Overview
Dortmund started the 2024-2025 season quite impressively with a record of 3 wins and 1 draw. Last weekend, coach Nuri Sahin's team defeated Heidemheim with a score of 4-2 at home. This victory helped them gain psychological momentum before entering the opening match of the Champions League.
As for Club Brugge, they are temporarily leading the Belgian national championship rankings with 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. However, the two teams below them, Genk and Anderlecht, still have 1 match left to play. In addition, Club Brugge lost to Union SG in the Belgian Super Cup match at the beginning of the season, despite playing at home at Jan Breydelstadion.
Club Brugge is Dortmund's favorite opponent in the European arena. In the 2019-2020 Champions League, the two teams met in the group stage. At that time, the German representative won both matches with the same score of 3-0.
In the longer term, Dortmund and Club Brugge have faced each other 9 times in history. The German representative has a better record with 5 wins. Brugge have lost both of their most recent meetings with Dortmund.
In general, the class difference between the two teams is not small, because Dortmund has been a great force in German football for many years.
Coach Sahin is aiming for his first victory in the continental arena as head coach. Club Brugge is a moderate challenge for this young strategist to achieve that goal.
Except for 2 of the last 11 campaigns, Dortmund have all participated in the knockout round of the Champions League. Therefore, this will be their minimum goal under Sahin, who replaces Terzic as head coach this summer.
Personnel situation
New signing Serhou Guirassy will compete with Maximilian Beier for a starting spot from Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi, another striker of the away team, is also in good form.
Brazilian winger Yan Couto has been forced to withdraw from the Brazilian national team due to injury. However, he returned to play as a substitute against Heidenheim. Meanwhile, Gio Reyna may be absent due to a groin problem.
On the other side of the front line, Kyriani Sabbe has returned from injury but Bjorn Meijer and Casper Nielsen are still sidelined.
Danish winger Andreas Skov Olsen is the top scorer for the home team this season with 3 goals. Meanwhile, teenager Chemsdine Talbi also had breakthrough performances.
Expected lineup:
Club Brugge: Mignolet, Seys, Mechele, Ordonez, De Cuyper, Onyedika, Vetlesen, Skov Olsen, Vanaken, Tzolis, Nilsson.
Dortmund: Kobel, Ryerson, Anton, Sule, Bensebaini, E. Can, Gross, Sabitzer, Brandt, Adeyemi, Guirassy.
The match between Club Brugge and Dortmund takes place at 2:00 am on September 19 (Vietnam time).
