Arsenal v PSV

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Arsenal were denied a chance to potentially shave off a part of the points deficit between themselves and the Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday as The Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw away from home at Manchester United, leaving Mikel Arteta's side a significant 15 points behind The Reds, but the upcoming hosts head into this 2nd leg tie with PSV firmly in the driving seat.

PSV bounced back from their humiliating 7-1 defeat at the hands of Arsenal in last week's 1st leg tie in the Champions League with a 2-1 home win against Heerenveen in the Dutch Eredivisie which also halted a three-match losing streak in all competitions.

Arsenal will have to make do with yet another second place finish in the domestic top flight this season as Liverpool have seemingly run away with the league title, but an even bigger prize may still be on the table for The Gunners as the north London club have one foot firmly placed in the quarter-finals of this competition.

The hosts inflicted a 7-1 thrashing upon their Dutch opponents away from home in last week's 1st leg tie, while the bigger picture shows Arsenal have suffered just two defeats within their last 12 games in all competitions which were at the hands of Newcastle United and West Ham in the League Cup and Premier League respectively.

Prior to their 2-1 home win against Heerenveen, PSV had slipped to three defeats on the trot via losses to Go Ahead Eagles in the domestic cup competition and the Eredivisie respectively, along with the aforementioned 7-1 loss to Arsenal in the 1st leg of this Champions League clash.

Indeed, PSV have managed to capture just three wins from their last 10 matches across all competitions which came in the form of victories gained over Feyenoord, Juventus and Heerenveen, but have also slipped to four losses within these previous 10 games as well.

Results away from home have also produced disappointing returns for Peter Bosz's side as PSV have collected just three wins from their last 11 outings on the road in all competitions whilst also being handed six defeats in the process as well.

The goals market also looks highly promising as no fewer than eight out of PSV's last 10 outings on the road have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals, and having shipped seven goals last week, the Dutch visitors look set to be involved in further goals here on Tuesday night.

Arsenal v PSV Verdict

Two out of the last three meetings between Arsenal and PSV have resulted in three goals or more being scored and another eventful night looks set to unfold at the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal look to progress through to the last eight of this competition.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Arsenal win & Over 3 goals @ 3.25

Correct Score: Arsenal 3-1 @ 12.00