PSV vs Liverpool prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-01-28 20:00.
[p]PSV seem to have all but done enough to progress from the inaugural league phase of the UEFA Champions League (UCL), but they’ll be wanting to take the mathematics out of the equation by getting at least a point when hosting table-topping Liverpool here. The hard work was done with their 3-2 win away to Red Star Belgrade last time out in Europe, a scoreline that was repeated at the weekend when they got the better of NAC Breda.[/p]
[p]That result continued what is truly a remarkable run at home for PSV, who have now suffered just one defeat in their last 53 games at the Philips Stadion (W44, D8). Nested in that streak is a ten-game unbeaten home run in Europe (W6, D4), which will boost the Farmers’ confidence massively since they’ve lost their last five games against Liverpool while only managing to get on the scoresheet twice in that time.[/p]
[p]Liverpool make the trip after yet another clinical display at the weekend, dispatching Ipswich 4-1 to consolidate their 2-1 victory over Lille earlier in the week. The latter made it an impressive seven wins from seven in Europe this season for Arne Slot’s side, making him just the second-ever manager in UCL history to win his first seven matches in charge of a club.[/p]
[p]Slot now returns to his native country as a travelling manager, and with him he brings a team looking to continue a ruthless streak of winning 12 of their last 15 away UCL matches (L3). The Reds will need to be on song if they’re to gift their boss bragging rights over his former foes however, as Slot has beaten PSV just once in his last seven meetings as a manager (D3, L3).[/p]
[p]Key battle: There’ll be a race between Luuk de Jong and Mohamed Salah on who can rewrite the history books first, with the PSV captain being just one goal away from becoming the club’s highest scorer in their European Cup/UCL history. Should Liverpool’s Egyptian score, he would become the first player to reach 50+ European goals for an English club (excluding qualifiers).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Liverpool have conceded just one first-half goal in their last eight games.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]