PSV vs Girona FC, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
PSV vs Girona FC — Champions League at Philips Stadion.
Match Details
- Referee Michael Oliver
- Assistant 1 Lee Betts
- Assistant 2 James Mainwaring
17 games this season
🟨 3.5/game
⚽ 12.8 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester City FC | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Real Madrid CF | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Internazionale Milano | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 8 | 14 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventus FC | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | Club Atlético de Madrid | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | Atalanta BC | 8 | 13 |
| 16 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 11 |
| 18 | PAE Olympiakos SFP | 8 | 11 |
| 19 | Club Brugge KV | 8 | 10 |
| 20 | Galatasaray SK | 8 | 10 |
| 21 | AS Monaco FC | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | Qarabag Agdam FK | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | FK Bodø/Glimt | 8 | 9 |
| 24 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | Olympique de Marseille | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | Paphos FC | 8 | 9 |
| 27 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 9 |
| 28 | PSV | 8 | 8 |
| 29 | Athletic Club | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | SSC Napoli | 8 | 8 |
| 31 | FC København | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | AFC Ajax | 8 | 6 |
| 33 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 |
| 34 | SK Slavia Praha | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | Villarreal CF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | FK Kairat | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov | Girona FC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 02 Nov | AFC Ajax | A | 2–3 | L |
| 26 Oct | PEC Zwolle | H | 6–0 | W |
| 22 Oct | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Oct | AZ | A | 2–1 | W |
| 05 Oct | Sparta Rotterdam | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov | PSV | A | 0–4 | L |
| 02 Nov | CD Leganes | H | 4–3 | W |
| 26 Oct | UD Las Palmas | A | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Oct | SK Slovan Bratislava | H | 2–0 | W |
| 19 Oct | Real Sociedad de Fútbol | H | 0–1 | L |
| 06 Oct | Athletic Club | H | 2–1 | W |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
PSV this season
PSV this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
PSV
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
PSV
| Sergino Dest | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Philips Stadion. PSV are looking to make home advantage count against Girona FC.
- 5' The 36-year-old Daley Blind has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 15' Girona FC is showing some good football. However, Girona FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 16' GOAL! Ryan Flamingo fires home to make it 1-0!
- 21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 33' Assisted by Noa Lang with the perfectly-timed delivery and Malik Tillman makes no mistake. 2-0!
- 38' It looks surprising PSV does not make any changes. Arnau Martinez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' The referee shows PSV player a card on 40.
- 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 48' The referee has no hesitation. Bryan Gil is booked for Girona FC — card on 48.
- 53' PSV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
- 55' Arnau Martinez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 58' Controversy at the stadium! Rick Karsdorp argues furiously but the card stands.
- 60' Matteo Dams is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
- 61' Fresh legs for Girona FC! Juanpe comes on to replace Donny van de Beek.
- 63' PSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Couhaib Driouech is hanging Noa Lang on the field on 63 minute.
- 67' Cristhian Stuani gets the nod from Girona FC. He replaces Bojan Miovski and will look to change the dynamic.
- 71' A change in the PSV ranks — Rick Karsdorp exits the field as Ismael Saibari enters on 71.
- 76' Noa Lang has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
- 79' Min-su Kim gets the nod from Girona FC. He replaces Bryan Gil and will look to change the dynamic.
- 83' Johan Bakayoko adds to his 0 season tally! PSV lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
- 85' Time for substitution for PSV. Guus Til is replaced by Isaac Babadi.
- 88' What a moment for Ladislav Krejci! That strike on 88 puts his side firmly in control.
- 90' Girona FC player sees a card in front of him.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.
Lineups
PSV Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 17
-
9
Luuk de Jong ↓ Ricardo Pepi 85'
-
20
Guus Til ↓ Isaac Babadi 85'
-
10
Noa Lang ↓ Couhaib Driouech 63'
- 18
- 1
-
2
Rick Karsdorp ↓ Ismael Saibari 71'
- 7
- 11
- 6
-
32
Matteo Dams ↓ Fredrik Oppegard 71'
Bench
- 16
-
14
Ricardo Pepi ↑ 85'
-
34
Ismael Saibari ↑ 71'
-
21
Couhaib Driouech ↑ 63'
-
35
Fredrik Oppegard ↑ 71'
- 24
- 37
-
26
Isaac Babadi ↑ 85'
Girona FC Lineups
4-2-2-2Starting XI
- 13
-
6
Donny van de Beek ↓ Juanpe 61'
- 17
- 5
-
21
Yangel Herrera ↓ Oriol Romeu 61'
-
20
Bryan Gil ↓ Min-su Kim 79'
- 18
- 3
- 4
- 19
-
28
Silvi ↓ Jastin Garcia 79'
Bench
-
14
Oriol Romeu ↑ 61'
-
7
Cristhian Stuani ↑ 67'
-
15
Juanpe ↑ 61'
- 25
-
31
Jastin Garcia ↑ 79'
-
29
Min-su Kim ↑ 79'
- 42
- 30
H2H
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.56
PSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56
Girona FC xG
I would bet for:
PSV to win 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: PSV win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
PSV or Draw
90%
Draw or Girona FC
27%
PSV or Girona FC
83%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: PSV win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.4%
3 – 0
11.9%
1 – 0
11.2%
2 – 1
7.8%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
6.9%
3 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
4.4%
5 – 0
3.9%
5 – 1
2.3%
2 – 2
2.2%
Asian Handicap — PSV
| Handicap | PSV covers | Push | Girona FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| -2 | 35% | 23% | 42% |
| -1.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| -1 | 58% | 21% | 21% |
| -0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +0.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +1 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +1.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +2 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
PSV keeps clean sheet
57%
✓
Girona FC keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

