PSV vs Tottenham Hotspur Predictions

As we edge towards the end of October, PSV find themselves in dreamland as far as their domestic campaign goes. They have won all 9 of their Eredivisie matches, putting themselves 5 points clear of Ajax in 2nd place and looking on track to secure another league title.

However, Dutch football isn’t the power it once was, and PSV aren’t enjoying the same levels of success continentally. Their 2 Champions League group stage matches so far have resulted in defeats, with a 4-0 thrashing at Barcelona being followed by a much more unfortunate 2-1 loss at home to Inter Milan last time out.

The Dutch giants were unlucky in that defeat to be honest. They went ahead midway through the first half and held their own for most of the contest, but the brilliance of Mauro Icardi made the difference on the night. Now, they host Tottenham as both sides look to win their first points of this group stage campaign.

Spurs picked up another 3 points at the weekend away to West Ham, but something just feels a bit flat about Mauricio Pocchettino’s side. They have struggled to put sides away this season, as made evident by their 1-0 victories over both Cardiff and West Ham.

This has come back to haunt them in the Champions League, where they capitulated late on away to Inter Milan to throw away a 1-0 lead and leave Italy pointless. Next up was a hosting of Barcelona, and while they did very well to keep themselves in the game at Wembley, the eventual 4-2 defeat showed that they simply didn’t have the quality to keep Lionel Messi quiet.

Tottenham have certainly played their fair share of dull matches in the past month, but we’re not expecting this to be one of them. PSV are a fast paced, attack minded side and know that they need a result here, so we can expect them to get at Spurs and give them problems. The Eredivisie leaders have scored a huge 36 goals in their 9 league games so far, and they’re facing a Spurs side who have shipped 15 goals in 12 competitive games this season.

Spurs, meanwhile, haven’t failed to score at all this term. Naturally, this has led to some high scoring affairs for both of them – PSV have seen at least 3 goals in 13 of their last 14 competitive games, while Spurs have in 9 of their 12 matches this season. This makes an Over 2.5 Goals bet look very attractive, so we’re going for that along with a 2-1 win for the visiting side.