This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Arsenal at Emirates Stadium when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and PSV with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Arsenal and PSV.
Arsenal form and stats
Last season, Arsenal's Europa League journey ended in the round of 16.Seven points from three Premier League home games is a great start for Arsenal, who are hoping to build on that form here at Emirates Stadium.
A strong away win for Arsenal against Everton the last match, as Trossard were on target. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Arteta when Trossard scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 24th minute. The versatile forward Trossard edged out all others in that game and received a match rating of 7.84 out of 10. Trossard scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 22 successful passes (of 26 total).
Before that, Arsenal had a Premier League home game versus Manchester United which ended with a victory 3-1.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Arsenal home games with this odds we find 10 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 6 matches were won by at least two goals.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Arsenal, as the Premier League home game vs Tottenham Hotspur is only four days away.
The Arsenal manager Arteta has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. Arsenal have conceded 4 in these home matches.
PSV form and stats
PSV was sent out of Europa League in the knockout round play-offs last season, when Sevilla turned out to be too strong.PSV are yet to lose a point on their Eredivisie travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
The PSV goalkeeper Walter Daniel Benitez is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 251 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The club members enjoyed PSV's previous game versus NEC, a 4-0 win played at home. As mentioned above, PSV was the only team on the pitch versus NEC in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. de Jong has found the net for the visitors six fixtures in a row. The capability! Midfield player Veerman was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.92/10. Veerman signed up for two assists, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus RKC Waalwijk at their stadium, the result 4-0.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Eredivisie trip to Almere City.
It's early days yet, but PSV has scored 7 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Previous four meetings between these contenders: Arsenal won one, PSV triumphed in two and we saw one draw. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  L. de Jong 4 goals |  N. Lang 3 goals |   M. Ødegaard 2 goals |
Arsenal missing players
PSV missing players
| Arsenal | PSV | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 10 | 20 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 54 | 34 | Scored | S | 29 | 66 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 13.9 | 14.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 17.6 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 7.3 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 36% | ||
| 10.2 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Lens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | PSV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 10 | Brentford | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Everton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
| 19 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 11 |
| 3 | AZ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | PEC Zwolle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Heracles Almelo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 6 |
| 11 | Ajax | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | NEC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | FC Utrecht | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| 16 | RKC Waalwijk | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 3 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 0 |
| 18 | Almere City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 0 |
