PSV – Sevilla Tips Free Betting Tips
PSV need a miraculous comeback to stay alive in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) after being overwhelmed by Sevilla FC in last week’s play-off first leg at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán (SFC 3-0 PSV). Three days later, the Dutch club struggled to score away to Utrecht in the 22nd round of the Eredivisie, raising doubts about their ability to turn the tie around against the UEL kings.
With two goals as a player against Sevilla, PSV coach Ruud van Nistelrooy will need three or more of his men to snap a four-game losing streak to Spanish clubs. Solid at the Phillips Stadion, PSV have won three of their last four UEL matches at home with a clean sheet, suffering just one defeat in their last nine home matches in the competition (G6, E2, P1).
There is no doubt that the Phillips Stadion is a fortress, but there is one encouraging statistic for Sevilla fans (six UEL/UEFA Cup titles): none of the last seven Spanish visitors have lost at the Eindhoven giants’ home ground (G4, E3). Los Blanquirrojos head into the return leg having climbed away from the LaLiga relegation zone with ten points from a possible 15, although their record in the first 22 league games of the campaign is one of the worst in this century.
With a 3-0 win over PSV in the first leg, Sevilla evened their head-to-head record against Dutch clubs (G2, P2) and took a big step towards a potential third consecutive UEL conquest in editions in which they have faced Eredivisie sides. They have now advanced past 22 of their 25 UEL ties, but it remains to be seen if they can snap a run of nine European outings without a win (E5, P4).
Key battle: PSV have scored nine goals in their last two home games, with three of those goals coming from English center-back Jarrad Branthwaite, who has nearly doubled his professional goal tally. One of the players he will be looking to stop will be pivot Nemanja Gudelj, who scored the 3-0 goal in the first leg and has never drawn with PSV in his career (G4, P7).
Key stat: Of the 44 previous UEL ties with a first-leg difference of three or more goals, only one has been settled by the losing team advancing.
OVER 2.5 GOALS Odds: 2.00
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