Sporting CP vs PSV Prediction and Betting Preview, 28 Nov 2019

Here's our Sporting CP vs PSV Prediction analysis: Sporting CP v PSV Prediction and Preview for Thursday's Europa League group fixture. The battle for qualification from Group D of the UEFA Europa League is still pretty intense, as we have three teams vying for the two qualification places.

This qualification dogfight is expected to go right down to the wire as both teams are not slowing down in their bid to gain advancement to the competition’s knockout stages.

Match status: 2019-20 Europa League Group Stages
Kick-off: Thursday 28 Nov 2019, 09:00pm CET
 Venue: José Alvalade (Lisabon)

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The hosts currently set the pace at the top of the standings having amassed nine points from a possible twelve. However, head coach Silas will know that a ticket to the knockout stages is still far from secured as they are receiving a lot of heat from Linz ASK and PSV behind them.

As Sporting Lisbon welcome arch-rivals PSV Eindhoven to the Estadio Jose Alvalade, the Lions will be gunning for maximum points as they look to stretch their lead at the summit of the standings.

Sporting CP v PSV Team News

Silas’ charges will be looking to secure their place at the knockout stages of the Europa League when they lock horns with their Dutch counterparts PSV on Thursday. Sporting currently lead the chasing pack in Group D, two points ahead of both Linz ASK and PSV in second and third respectively.

After losing their curtain raiser against this same foe on away soil, the Portuguese giants have gone on to register three wins in a row.

Now, the Lisbon Lions will be seeking to avenge the loss they received on Match-day 1 with a victory against PSV in front of the home crowd. The players owe those supporters that crucial bragging rights and will likely go all out for the victory in this one.

The Portuguese giants are not having the best Primeira Division campaign so far, sitting fourth on the standings having won six, lost three and drawn a further two games. However, in recent weeks, they have hit top form, registering victories in six of their preceding eight fixtures.

PSV Eindhoven, on the other hand, had been on a dreadful six-game winless run before bringing that humiliating streak to a halt with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Heerenveen on Sunday.

Against Australian league outfit Linz ASK, the Rood-witten failed to register a win in both home and away fixtures. In front of the home crowd, they played out a drab stalemate while losing by a humiliating 4-1 margin in Linz.

It goes without saying that this Austrian side must have given Mark van Bommel some headache, as he wonders how he did not manage to nick a victory in at least one of those two matches. If his side loses this one and Linz ASK defeats rock-bottom Rosenborg, they will be eliminated.

The home side have an enviable record in the group stages of the Europa League, winning 14 from their last 20 home games. This season, in the Primeira Division, they have registered three wins and two losses in front of the home crowd.

Out-of-form PSV have won just one from their previous five games on the road across all competitions but will be looking to improve that record with a positive result on this ground.

Injured or Suspended Players:

Sporting CP: Jovane Cabral, Fernando, Rodrigo Battaglia, Sebastián Coates.

PSV: Sam Lammers.

Head-to-Head Record: Sporting CP v PSV

2019-20 Europa League Group Stages
PSV 3-2 Sporting

2016 Club Friendly
PSV 5-0 Sporting

Pre-Match Odds:

Sporting CP - 2.62
Draw - 3.44
PSV - 2.85

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Sporting CP vs PSV Predictions

Given home advantage and recent red-hot form, the home side have to be considered favourites for the win here. They should not have to dig so deep to clinch the maximum points in this tie.

Count on Bruno Fernandes to find the back of the net anytime for the hosts. He has been in fine form in front of goal, scoring three goals in his last six games for both Sporting Lisbon and the Portuguese national team.