PSV vs Atl. Madrid prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-12-08 20:00.
[p]PSV and Atlético Madrid will hope to build upon matchday five successes against former UEFA Champions League (UCL) winners when they meet in Eindhoven.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]PSVâs 4-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield on matchday five was one of their best European nights in recent memory, and it was a victory that kept them in the hunt for reaching the knockout stages (W2, D2, L1). Their previous UCL triumph was a 6-2 thrashing of Napoli here, highlighting that when the Farmers get on a roll they can be difficult to stop, particularly as they are now unbeaten in 14 competitive games (W11, D3). Theyâve won the last five of those, and a mere two defeats from their last 12 UCL proper home games (W6, D4) hint that their momentum could well continue here.[/p]
[p]AtlĂ©tico are a point ahead of PSV after netting in injury time to beat Inter Milan 2-1 on matchday five, continuing their all-or-nothing European campaign (W3, L2). That was their fourth UCL winner to arrive in or after the 90th minute since the start of last season, although they were undone by a late strike on Saturday against Athletic Bilbao (L 1-0) as they slumped to back-to-back competitive defeats for the first time since March. The Mattress Makers havenât enjoyed travelling in Europe of late either, having lost each of their last three UCL away fixtures while conceding an average of three goals per game.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]AtlĂ©tico are unbeaten across six previous H2Hs (W4, D2) and havenât lost any of their last eight encounters with Dutch sides (W7, D1). PSV are unbeaten across their last four games against Spanish opponents (W3, D1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Each of PSVâs last 11 UCL fixtures saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]PSVâs last seven UCL home games produced an average of 5.29 goals (in 90 minutes) per game.[/p]
[p]Seven of AtlĂ©ticoâs last eight games witnessed scoring after the 75th minute.[/p]
[p]Each of AtlĂ©ticoâs last eight UCL away fixtures produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Couhaib Driouechâs brace for PSV against Liverpool took his UCL tally for the season to three goals, all scored after the 70th minute. JuliĂĄn Alvarez has netted in three of AtlĂ©ticoâs last four UCL games and has contributed to 13 of his clubâs last 34 goals in Europe (G10, A3).[/p]
[p]Ruben van Bommel, Ivan PeriĆĄiÄ, and Alassane PlĂ©a all missed PSVâs 2-0 win over Heerenveen on Saturday. Ălex Baena, JosĂ© MarĂa GimĂ©nez and Marcos Llorente are among AtlĂ©ticoâs expected absentees.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given PSVâs excellent form of late and AtlĂ©ticoâs struggles on the road, our tip is to back the hosts to win.[/p]
[p][i]Author: John Pennington[/i][/p]