PSV Eindhoven vs Utrecht Prediction & Betting Tips - Eredivisie

Prediction published on 10/08/2023, 15:50  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 12/08/2023 at 02:30 in Eredivisie Prediction

The opening day of the Eredivisie season will see PSV take on Utrecht at Philips Stadion on Saturday afternoon. The hosts were last season’s runners-up, while the visitors finished seventh. PSV ended the last term with 75 points, seven points behind the league winners Feyenoord. They have finished second in the league for the last three consecutive seasons and four times in the last five campaigns. PSV recorded 23 wins, six draws, and five losses in their 34 matches last term and were the highest-scoring team in the league with 89. At home, they were excellent last term, winning 14 of their 17 matches while drawing two and losing only once. The hosts were unbeaten in their final ten home games, with eight wins and two draws. At this venue last season, they handed their opponents a 6-1 demolishing and will be looking for another big performance in this one to get their season off to a strong start. PSV are huge favourites to win this encounter.

Meanwhile, Utrecht finished in seventh place for the second season in a row last term, though they did end with 54 points, which was a seven-point improvement from the 2021-22 season. The visitors recorded 15 wins, nine draws, and ten losses in their 34 matches, scoring 55 while conceding 50 in that time. Utrecht ended the season with three wins and three losses in their last six matches and were similarly inconsistent in the preseason with two wins, one draw, and three losses. They won eight of their last 18 away matches, along with four draws and six losses, though they did concede 35 goals in that time which was the most goals of any team in the top half of the table last season. While the last encounter between these sides did end 2-2, Utrecht have not beaten this opponent in their last seven attempts, losing five times and drawing twice. They are 9/1 outsiders to win this match.