Our prediction for this Champions League match:
PSV
Match Time & Date:
05/11/2024
11:45 AM
Prediction: 2-1
Girona
PSV will try to recover from a heart-breaking loss to Ajax when they take on Girona in the Champions League round 4. PSV did well to hold PSG to a 1-1 draw at Parc des Princes and they are seen as favourites to win Tuesday’s clash. A man to watch in the home team will be experienced striker Luuk de Jong, who scored the opener in the Eredivisie derby at the weekend, while all Fofana, Nagalo, Schouten, and Veerman remain in the recovery room.
The Catalans, on the other hand, recorded their first ever Champions League triumph in round 3, beating Slovan Bratislava 2-0 at home. Girona, though, are not considered good travellers, which is the main reason why we are going to bet on PSV this time out. Fit-again midfielder Oriol Romeu is pushing for a start, while goalkeeper Martin Juan Carlos is back from the domestic ban. Girona’s injury list is pretty long, including the likes of Artero, Asprilla, Danjuma, Frances, Jastin, Lopez, Martin, Portu, Ruiz, Solis Romero, and Tsygankov.
Highlighted Player (Luuk de Jong):
The 26-year-old Dutch striker Luuk de Jong is considered one of Europe’s deadliest strikers with his incredible return of goals in games he spends playing. Luuk de Jong began his football career at De Graafschap in 2008, but moved on to Twente only a year later.
The tally of 39 goals in 76 league appearances earned him a transfer to Borussia Monchengladbach, but his spell in Germany ended in disappointment. Bundesliga club attempted to revive his career by sending him out on loan to Newcastle United but his stint with the English club yielded even more disappointment and concluded in utter disaster with De Jong playing 12 games without scoring a single goal for the Magpies.
A return to Netherlands and PSV Eindhoven turned out to be a proper hit for the 26-year-old striker who has restored his scoring touch with more than 50 goals for the Boeren after less than 90 games.
Highlighted Team (Girona):
After several unsuccessful attempts, finally secured promotion to Primera Division at the end of the 2016/2017 season. The Catalan outfit finished the campaign in second place in the standings, 14 points behind Levante and only two clear of third-placed Getafe. Girona play their home games at Montilivi and the capacity of the venue is 9.286.
Speaking of the club history, Girona were founded in the café Norat in La Rambla of Girona on July 23, 1930 and they played their first official game against Colonia Artigas. A number of Spanish coaches were in charge of the team in the past, but it has to be noted that Uruguayan tactician Dagoberto Moll (1965/1966) and Karoly Plattko (1948/1949) of Hungary were in charge of the club as well.
The Catalan team wear white shirts with red stripes when playing at home, while the colour of their shorts is blue. The team’s away kits are blue and black and Sporting Gijon are considered one of Girona’s fiercest rivals.
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