There are eight fixtures to be played in the Champions League group stage on the 20th of September, including the meeting between Arsenal and PSV.
This match is in Group B, which also includes Sevilla and Lens and the game will be played at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal are currently in 4th place in the Premier League while PSV are top of the Eredivisie.
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Arsenal come into the match on the back of a 1-0 win at Everton in the Premier League on Sunday.
With the score 0-0 at half time, the Gunners scored the only goal of the game in the 69th minute and prevented Everton from creating any good goal scoring chances throughout much of the match.
The win over Everton means Arsenal are undefeated this season, having played 5 competitive fixtures, all in the Premier League.
In addition to the victory at Goodison Park, there have been wins over Nottingham Forest and Manchester United at home plus Crystal Palace away. The only setback came in a 2-2 home draw with Fulham.
Trends show both teams have scored in each of Arsenal’s 3 home matches this season, with over 2.5 goals in each of the 3 games.
We must go back to 2017 to find the last time Arsenal were in the Champions League and they were defeated 5-1 both home and away by Bayern Munich in the round of 16.
PSV make the trip to the Emirates Stadium having beat NEC 4-0 at home in the Eredivisie on the weekend.
It took until the 37th minute for PSV to open the scoring but they added a second goal just a minute later. PSV scored their third goal early in the second half and added a fourth late in the game.
The win over NEC means PSV are undefeated in their 8 competitive fixtures this season.
They have won all 4 of their Eredivisie matches and have beat Sturm Graz and Rangers in the Champions League qualifying rounds.
PSV beat Sturm Graz both home and away plus defeated Rangers 5-1 at home having been held to a 2-2 draw away.
Trends show PSV have a good record of 7 undefeated games in their last 8 encounters in the Champions League.
They have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 Champions League matches and both teams have scored in each of their last 5 on the road in the competition.
Team news: Arsenal continue without the injured trio of Thomas Partey, Jurrien Timber, and Mohamed Elneny.
Gabriel Martinelli could be unavailable having been withdrawn against Everton and Gabriel Jesus could come into the attack.
PSV also have three players unavailable, with Armando Obispo, Fredrik Oppegard, and Mauro Junior in the treatment room.
Armel Bella-Kotchap made his debut on the weekend having joined on loan and could keep his place in central defence.
Arsenal and PSV like to play attacking football and we could see both find the back of the net in this game. Arsenal have the greatest quality overall and with home advantage, we expect to see the Premier League club take maximum points.