of European competition. In the Europa League, Club Brugge made it to the Quarter Finals in 2015 before losing to Dnipro. In the Champions League the furthest Club Brugge have gotten is the Round of 16 in 2023, where they lost 7 - 1 on aggregate to Benfica.
Fiorentina currently sit eighth in the Serie A after 34 games. La Viola have 14 wins, eight draws and 12 losses which leaves them on 50 points, ten points from Europa League football next season.

La Viola made it all the way to the Final of the Europa Conference League in its first year last season but slumped to a 2 - 1 loss in the Final against West Ham. Fiorentina have also made the Semi Finals of the Europa League, losing 5 - 0 on aggregate to Sevilla and also made the Round of 16 in the Champions League in 2010, losing 4 - 3 on aggregate against Bayern Munich.

Club Brugge and Fiorentina have met just once in their histories, that being the meeting in the first leg of this Semi Final. The 3 - 2 win for Fiorentina suggests that this fixture can promise a lot of goals along with drama as Raphael Onyedika was sent off for Club Brugge.

Club Brugge Team News

Nicky Hayen has no current injuries in his squad but will be missing Onyedika after his red card in the first leg.

Fiorentina Team News

Vincenzo Italiano has one injury to manage, that being Riccardo Sottil who broke his collarbone in early May.

In their last five games in all competitions, Club Brugge have four wins and one loss.
The visit to Union Saint-Gilloise saw Hugo Vetlesen open the scoring for Club Brugge early in the second half but then get sent off just 15 minutes later. Bjorn Meijer put Brugge back ahead and despite a late goal from Cameron Puertas, ten-man Brugge held on for a 2 - 1 win.

Brugge put on a show against Genk with Ferran Jutglà, Michał Skóaś, Igor Thiago and Maxim De Cuyper all scoring for Brugge in the 4 - 0 win.

Another showing against Genk saw Brugge find the back of the net with no reply. Kyriani Sabbe opened the scoring in the first half and Vetlesen and Thiago scored in the second half to give Brugge the 3 - 0 win.

The last time out for Brugge was against Antwerp. After a goalless first half, an own goal from Toby Alderweireld gave Club Brugge the lead and Andreas Skov Olsen doubled the lead just after the hour. Michel-Ange Balikwisha did convert his penalty just four minutes later but Brugge held on for the 2 - 1 win.

In their last five games in all competitions, Fiorentina have three wins and two losses.

After a goalless 80 minutes against Salernitana, Christian Kouamé opened the scoring for Fiorentina. Jonathan Ikoné then doubled the lead in the 95th minute giving Fiorentina the 2 - 0 win over a Salernitana that could only manage one shot on target.

The second leg of the Coppa Italia Semi Final saw Fiorentina take on Atalanta. Teun Koopmeiners opened the scoring for Atalanta in the eighth minute but following a red card to Fiorentina’s Nikola Milenković, Lucas Martinez Quarta equalised for La Viola. However, goals from Gianluca Scamacca, Ademola Lookman and Mario Pašalić gave Atalanta the 4 - 1 win.

Back in the Serie A, Fiorentina hosted Sassuolo. Sottil gave Fiorentina the lead early on and Quarta doubled the lead early in the second half. Kristian Thorstvedt got Sassuolo on the scoresheet but a brace from Nicolas Gonzalez and a goal from Antonin Barak gave Fiorentina the 5 - 1 win.

The most recent outing for Fiorentina was against Verona. A penalty from Darko Lazovic gave Verona the lead in the 13th minute but Gaetano Castrovilli equalised for Fiorentina before halftime. However, a Tijjani Noslin goal on the hour mark gave Verona the 2 - 1 win.

The first leg of the Europa Conference League Semi Finals saw Fiorentina host Club Brugge. Sottil opened the scoring early just a penalty from Hans Vanaken levelled the game before the 20 minute mark. Adrea Belotti regained the lead for Fiorentina before halftime and even after the red card to Brugge’s Onyedika, Thiago equalised for Brugge. However, in extra time M’Bala Nzola grabbed a goal to give Fiorentina the 3 - 2 win.

The contest in the first leg suggests that the second leg may be even closer, with a draw the most likely outcome and Fiorentina progressing regardless. Club Brugge 1 - 1 Fiorentina

Club Brugge vs Fiorentina will be available to watch on Paramount+ in the USA.