This promises to be an action-packed encounter for PSV at Philips Stadion when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Arsenal 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 PSV and Arsenal.
PSV form and stats
PSV was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Europa League.When playing at home in the Eredivisie, PSV have managed 5 wins, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games. On the other hand, in the Europa League, PSV has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
In their previous game, the manager van Nistelrooy led his PSV to a defeat away at FC Groningen. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Philips Stadion. A goal frenzy last time out for PSV, with a total of 6 goals in the match against FC Groningen. Fun stuff to watch! Midfielder Gakpo was the best player on the team with a rating of 10.0 (out of ten) in that game. Gakpo hit the woodwork once, signed up for two assists, hit 13 key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Arsenal in the Europa League.
The match schedule is unforgiving for PSV as they have a new game in only three days, a Eredivisie match thankfully also at home. NEC are visiting.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of PSV is on fire here. A stunning 22 from 5 league matches. PSV have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Arsenal form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the semi-finals, when Villarreal drew the shortest straw.4-0-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Arsenal in their Premier League matches away. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 4W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.
Arsenal has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Southampton for a 1-1 draw. Midfielder Xhaka was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Xhaka scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 56 successful passes (of 62 total).
Before that game, the win at home against PSV in the Europa League (1-0). As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Arsenal in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Arsenal, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
A new game in only three days for Arsenal, the Premier League home match versus Nottingham Forest. Busy days.
It's not easy to score on Arsenal as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The newest registered meeting featuring both these contenders is the Arsenal - PSV 1-0 played not long ago this season. PSV-Arsenal H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: PSV one win, Arsenal one win, one draw. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  C. Gakpo 9 goals |  X. Simons 8 goals |  G. Til 5 goals |
PSV missing players
Arsenal missing players
| PSV | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 9 | 21 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 69 | 41 | Scored | S | 24 | 61 | ||
| 39 | 15 | Conceded | C | 15 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 68% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 8% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15.8 | 16.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 15.4 | ||
| 6.7 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 6.2 | ||
| 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| 12.6 | 11.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 8 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | PSV | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Bodø / Glimt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Zürich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -11 | 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 | Ajax | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 28 |
| 2 | PSV | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 24 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 24 |
| 4 | AZ | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | RKC Waalwijk | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Fortuna Sittard | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 11 | Vitesse | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Excelsior | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 10 |
| 14 | Go Ahead Eagles | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 9 |
| 15 | SC Cambuur | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 8 |
| 16 | FC Groningen | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 8 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -15 | 6 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 6 |
| 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 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 26 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Fulham | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Brentford | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Everton | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 13 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | -15 | 9 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -7 | 8 |
