The most exciting contest in Gameweek 4 of the UEFA Champions League saw Club Brugge and Barcelona play out a thrilling 3-3 draw, with numerous chances at both ends of the pitch. The draw leaves some question marks for Hansi Flick’s side, who have now won only three of their last seven matches and sit outside the...
With the evolution of the modern game, there seems to be a permanent place for data and numbers in football. Not in a futile way, but in a way that empowers scouts, analysts, coaches, and decision-makers across the game. The football world is waking up to the fact that properly...
In one of the most surprising transfers of the European summer window, Nicolò Tresoldi (born 20th of August 2004) made the move from Hannover 96 to Club Brugge. The 21-year-old centre-forward had been attracting attention in Germany’s 2. Bundesliga for some time, so his switch to Belgium came as a...
Belgium has long been renowned for producing dynamic attacking talent, including the legendary Eden Hazard, Dries Mertens, and Jeremy Doku. Now, Jesse Bisiwu is the latest promising winger to emerge from this rich footballing tradition. A product of Club Brugge’s respected youth academy called Club NXT, Bisiwu has already made an impact at a...
Welcome back to the third instalment of my series of articles, which takes a data-driven approach to player ID and recruitment in football. In the first two, I have looked at centre-backs, taking a close look at the roles of 'Dominant Defender' and 'Ball-Playing Defender'. This time around, it is...
The UEFA Champions League provided another fascinating matchday, with three huge Italian sides crashing out in the Round of 32. Whilst each of Milan, Atalanta and Juventus all lost to relative underdogs, Gian Piero Gasperini was left perplexed as the reigning Europa League champions were dismantled at the hands of...
Joaquin Seys is at left-back in Total Football Analysis’ 2025 Breakout XI. It’s been quite the year for Seys, who has gone from playing in Club Brugge’s reserve team, Club NXT in the second tier, to becoming a nailed-on starter for the senior squad in a matter of months. What...
Matchday one of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League is complete and it was a whirlwind of action and surprises. Our tactical analysis shares the best tactical formations and plays from Champions League week one, as we dive into what worked and what didn't work. Let's start off with a look...
The 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League season marks the continuation of the tournament's prestige, featuring 36 clubs from various European leagues. This year, the competition structure has evolved, creating more opportunities for teams to progress while adding a layer of complexity to the group stages, as we will see in this...
In a transfer that was announced early, and while the season was still ongoing, 21-year-old Swiss international midfielder Ardon Jashari is joining Club Brugge from Swiss Super League side FC Luzern for a fee in the region of €6 million. Jashari has been one of the best defensive midfielders in...
In what turned out to be yet another tumultuous season for Club Brugge, the 18-time Belgian champions sacked Ronny Deila in mid-March, after less than a year in charge, despite guiding the club to the title playoffs and the quarter-finals of the Conference League. The club then turned to Nicky...
Belgian giants Club Brugge find themselves in uncharted territory this season in the Jupiler Pro League. Having won the league title in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, finished second in 2021-22, and fourth in 2022-23, they have gotten off to an uncharacteristically poor start this time around. Ronny Deila's men...
Club Brugge have had a fantastic start to the new Belgian Pro League season, with the Belgian side sitting top of the table after the first four matchdays, having scored 14 goals in those four matches. They also scored five or more goals in their last four matches in all...
In the most expensive transfer of the young summer window so far, Club Brugge have signed 22-year-old Brazilian striker Igor Thiago from Bulgarian champions PFC Ludogorets Razgrad for a fee of around €8 million. The forward has now become one of the first signings of new Club Brugge head coach...
After a terrible start to the 2022/23 Belgian Pro League season, when the club sat bottom with only one win from its opening nine matches, Austrian Dominik Thalhammer was sacked by Cercle Brugge. His replacement came from within, with Thalhammer’s assistant and compatriot Miron Muslić, who had been promoted from...
In one of the more interesting ties of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 matchups, Belgian champions Club Brugge face off against Portuguese powerhouses SL Benfica. Since Scott Parker took over the Belgian giants at the beginning of January, they have not been in the greatest form, with only...
When it comes to Ecuadorian football, Independiente del Valle is one of the best teams in the country. The Ecuadorian Serie A side is also known for its famed youth development. Jefferson Montero, Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Moises Caicedo, and Bayer Leverkusen’s Piero Hincapie are just a few of...
After a spectacular start to the season in the Challenger Pro League with the Club Brugge Nxt team, Arne Engels has sealed a move to FC Augsburg in the German Bundesliga. The 19-year-old Belgium left the Belgian giants without making a senior appearance, but after the first half of the...
At the end of August, Scott Parker was sacked by Bournemouth after a 9-0 drubbing at the hands of Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool. Now, almost exactly four months later, the Englishman has been hired as manager of the current Belgian champions, Club Brugge, after they sacked Carl Hoefkens. The former Tottenham Hotspur player...
Club Brugge have been dominating the Belgian Pro League for the last few years, winning four league titles in the previous five seasons. This time though, they have been below their best and currently sit in third place. But they have been brilliant in the UEFA Champions League and have...
