PSV vs Rangers Match Analysis & Prediction
30/08/2023 10:00 pm
As was the case 12 months ago, PSV Eindhoven and Rangers’ Champions League qualifying playoff tie is on a knife-edge heading into Wednesday’s second leg at Phlips Stadion.
For the second year running, the two sides played out a 2-2 draw at Ibrox in their opening encounter, where Peter Bosz’s side came from behind twice to salvage a draw.
Abdallah Sima opened the scoring with a peach of a strike just before the break, and an Ibrahim Sangare response was also cancelled out by Rabbi Matondo’s crisp strike.
However, lightning would striker twice on Glaswegian soil, as with 10 minutes remaining, PSV’s talismanic marksman Luuk de Jong rose highest from a corner, and while he missed his header, the ball cannoned off the top of his shoulder into the back of the net.
PSV enter Wednesday’s crucial tie with an astonishing 23-game unbeaten run to protect since February’s Europa League defeat to seasoned winners Sevilla, although their first-leg draw did end a six-game winning streak for the Dutch Super Cup winners.
However, PSV have now scored at least twice in five successive matches and have not suffered a single competitive defeat at Philips Stadion so far in 2023 – winning 13 and drawing one of their last 14 contests in front of their own fans.
While PSV were blessed with a weekend off from domestic duties, Rangers were not afforded such luxury and travelled to Ross County on Saturday for their latest Scottish Premiership game, but the Gers claimed a 2-0 victory.
Now entering the second leg with a six-game unbeaten run to protect, Michael Beale’s side have also scored twice on five occasions in that hot streak – the one aberration beind their Servette draw.
PSV vs. Rangers Head to head
In the five previous meetings between these two teams, they have each claimed one victory while drawing in three.
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10/03/2011PSV0Rangers0Europa League
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17/03/2011Rangers0PSV1Europa League
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16/08/2022Rangers2PSV2Champions League
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24/08/2022PSV0Rangers1Champions League
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22/08/2023Rangers2PSV2Champions League
PSV Team News
In the first leg, PSV lost centre-backs Andre Ramaho and Olivier Boscagli to injury, although the former has been spotted in full training and should be available for the crucial second leg.
Centre-half Armando Obispo is stepping up his recovery from a knee injury but is unlikely to be risked so soon.
PSV's Last 5 Matches
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08/08/2023PSV4Sturm Graz1Champions League
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12/08/2023PSV2Utrecht0Eredivisie
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15/08/2023Sturm Graz1PSV3Champions League
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19/08/2023Vitesse1PSV3Eredivisie
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22/08/2023Rangers2PSV2Champions League
Rangers Team News
Rangers’ long-term ACL victim Steven Davis and Ridvan Yilmaz – who is nuring a strain – were absent against Ross County.
Kemar Roofe will expect to cede his place in the final third to the returning Sima, and the same can be said for John Lundstram in midfield as Ryan Jack eyes an immediate recall.
Rangers's Last 5 Matches
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12/08/2023Rangers4Livingston0Premiership
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15/08/2023Servette1Rangers1Champions League
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19/08/2023Rangers2Greenock Morton1League Cup
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22/08/2023Rangers2PSV2Champions League
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26/08/2023Ross County0Rangers2Premiership
PSV vs. Rangers: Odds and Predictions
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