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Kolade Daniel

Arsenal vs PSV Bet Builder: Thursday, October 20th

The Europa League Group stages continue on Thursday with a rearranged fixture and we’ve got Arsenal vs PSV bet builder tips for. Two in-form sides lock horns for a fixture that could be significant in determining who comes out of Group A on top. Both teams remain unbeaten in the competition so far so we can expect an end-to-end encounter in north London.

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PSV vs Arsenal Preview
PSV vs Arsenal Stats & Facts
PSV vs Arsenal Bet Builder

Arsenal vs PSV Preview

Thursday, October 20th, 18:00 (UK)

Despite both Arsenal and PSV playing catch-up, they remain 1st and 2nd in Europa League Group A. The Gunners have excelled on every front this term. They sit atop the Premier League after picking up 27 of the first 30 available points. They can qualify for springtime European football with two games to spare should they win here.

A power cut saw Arsenal’s weekend game with Leeds delayed for some time, yet that didn’t stop boss Mikel Arteta from wild celebrations at the final whistle after a difficult game. The passionate Spaniard stated that he “loves the resilience, the fight, the character, and the courage” that his side has shown. History tells us they might need some of that here. Arsenal have failed to win five of their eight home fixtures against Dutch opponents (W3, D4, L1).

Former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy brings his PSV side to North London in rampant form. Eindhoven have scored 17 times across a four-match winning run, including a 5-1 Group A triumph over Zürich on their last UEL away trip. If they can keep up those kinds of averages, they’ll be in with a great chance of securing their own progression early.

Van Nistelrooy faced no side more often in his playing career than his 12 appearances against Arsenal and famously missed ‘that’ penalty in Arsenal’s Invincibles season, but this will be his first return in the dugout.

He’ll now look to add to his side’s relatively good performance against English opponents with 34 prior encounters in the bank (W10, D9, L15). though PSV’s win rate drops to a measly 22% when considering only games played on English soil.

The bookies might have Arsenal as slight favourites to win but the reality is that the Dutch outfit boasts more than enough firepower to hunt their hosts, especially if Mikel Arteta fields a weakened team.

Arsenal vs PSV Stats and Facts

These sides have only met six times before in Europe, with Arsenal just edging the head-to-head with two victories to one. The other three matches have ended in draws, including a 1-1 Emirates stalemate when these sides last faced off in the Champions League back in 2007.
PSV beat Zürich 5-1 in their last UEFA Europa League away game – they haven’t won consecutively on the road in the competition since October 2013, while they last did so in the same season in 2011-12 (a run of four).
Arsenal have won each of their first three group stage games in all five of their appearances in the UEFA Europa League. However, only in 2020-21 have they won each of their first four group stage games in the competition, winning all six in that campaign.
PSV have won just one of their last 11 away matches against English sides (D4 L6), beating Tottenham Hotspur in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup in 2007-08, with Jefferson Farfan scoring the game’s only goal.

Arsenal vs PSV Bet Builder

Both sides know what is at stake in this encounter. Mikel Arteta would be expected to field a more ‘competitive’ side than he has done in the opening three games of the competition.

Regardless, the form of both sides makes it rather difficult to point at an outright winner. It is perhaps easy to expect goals in a decent amount. Arsenal have scored an average of almost 2.5 goals per game while PSV have bagged an impressive average of over 3 goals from their 18 matches played this season (all competitions). With that in mind, it’s safe to expect goals at both ends and it would be a case of who outscores the other for the winner.

Eddie Nketiah was rather quiet against Bodo/Glimt last week but he could be decisive in this tie as his pace could see him cause the PSV defence some problems. Speaking of problems, Arsenal will equally find it hard to contain Cody Gakpo. The Dutchman is in serious form at the moment.

Gakpo has failed to make a goal contribution in just one of his last ten appearances for club and country. With 14 goals already this season, he’ll be eager to prove why Premier League sides are all out for his signature and he could yet grab a goal at the Emirates.