PSV Eindhoven vs Club Bruggepredicted line-ups, prediction and how to watch

Predicted line-ups, prediction and how to watch for PSV Eindhoven vs Club Brugge: everything you need to know before the game.

PSV Eindhoven host Club Brugge at the Philips Stadion on Wednesday 4 November, with kick-off at 14:00 Mexico City time, in matchday four of the Champions League league phase.

The Dutch side are 18th on four points, while the Belgians sit 11th on six.

Match preview

PSV Eindhoven have made an uneven start to the league phase. They have won one, drawn one and lost one from three games, leaving them 18th of 36 teams with four points and a goal difference of zero.

They have played only one European game at home so far, a 1-1 draw. On the road, they won 1-0 at FC Porto on 20 October and lost 1-0 at RB Leipzig on 13 October.

Domestic form has swung wildly. PSV thrashed Willem II 7-0 on 31 October, leading 2-0 at the break. Before that, they drew 1-1 with Feyenoord on 25 October and lost 2-1 to ADO Den Haag on 17 October.

Our data shows no standout PSV scorer in this competition. The Eindhoven side have scored twice and conceded twice in three matches, a modest return that contrasts with the weekend rout.

Club Brugge arrive in excellent form. They have won their last five matches in all competitions and sit 11th with six points and a goal difference of plus three.

In the Champions League, they won 4-3 away at Inter and 3-0 at home to Lens on 21 October. They have scored nine and conceded six in three games, so their matches tend to open up.

Brugge beat Lokeren-Temse 1-0 in the Belgian Cup on 17 October. They then edged St. Truiden 3-2 on 25 October and won 4-2 at Zulte Waregem on 30 October in the Jupiler Pro League.

Nicolo Tresoldi leads their scoring charts with four goals. Brugge have won their only away game in this phase, the 4-3 success at Inter, and have one win and one defeat at home.

There is no competitive history between the clubs. Their two recent meetings were friendlies, a 1-1 draw in July 2024 and a 2-1 Brugge win in January 2020. This is also their first meeting in the Champions League.

The context matters. PSV sit in mid-table and need points at home to avoid complicating their path. Brugge can strengthen their place in the upper half with a third consecutive win in the competition.

Team news

PSV have several absentees. Sami Ouaissa (muscle injury) and Alassane Plea (surgery) are unavailable. Sam Lammers (lacking match fitness) and Paul Wanner (foot injury) are doubts in our data, although UEFA lists both among the absentees.

UEFA's predicted PSV side is Kovar; Dest, Geertruida, Obispo, Kostic; Mauro Junior, Sano, Mijnans; Perisic, Til, van Bommel. With those absences, creativity falls to Mijnans, Perisic and Til.

Brugge are only without Joel Ordonez, who has a foot injury. UEFA reports no doubts in the Belgian squad.

Their probable starting XI keeps the core of recent weeks: Sommer; Sabbe, Spileers, Mechele, Seys; Forbs, Vetlesen, Potts, Vanaken, Virgili; Tresoldi. That continuity helps a team that has scored nine goals in three games.

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