Ace Football previews the Champions League game between PSV Eindhoven and Shakhtar Donetsk who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
PSV Eindhoven start the season as favourites to land the Champions League crown. They launch their title bid this coming Thursday at home in an opening day fixture with Shakhtar Donetsk at Philips Stadion.
Form: PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk
PSV Eindhoven Form
PSV Eindhoven are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 5-1 win against FC Groningen. They went on to beat FC Utrecht by 1-6, before also getting the better of Ajax in a 1-3 victory. PSV Eindhoven managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Champions League. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored 14 and conceded 18 goals.
Shakhtar Donetsk Form
The results have been up and down for Shakhtar Donetsk, who beat Kryvbas by 2-3. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-1 against FC Kolos Kovalivka, before claiming a victory in a 1-2 game against Karpaty. Shakhtar Donetsk came through their last six away games in the Champions League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 14 goals to seven.
Betting facts for PSV Eindhoven and Shakhtar Donetsk
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between PSV Eindhoven and Shakhtar Donetsk. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 36 of the last 38 PSV Eindhoven home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 33 of the last 35 PSV Eindhoven matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 9 PSV Eindhoven home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 PSV Eindhoven matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 PSV Eindhoven home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Shakhtar Donetsk away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Shakhtar Donetsk have won 6 of the last 8 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Shakhtar Donetsk have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Shakhtar Donetsk matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Shakhtar Donetsk away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Ricardo Pepi found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Marlon Gomes just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular markets: PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Full-time result
PSV Eindhoven claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Shakhtar Donetsk won eight of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing one in this series of matches. PSV Eindhoven won their last 4 matches.
Both teams to score
PSV Eindhoven scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Shakhtar Donetsk scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive PSV Eindhoven games Shakhtar Donetsk will feel optimistic about scoring on Thursday with PSV Eindhoven managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games.
Total goals
PSV Eindhoven saw over 2.5 goals in ten of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Shakhtar Donetsk, who scored 2.1 times on average in these matches. PSV Eindhoven conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches.
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