Club Brugge parted company with manager Nicky Hayen after just two wins in seven
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Recommended bet: Arsenal to win to nil
Club Brugge surprisingly parted ways with Nicky Hayden over the weekend, despite the club sitting third in the Belgian Pro League.
They lost their last league match against St. Truidense, a result which saw them slip five points behind leaders Union Saint-Gilloise.
Arsenal also lost their last league outing, 2-1 at Aston Villa, but they have won a perfect five out of five in the league phase of the Champions League.
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Team news
Brugge could be facing a goalkeeper issue as both Simon Mignolet and Nordin Jackers missed the 3-2 loss at Sint-Truiden at the weekend.
Zaid Romero, Lynnt Audoor, Ludovit Reis and Romeo Vermant will also be missing for the home side on Wednesday evening.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta will be without defenders Cristhian Mosquera and Gabriel for the Champions League match, while both William Salbia and Riccardo Calafiori are doubts for the game.
Declan Rice and Mikel Merino are just a caution away from missing the Inter Milan match, so they must be careful in Belgium.
The stats
This will be the very first meeting between these two clubs in European competition. Arsenal, however, have a solid record against Belgian opposition on the continent over the years.
Across 16 matches dating back to 1963, the Gunners have won nine matches, with their last defeat coming in 1981 against SV Winterslag.
Brugge have lost three of their five Champions League matches this season and two of those defeats saw them fail to score.
In three of their last four losses, Brugge have also failed to score and this is something Arsenal can take advantage of.
Indeed, the North Londoners have won 14 matches to nil so far this season, conceding just nine goals in the process.
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Prediction
After suffering defeat to Villa at the weekend, Arsenal will be desperate to return to winning ways and continue their superb start to the Champions League group stage.
The club are currently top of the league table by three points from nearest challengers PSG as they seek to improve on their semi-final run last season.
Brugge may have drawn with Barcelona and won against Monaco, but this could arguably be their toughest tie of the campaign thus far.
With their attacking output declining in recent weeks, Arsenal will look to punish the Pro League side in Belgium on Wednesday evening.
Expect a comfortable win without too many problems for Arteta's side.
