In this week 2 match on the 15th of September, PSV and Arsenal will play a match in London in a clash of the Europa League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Arsenal recorded a 2-1 win against Zürich. Marcus Vinícius Oliveira Alencar struck first for Arsenal in the 16th minute, then Mirlind Kryeziu tied it up for Zürich in the 44th minute. Arsenal should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while pSV is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against RKC Waalwijk. Cody Gakpo scored the first goal for PSV in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, RKC Waalwijk was frustrated by PSV’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. PSV ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches PSV should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Cody Gakpo has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 6 goals for PSV. Arsenal’s most prolific scorer has been Martin Ødegaard. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.