Club Bruges v Birmingham City tips - Blues to lose in Belgium Visit Bet365 Save For Later Posted by Neil Roarty 18 Oct 2011 Tweet Nikola Zigic is 8/1 to open the scoring against Club Bruges (credit: Tak Lau) Related Articles See all Europa League news Share it Pin It Club Bruges v Birmingham City tips from Bettingpro tipsters. Birmingham City look set to suffer a Europa League defeat against Club Bruges on Thursday.Birmingham City could probably do without the Europa League this season as the extra matches and travelling time involved in the bloated competition will do nothing to help their quest to make an immediate return to the Premier League from the nPower Championship.Nonetheless, Chris Hughton's side have made a decent fist of being competitive in Europe, beating Nacional of Portugal in the playoff round and producing a surprising 2-1 away against NK Maribor in Group H. Those wins were sandwiched between a 3-1 loss to FC Braga but there is no shame in losing to last season's finalists.The Blues next opponents in the Europa League are Belgian side Club Bruges, who they face on Thursday evening. The Blauw-Zwart are top of Group H, with two wins from two matches and they will be looking to virtually ensure their passage to the knockout stages of the competition by beating the Championship side.It is surprising to see Bruges as big as 10/11, at William Hill, to beat Birmingham as they were were very impressive in both of their matches so far in the Europa League. They beat Maribor 2-0 in the Jan Breydel Stadium before winning 2-1 against Braga in Portugal. That suggests that they are a cut above Hughton's side and they should be a far shorter price to win on Thursday.Birmingham had a tough match with Leicester City on Sunday and, although they won 2-0, Hughton is likely to make changes for the trip to Belgium in order to keep his side fresh for this Sunday's match with Bristol City. That means that Marlon King, who scored from the spot against the Foxes, will make way for Adam Rooney, who is 9/1 at Blue Square to open the scoring on Thursday, and Nikola Zigic (8/1, Ladbrokes) may also come in to add experience to the attack.It is 18/5, at bet365, that the Blues beat Club Bruges but the home side should end up proving too good for the visitors, with striker Joseph Akpala (6/1, Paddy Power) likely to cause problems for a defence that has leaked 15 goals in just 9 Championship matches this season.RecommendationWin Market - Club Bruges (10/11, William Hill) Read our Bet365 review Get your £200 free bet at bet365 now Like Like Post to wall 282 Reads All Football News Recent Football Articles Europa League Final Tips – Madrid and Bilbao to serve up goals09 May 2012Domestic rivals Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao go head-to-head tonight in the 2012 Europa Leag Europa League Final: Athletic Bilbao believe they can beat Atletico Madrid08 May 2012Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente has declared that his side’s stunning Europa League succe Atletico Madrid v Athletic Bilbao Tips – Star men to settle Europa League final08 May 2012Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao go head-to-head on Wednesday night in an all-Spanish Europa Lea Atletico Madrid v Athletic Bilbao – Europa League Final Odds Preview08 May 2012Spanish sides Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao will contest the 41st Europa League final on Wedn Atletico Madrid v Athletic Bilbao preview - Europa League final betting tips07 May 2012Atletico Madrid are one of form teams in Spain at the moment and they can carry that into Wednesday Europa League Results – Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid into final26 Apr 2012Fernando Llorente netted a last-gasp winner for Athletic Bilbao as they set up a Europa League fina More Stories Recent Articles WTA Strasbourg Final live - Francesca Schiavone and Alize Cornet25 May 2012Francesca Schiavone and Alize Cornet are scheduled to meet on Saturday for an eagerly anticipated Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Guide - Spain25 May 2012Spain have the best draw and a powerful performer but they face an uphill struggle to win Eurovisio Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Guide - Germany25 May 2012Germany's entry is one of the most professional of Eurovision 2012 but it Roman Lob's song Standing Irish 2000 Guineas Betting Tips - Who'll Win the Irish 2000 Guineas?25 May 2012Trainer Aidan O'Brien is responsible for four of the 11 colts that will go to post for Saturday's I Norway v England First Goalscorer Cashback at Boylesports25 May 2012Boylesports are continuing their popular First Goalscorer cashback promotion on Saturday's internat League One Play-off Final First Goalscorer Cashback at Boylesports25 May 2012Boylesports are continuing their popular First Goalscorer cashback promotion on Saturday's League O More Stories Tags Birmingham City, Club Bruges, Club Bruges V Birmingham City Tips, Club Brugge V Birmingham City Tips, Europa League, Nikola Zigic
