PSV and Arsenal will put to the side their domestic woes when they go head-to-head in the Champions League this Tuesday. The two sides face off in the last 16 of the competition with PSV hosting the first leg. Below is our prediction of the match.
PSV haven't had it easy in the past few weeks. They are coming into this game off the back of a 3-2 defeat at Go Ahead Eagles. That was their second straight loss and a third of the last five matches.
One win only in their last six matches is a depiction of their recent struggles. Their only win in this run was in the Champion League, at home to Juventus.
Arsenal finished third in the league stage of this competition and unlike PSV, they didn’t need to go through the knockout round play-offs. The Gunners will resume their European assignments on a much weaker footing though.
Mikel Arteta’s side is ravaged with injuries to their attacking players and have lately been struggling. In three of their last four matches, they failed to score.
The visitors are heading into this game straight from a 0-0 draw with Nottingham Forest, a result that threw their league title race into further disarray. Away fans will hope wins in their last two Champions League matches on the road offer the needed lift.
Four of Arsenal’s five players unavailable for this game are attackers. The Gunners are seriously short of forwards and this has affected their goal-scoring. They failed to score in three of the last four matches. Coupled with their poor away form in the Champions League, this doesn’t look good.
PSV have struggled in recent matches but not in attack. They are also on a good run in the Champions League at home. Given these stats, our prediction for PSV v Arsenal is for PSV to win.