Information and prediction for PSV vs Arsenal
PSV, from the Netherlands, and Arsenal, from England, will meet again this Thursday, October 27. This time at Philips Stadium in Eindhoven, they are committed for the fifth – penultimate – round of the Europa League group stage in their 2022/2023 season. The duel starts at 1:45 pm. The Gunners have reached the 12 possible points so far and lead the A bracket. The Dutch, with seven points, are in second place. With four points, Bodo/Glimt, from Norway, is in third position. The lantern belongs to Zurich, Switzerland, who did not score.
PSV’s recent performance
On Thursday 20 October, PSV were no match for Arsenal. In London, they lost 1-0 when playing the duel that had been postponed from the second round of the Europa League group stage due to the funeral ceremonies of Queen Elizabeth II. It was little in the face of the much higher volume of play from the English team, which produced 25 opportunities to shoot, eight of which had the right direction.
The Eindhoven club spent practically the entire match cornered in an attempt to defend itself. Offensively, it produced just four chances to fire. Only one of them went in the direction of the opposing goal. The worst, however, would come later. If the defeat to the Gunners was expected, the 4-2 loss suffered on Sunday, October 23, away from home, against Groningen in a duel for the eleventh round of the 2022/2023 version of the Dutch Championship certainly surprised even the most pessimistic of fans. .
The game has been opened. He had 45 submissions, 28 of them from PSV. However, the team ended up standing at 24 points (eight wins and three defeats). It didn’t lose second place in the Eredivisie. However, he saw Ajax, leaders, who thrashed Waalwijk 3-0, establishing a three-game winning streak, widening the gap between them to four points. In addition, he won the company of Feyenoord, who with the tie, 1-1, with Fortuna Sittard, reached the same score, although slightly disadvantaged when the tie-breaking criteria are taken into account.
Arsenal’s current form
Although thin, the victory over PSV last week assured Arsenal early qualification for the knockout stage of the Europa League. Now, it remains for the English club to decide whether they will advance as first place, which will allow them to go directly to the round of 16, or in the second position, which implies disputing the stage of the 16th finals.
The first hypothesis, in addition to avoiding a confrontation with a ‘relegated’ team from the Champions League and the risk of early elimination, still grants the benefit of two free dates in February. For that, a draw this Thursday is enough. The scenario, however, should not change the strategy that coach Mikel Arteta has been using for the competition. The coach has been fielding teams filled with reserves in Europa League matches.
He preserves his starters for the Premier League. On Sunday 23 October, in a duel for the thirteenth round of the Premier League, Arsenal ended up stumbling over Southampton. It was tied 1-1 in St. Mary’s. He took the lead with Xhaka’s goal in the 11th minute of the first half. In the final phase, the defense was leaked by Armstrong in the 20th minute. With 28 points (nine wins, one draw and one defeat), he kept the tournament lead. But the gap in comparison with second-placed Manchester City has dropped to two points.
Prediction and final prediction for PSV vs Arsenal:
Owner of technical superiority in comparison with PSV, Arsenal have the prediction of victory as the indicated guess for this Thursday’s confrontation for the fifth round of the group stage of the 2022/2023 version of the Europa League.
PSV vs Arsenal prediction: Arsenal win
