The final round of fixtures in Group B of the 2023/24 Champions League gives the opportunity for the two teams to relax as PSV Eindhoven meet Arsenal.
The game will be played at the Philips Stadion and the hosts are second in the group on 8 points while the visitors are top of the group on 12 points.
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PSV Eindhoven come into the match having beat Heerenveen 2-0 at home in the Eredivisie on the weekend.
PSV Eindhoven opened the scoring in the 33rd minute and doubled their advantage with 12 minutes remaining in the game to take maximum points.
The win means PSV Eindhoven are 10 points clear at the top of the Eredivisie.
PSV Eindhoven have won each of their last 4 fixtures in all competitions.
In addition to the victory over Heerenveen, there have been wins over Twente and Feyenoord away in the Eredivisie plus a good 3-2 win at Sevilla in the Champions League.
Trends show PSV Eindhoven have not been beaten in 8 of their 9 most recent matches in the Champions League.
They are undefeated in each of their last 4 games in the competition and have lost only 1 of their last 10 Champions League fixtures on home soil.
There have been over 2.5 goals with both teams scoring in 3 of PSV Eindhoven’s last 4 home Champions League matches.
Arsenal make the trip to Eindhoven on the back of a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa in the Premier League.
The only goal of the game was scored in the 7th minute and Arsenal could not breakdown the Aston Villa defence, despite having plenty of time to attack.
The defeat at Aston Villa was the first loss in 7 fixtures in all competitions for Arsenal.
There have been wins over Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers at home plus Brentford and Luton Town away in the Premier League.
The Gunners have also tasted success against Sevilla and Lens at home in the Champions League.
Trends show Arsenal are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 Champions League matches.
They have won each of their last 3 games in the competition, including a 2-1 away victory over Sevilla.
However, Arsenal have lost 2 of their last 3 away Champions League matches and have seen both teams score in each of their last 7 UCL games on the road.
Team news: PSV Eindhoven are without suspended forward Hirving Lozano. Jordan Teze is injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Noa Lang and Armel Bella-Kotchap.
Arsenal travel without Takehiro Tomiyasu, Fábio Vieira, Emile Smith-Rowe, Thomas Partey, and Jurrien Timber, who are all in the treatment room.
Both teams have already secured their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League this season.
We could see some rotation in the starting XI’s but with PSV Eindhoven in great form and being at home, the fans will be pushing them towards a win. We expect to see both teams scoring but for the hosts to come out on top.