A Dutch-Austrian battle for the Champions League
PSV Eindhoven from Holland is the favorite in this match! Why? Because the club has already existed against Sturm Graz from Austria in the recent past. In addition, the quality at the club from the Netherlands is simply higher. On the other hand, there are teams that are very good at underdog status. If the Austrians draw in the first leg of the semi-finals for the Champions League qualifier, then anything is possible in the second leg – in front of their home crowd.
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PSV Eindhoven form
On the one hand, PSV comes from the stronger league. Then we like to look back on last season, when PSV Eindhoven competed for the top spots. In the end there were 23 wins, six draws and five defeats. Eindhoven provided the best offensive in the entire Eredivisie with 89 goals. 40 goals against were then too many to become champion. Because with 75 points and seven counters on Feyenoord - which were beaten in the Supercup 2023. In the 22/23 season, PSV Eindhoven has the best home record. The club had 14 wins, two draws and just one loss. The goal difference is absolutely amazing in front of their home crowd. Because for 54 goals there are only 14 goals conceded in 17 games. So is it a safe bet on PSV? We wouldn't go that far just yet.
Similar to Germany, league operations have not yet started in Holland. But recently the Supercup took place, which PSV played against Feyenoord Rotterdam . PSV players won the match thanks to N. Lang's goal to make it 1-0 in the 79th minute . The last test games all went well. There was the 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest and the 3-1 win over FC Eindhoven. There was also a 2:1 against FC Augsburg and a 2-1 duel with BW Linz. Only at the start of the preparations did the Dutch suffer a 2-1 defeat against VV St. Truiden. Looking back on last season is also positive. Because from the last four league games there were ten points.The 2-1 against AZ Alkmaar is worth mentioning. Furthermore, a 3-3 against Heerenveen and the 2-1 in a duel with Fortuna Sittard came about.
Sturm Graz form
So far in our PSV Eindhoven vs Sturm Graz betting tips it has sounded like the Austrians can't keep up. In fact, we see the team from Holland as favourites. Bookmakers share this view. Nevertheless, Sturm Graz is in good form. They won their first league games and recent cup game. Since the season is still very young, we look back on the last season here as well . We discover the club, behind RB Salzburg, in second place. They picked up 20 wins in 32 games. There are also six draws and six defeats. The goal difference came in with 57-29 goals. Away, the performance is reduced to eight successes, five draws and three bankruptcies. Here it is still 25-14 goals in 16 matches. Are few goals an option? Let's look at the results.
Sturm Graz recently won 2-0 over LASK . Horvat made it 1-0 in the second league game in the Austrian Bundesliga in the 27th minute. The decisive goal followed in the 77th minute by Wlodarczyk. The Grazers were definitely the better team. Already on the first match day there was a clear 3:0 against Austria Vienna. As a result, the club started the season with two wins and 5-0 goals. In the first cup game against SAK Klagenfurt, Graz prevailed 7-2. In between, however, there was the friendly defeat with 0-3 against the French from Racing Straßburg. On the other hand, the previous tests were all positive. We would like to refer to the 2-0 win over Galatasaray Istanbul and the 2-0 win over Aris Limassol. There was also a 2-1 against Partizan Belgrade and a 2-1 duel with TSC. This means that over 2.5 goals have been seen more often than under 2.5 goals.
PSV Eindhoven - Sturm Graz: What to expect?
A long review is not possible for us. But in the 2021/22 season, the teams in Group B of the Europa League met. Already in the first leg, PSV Eindhoven clearly won 4-1 over the Austrians. In the second leg, the team from Holland was content with a 2-0 . Consequently, they were both handicap wins . Since the CL semi-finals are a two-legged round, Eindhoven could want to present a decent performance.
- PSV Eindhoven to win
- Over 2.5
* All odds and markets are correct at the time of publication and subject to change.