Aston Villa head to the Jan Breydel Stadium for a fourth meeting with Club Brugge. It is the opening fixture of Villa’s 2026/27 UEFA Champions League campaign. This Aston Villa vs Club Brugge head-to-head record was last updated on 4 October 2026, building on the original head-to-head piece as the new fixture approaches.
The two clubs have met three times before, all inside last season’s Champions League. Villa won two of those three games and never once drew with Brugge.
Head-to-head record
Aston Villa have won twice, lost once, and never drawn with Club Brugge across their three meetings. Villa have scored six goals against the Belgian side and conceded two.
Brugge’s solitary win over Villa, back in November 2024, stands out for another reason. It was their only victory in their last 19 matches against English opposition.
Recent meetings in the Champions League
The first meeting came in November 2024 at Jan Breydel Stadium, and Club Brugge won it 1-0. Hans Vanaken converted a 52nd-minute penalty after Tyrone Mings was penalised for handball following an Emiliano Martínez goal kick.
Villa responded in style when the sides met again in the last 16 in March 2025. They won the first leg 3-1 away in Belgium, with Leon Bailey scoring, Brandon Mechele turning the ball into his own net, and Marco Asensio adding a penalty in the 88th minute.
Villa then won the return leg 3-0 at Villa Park to complete a 6-1 aggregate victory. That result sent Unai Emery’s side through to the Champions League quarter-finals, where they were eventually eliminated 5-4 on aggregate by Paris Saint-Germain.
What Aston Villa vs Club Brugge means
Villa’s record against Brugge is one of the strongest they hold against any European opponent: two wins from three, no defeats since that opening loss, and a goal difference of plus four. The Aston Villa vs Club Brugge fixture has so far rewarded Villa far more than it has troubled them.
That earlier knockout tie also carries weight beyond the scoreline. It marked the furthest Villa have gone in the Champions League in the club’s recent history, reaching the last eight before Paris Saint-Germain ended their run.
What happens next
This fourth meeting opens Villa’s 2026/27 Champions League campaign at the Jan Breydel Stadium. Supporters looking at the wider picture around the squad can read our squad refresh opinion, while the domestic calendar either side of the trip to Belgium is laid out in our TV fixtures update.
Those weighing up how Emery might line up for games like this one can also look back at our predicted starting XI feature for a sense of how we approach selection calls. For anyone keen on the club’s broader European story, the club’s kit history is worth a browse too.
