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Club Brugge beat PSV 2-1 despite being outshot 27 to 10

Nicolo Tresoldi and Carlos Forbs, both set up by Joaquin Seys, won it for Club Brugge at the Philips Stadium and left PSV 24th in the Champions League table.

Club Brugge beat PSV 2-1 despite being outshot 27 to 10

Club Brugge won 2-1 at PSV on League phase matchday 4 of the Champions League, scoring twice from three shots on target. PSV had 27 shots in total.

The match was played at the Philips Stadium on Wednesday 4 November 2026.

The decisive moments

Brugge went ahead in the 25th minute. Nicolo Tresoldi scored from a Joaquin Seys assist.

Carlos Forbs was booked three minutes later, in the 28th minute, but it did not affect his night. PSV levelled in the 54th minute through Kodai Sano.

The winner came in the 65th minute. Forbs scored, and Seys supplied the assist for the second time. Seys was involved in both Brugge goals.

Hugo Vetlesen (73rd minute) and Jorne Spileers (81st) were both booked as Brugge protected their lead. All three yellow cards in the match went to Brugge.

What the numbers say

The statistics point firmly towards PSV. They had 62% of the possession and 27 shots to Brugge's 10. Nine of those were on target, against Brugge's three, and ten went off target. Another eight were blocked, compared with five for the visitors.

PSV also won the corner count 8-5. Brugge committed 10 fouls to PSV's eight.

Brugge's finishing made the difference. Two of their three shots on target went in, while PSV scored once from nine.

The season averages tell a similar story about the two sides. Brugge score 2.75 goals a game and PSV 0.75. Brugge concede 1.75 per game and PSV 1. Each side has kept one clean sheet in the competition so far.

Before the match, Brugge had beaten Inter 4-3 away and Lens 3-0, and lost 3-2 to Aston Villa. PSV had won 1-0 at Porto, lost 1-0 at Leipzig and drawn 1-1 with Shakhtar Donetsk.

What it means in the table

Brugge are ninth in the league-phase table with nine points from four games. They have won three, and their goal difference is +4. The top eight go straight through to the Round of 16, and ninth place sits just outside that group. PSG lead the table with 12 points from four wins and a goal difference of +15.

PSV are 24th with four points from four games. They have won one, and their goal difference is -1. That is the last of the knockout play-off places, which go to teams from ninth to 24th.

The two clubs had no previous meetings in the head-to-head records supplied to MFF. This was the first.

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