PSV Eindhoven places a step into the Champions League playoff tie this week when they travel to take on FC Midtjylland for the third qualifying round. The match schedules for Tuesday at the MCH Arena, with kickoff at 9 pm.
The opponents travel with a thumping 3-0 win in the first leg. Hence, the Dutch giants look to seal their win and book a spot in the playoff round.
Both sides come off impressive weekend wins in their domestic league, with FC Midtjylland taking a 4-0 win over Vejle Boldklub. On the other hand, PSV won a 4-0 over Ajax in the Johan Cruijff Schaal.
The hosts managed to dump off Celtic in the second qualifying round courtesy of a 3-2 aggregate win. However, PSV proved a larger task last week away from home.
Moreover, the Wolves played last year in the competition while finishing fourth in Group D. The camp also picked up only two points from six matches.
On the other hand, they are yet to kick off their domestic league. Therefore, they can fully concentrate on qualifying for the Champions League. The second qualifying round was successful for the Dutch giants managing a 7-2 aggregate victory.
In addition, the camp comes off a triumphant Dutch Super Cup win over rivals Ajax over the weekend. The last Champions League campaign was in 2018-19 while finishing at the bottom of Group B.
FC Midtjylland vs PSV Eindhoven Head to Head
Both sides have one match against each other, with PSV taking the win while FC Midtjylland with none. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- FC Midtjylland 4-1 Vejle Boldklub
- PSV 3-0 Midtjylland
- Viborg FF 0-2 FC Midtjylland
- FC Midtjylland 2-1 Celtic
- Aab 0-1 FC Midtjylland
Away
- Ajax 0-4 PSV Eindhoven
- PSV 3-0 FC Midtjylland
- Galatasaray 1-2 PSV
- PSV 5-1 Galatasaray
- PSV 1-0 PAOK
FC Midtjylland Team News
Manager Henriksen will hope maintaining a back three will resist getting opened up like in the first leg. Awer Mabil and Anders Dreyer are new options to join Junior Bramado in the attack this Tuesday.
PSV Eindhoven Team News
Schmidt only made one change in the starting XI in their Dutch Super Cup-winning team. Armando Obisp made way for Olivier Boscagli. In addition, veteran midfielder Mario Gotze will continue operating in midfield.
Prediction and Odds
There is no way the hosts could overturn a three-goal deficit, given the attacking form from their opponents.
- Draw
- Goals Under 3.5
- Both Teams to Score
