With Liverpool 13 points behind in the Premier League table, Arsenal are almost certain to have no chance of winning the championship. They have also been eliminated from domestic competitions, so the Champions League is the only arena where they have any hope of winning the title.
At the moment, the Gunners are in poor form. They have not scored in the last two matches and have shown struggles without a striker. However, in the Champions League, Mikel Arteta and his team have performed more stably.
Arsenal are third in the qualifying round, behind only Liverpool and Barcelona. They have won all 4 recent matches in this tournament. The defense is the mainstay as they only face an xG (expected goal) of 0.73 - the lowest number in the 2024-2025 Champions League.
That statistic is in complete contrast to PSV, who have kept just one clean sheet in 10 Champions League games this season, but Peter Bosz's side have struggled to beat Juventus in the play-offs.
However, their domestic form is not good. The Dutch representative has now only won one of their last 6 matches in all competitions and has only kept a clean sheet in 1 of the last 14 matches. PSV is still 2nd in the Eredivisie rankings, 8 points behind Ajax.
In the past, the Dutch team was defeated 4-0 by Arsenal at the Emirates in the group stage last year. But the 1-1 draw in Eindhoven extended their home record against the Gunners to four games.
Expected lineup
PSV Eindhoven: Benitez; Ledezma, Flamingo, Boscagli, Malacia; Veerman, Schouten; Bakayoko, Saibari, Lang; De Jong
Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard
