Champions League, played Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
Here is our PSV v Girona tip and game preview. Based on our detailed analysis of statistics listed below and other factors, we predicted both teams to score in this game, over 2.5 goals, and a PSV home win. Our confidence in this tip was moderate relative to other tips.
PSV's seven-game unbeaten run in all competitions was brought to an end on Saturday in the Dutch Eredivisie when they suffered a 3-2 loss away from home at Ajax, while Girona picked up a second win on the trot in all competitions with a 4-3 home win against Leganes.
PSV have produced a slow start to this season's Champions League campaign having drawn twice and lost once in their opening three games of this new format, leaving the Dutch hosts in a disappointing 28th place in the table overall but still just a point adrift of the play-off places.
A heavy 3-1 loss away from home at Juventus in their opening game on Matchday 1 was not the sort of start PSV manager Paul Bosz would have envisaged for his side but the hosts have at least steadied the ship by picking up points following draws with Sporting Lisbon and French champions, PSG respectively.
Prior to the defeat at Ajax on the weekend, PSV had put together a seven-game unbeaten sequence which included picking up five wins in the process, all of which were in the Dutch Eredivisie where PSV sit top of the table and five points clear of second placed Ajax.
In addition, six out of PSV's last 10 matches overall have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals as well.
Girona made it two wins on the trot on the weekend when they recorded a 4-3 home win against Leganes in La Liga which followed a previous 4-0 win away from home at Extremadura in the Copa del Rey.
The Spanish visitors have also picked up recent wins against Athletic Bilbao in the domestic top flight along with a 2-0 home win against Slovakian outfit Slovan Bratislava on Matchday 3 in the Champions League, but results overall have been fairly inconsistent.
Indeed, Girona began their first ever Champions League campaign in disastrous fashion as the Spanish side were handed back-to-back defeats on Matchday 1 and 2 by PSG and Feyenoord in 1-0 and 3-2 losses respectively.
The bigger picture shows Girona have managed to capture just four wins from their last 12 matches in all competitions and having also slipped to six defeats within this period as well, Michel Sanchez's side are likely to be facing another tough assignment at the Philips Stadion on Tuesday evening.
To emphasise this, Girona have registered just two wins from their previous 10 outings on the road in all competitions, slipping to six defeats in the process.
PSV v Girona Verdict
PSV have suffered just two defeats in their last 26 home games, collecting no fewer than 17 wins along the way so the hosts look the more likely to grab the three points here.
Therefore, our main bet will be PSV win @ 1.70
Other side bets worth considering:
PSV win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.40
Correct Score: PSV 2-1 @ 8.50
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| A | Ajax | 3-2 |
| H | FC Zwolle | 6-0 |
| A | PSG | 1-1 |
| A | AZ | 1-2 |
| H | Sparta | 2-1 |
| H | Leganes | 4-3 |
| A | Extremadura | 0-4 |
| A | Las Palmas | 1-0 |
| H | Slovan Bratislava | 2-0 |
| H | Real Sociedad | 0-1 |