Club Brugge go welcome Lens for Jan Breydel Stadion on Wednesday 21 October for one UEFA Champions League match wey go feel like local derby, even though the two clubs dey different countries. Di drive from Lens’ Stade Bollaert-Delelis to Club Brugge‘s Jan Breydel Stadion na about 68.5 miles, around one hour and 20 minutes by car. Di straight-line distance between the two venues na 55 miles, and Lens fans fit reach Belgium less than 90 minutes after dem set off.
Club Brugge dey second for Belgian Pro League, one point behind leaders Gent, and dem get one win and one defeat for UEFA Champions League. Club Brugge no play league match at the weekend; dia previous game na 4-3 away victory over Inter Milan at Giuseppe Meazza for UEFA Champions League. Club Brugge get 47% possession and eight shots on target for that game, with Nicolo Tresoldi scoring hat-trick and Romeo Vermant also find net.
Lens dey eighth for Ligue 1 with ten points from eight matches, and dem get one win and one defeat for UEFA Champions League. Dia last match na 3-1 away victory over Troyes at Stade de l'Aube, where dem get 59% possession and three shots on target. Odsonne Edouard and Ruben Aguilar find net, while own goal from Adrien Monfray complete di scoring. For dia last UEFA Champions League game, Lens lose 2-0 at home to Sporting.
For Club Brugge, dia record be 8 wins and 2 losses, with average of 2.5 goals from 6.4 shots on goal and 18.0 attempts. Dem get 61.7% possession and 7.4 corners per game. Dia opponents average 1.0 goal from 4.8 shots on goal and 15.8 attempts, while dem dey get 3.4 corners. Nicolo Tresoldi lead with 8 goals, Hugo Vetlesen get 5, while Jan Virgili and two others get 2 goals each. Carlos Forbs be di top assists maker with 6.
Lens get 5 victories, 4 defeats and 1 draw, with average of 2.1 goals from 6.0 shots on goal and 15.6 attempts. Dem average 52.7% possession, 481.7 passes, 6.9 corners awarded and 5.4 corners against, while dem conceded 1.5 goals from 4.6 shots on goal and 12.0 attempts. Florian Thauvin be dia top scorer with 5, while Ruben Aguilar, Florian Sotoca, Matthieu Udol and Abdallah Sima get 2 each. Florian Thauvin get 8 assists for dia last 10 games.
Di short distance between di two clubs beat di 2022 clash between Bayern Munich and RB Salzburg, where dia stadiums bin just over 80 miles apart. For first round of 1979-80 European Cup, Dundalk face Linfield, with grounds roughly 45 miles from each other. For 2025-26 third-round qualifying tie, FC Copenhagen and Malmö travel just under 27 miles across Øresund Bridge for di away leg.
