Bruges – Monaco Tip Champions League, Matchday 1 on Thursday, 09/18/25 at 6:45 p.m.
For FC Bruges and AS Monaco, the direct duel at the start of the new Champions League season is a key match. If they want to avoid suffering an early setback in the battle to reach the first knockout round, a win is basically a must.
Accordingly, in my Bruges Monaco prediction, I assume that both teams will go on the offensive from the start. The bet “Both teams to score & Over 2.5 goals” is the logical consequence. Merkur Bets is offering this tip at odds of around 1.80.
Those who want to play it a little safer can split the combination and play both conditions as individual bets. The “Over 2.5 goals” stands out in particular. This line would have worked in 8 of Monaco’s last 9 games.
Bruges vs. Monaco AI predictions:
Our AI assistant is not missing out on this Champions League match, of course, and presents its very own Bruges Monaco AI prediction – conveniently divided into three risk areas.
However, you have to look very closely at the high risk. Here, the AI calls for the bet “Bruges leads at half-time.” The odds of around 3.20 at Bwin Mobile are strong.
However, despite home advantage, Bruges goes into the game as a slight underdog and has not been convincing recently (1-1 against Gent, 0-1 against Louviere).
Predicted chance of winning:
| Bruges win |
Draw |
Monaco win |
| 36.9% |
19.5% |
43.6% |
I much prefer the medium-risk tip. “Monaco over 1.5 goals” at odds of around 2.00 is well-founded. The Monegasques have been extremely aggressive in recent games. In seven of their last nine games, AS has scored at least two goals.
The low-risk selection is also excellent. The “Double Chance X2” may “only” offer odds of around 1.50 in one of the numerous sports betting apps. However, Monaco is in good form and has lost only two of its last twelve games. In any case, I expect AS to dominate in Bruges.
What you need to know about Bruges vs. Monaco betting
- Club Brugge has lost only two of its last ten home games in European competition – the defeats came against Aston Villa and Borussia Dortmund. During this period, the Belgians scored an average of 1.7 goals per game.
- AS Monaco won only three of their 16 competitive away games in 2025, suffering eight defeats. During this period, the Monegasques conceded 29 goals – ten more than they scored themselves.
- Both teams scored in four of Club Brugge’s last six home games in the Champions League. This betting selection has also been successful in three of Monaco’s four competitive games so far this season.
- Maghnes Akliouche scored two goals and provided one assist in the first four Ligue 1 games of this season. Last year, he was among the top 15% of attacking midfielders and wingers in Europe’s top five leagues in terms of assists and npxG + xAG (expected goals without penalties plus expected assists).
