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PSV v Sporting
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Kick Off: Tuesday 1st October at 20:00
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Competition: Champions League
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Watch Live: TNT Sports 8
PSV Eindhoven welcome Sporting CP to the Phillips Stadion on Tuesday evening to contest what should be an enthralling Champions League Group Stage clash between the Dutch and Portuguese title holders in the Netherlands. View our betting preview and Champions League tips for the contest below.
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PSV have made a perfect and entertaining start to their Eredivisie title defence, winning seven games out of seven while averaging 3.57 goals per 90 minutes and they transferred their cavalier approach to the Champions League on matchday one when they lost a thrilling encounter to Juventus (3-1) in Turin.
Bettors should expect Peter Bosz’s swashbuckling Boeren to perform with a similarly open style against Sporting in Eindhoven and the goals should flow again as a result. Visiting Sporting have won eight on the bounce, netting 27 times along the way, so expect the confident visitors to trade blows with PSV.
🔍 PSV v Sporting Players to Watch
🟢 Viktor Gyokeres
Viktor Gyokeres is the focal point of Sporting’s three-pronged attack and the Swedish striker has been averaging a healthy 2.05 shots on target per 90 minutes in the Portuguese Primeira Liga this season and is already into double-figure goals in the division (10 in 7).
Gyokeres scored from a single attempt on target in Sporting’s UCL Group Stage matchday one win over Lille on September 17th, though he could improve on that shot tally against a PSV defence that conceded three goals, 15 attempts and 2.90 in xGF to Juventus.
🔴 Walter Benitez
First-choice keeper Walter Benitez missed PSV’s 3-1 matchday one loss to Juventus due to the birth of his child and watched from a distance as his understudy, Joel Drommel, faced six shots on target and made three saves in Turin.
Benitez could be just as busy between the sticks against a Sporting side that has been averaging 22.5 shots and 6.12 shots on target per 90 in all competitions since the summer. Back the 31-year-old to be called into action three or more times in Eindhoven.
🟢 Francisco Trincão
PSV committed just six fouls in their loss to Juventus on matchday one while Sporting racked up 17 fouls in their triumph over Lille the same evening, so expect the Portugues champions to be the aggressors again in Eindhoven.
Sporting boss Ruben Amorim likes his forwards to be pressing machines and each member of this front three fouled at least twice in the Leões’ win over Lille. Hard-working winger Trincao committed three fouls in that victory and under the same tactical instructions, he could give at least one free kick away again here.
📂 PSV v Sporting Cheat Sheet
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💻 PSV v Sporting Form and Tactics
PSV already look a cut above the field in the Eredivisie again this season where the early leaders rank first for goals scored (25), xGF accrued (18.1), possession controlled (73.6%) and corner kicks won per 90 (8.43).
However, the domestic dominance they’ve enjoyed with Peter Bosz’s 4-3-3 formation counted for little when they were outclassed by Juventus (3-1) on matchday one in the Champions League. Juve were two goals to the good inside 27 minutes in Turin and took full advantage of some naïve PSV defending to record a cosy victory.
PSV will need to sharpen up at the back to avoid a similar outcome against Sporting. Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-3 set-up, which includes adventurous positioning of wing-backs and clever rotations in attack, has helped Sporting to win eight games in a row since their Super Cup loss to Porto.
Efficiency is the name of the game for Sporting who had just 50% possession against Lille in their UCL opener, but comfortably outgunned the French opponents for xGF (1.60 – 0.40) and shots (18-3). Sporting also drew 18 fouls from a frustrated Lille, with the French outfit collecting five cards (4Y, 1R) in their loss.
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🏁 PSV v Sporting Ref Watch
- Italian ref Marco Guida has been brandishing 3.50 cards and awarding 23.00 fouls per Serie A fixture (2) this season.
- Guida took charge of Ranger’s UCL qualifier against Dinamo Kyiv in August, producing two cards and 17.00 fouls on that occasion.
- He officiated over six UCL fixtures last season. Those games averaged 3.33 cards and 20.17 fouls.
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