SPORTING vs PSV 
Thursday 28thNovember 2000hrs
Football – Europe – Europa League
Pick Sporting AH+0.25
Bookmaker Bet Victor
Odds: 1.61 (odds taken 03:11 GMT, 27 November )
It’s also Matchday 5 in the Europa League this week and next up is a clash in Group D between Sporting and PSV as the betting tips continue at the Estádio José Alvalade.
Sporting vs PSV Live Stats & Betting Odds
Sporting Prediction – Can Sporting see off PSV challenge?
The Portuguese hosts sit top of Group D with a 2-point lead over both LASK and PSV prior to the next round of matches on Matchday 5 of the Europa League, and they can secure their qualification through to the knockout stage of the competition with a win on Thursday night.
Sporting’s Europa League campaign got off to a bad start though as they were handed a 3-2 defeat away from home at tonight’s opponents, PSV, but the Portuguese side have since bounced back in encouraging fashion as they’ve collected 3 wins on the trot in Group D.
Victories against LASK and home and away wins over rock-bottom outfit, Rosenborg, have helped lift Sporting to the top of the group and even a point in tonight’s clash could prove to be enough for the hosts.
Sporting manager, Leonel Pontes won’t want his side to take any chances though and having won 6 of their last 8 home ties in the Europa League which includes 5 clean sheets, Sporting look well placed to get a positive result here.
PSV Prediction – Can PSV do the ‘double’ over Sporting?
Having registered a 3-2 home win over Thursday night’s opponents, Sporting, on Matchday 1 of this season’s Europa League, PSV will be in fairly confident mood ahead of Matchday 5 as they look to take the points in this clash which would see them move top of Group D at the expense of their hosts.
In fact, PSV recorded back-to-back wins to start their campaign off in perfect fashion as they followed up the Sporting win with a convincing 4-1 victory away at Rosenborg, but since those two opening wins on the trot, PSV have earned just 1 further point from the last 6 on offer.
The Dutch side were held to a 0-0 draw by Austrian outfit LASK Linz and if this wasn’t a disappointing result then the heavy 4-1 thrashing away from home in the corresponding fixture against LASK definitely was!
PSV’s results away from home have been mixed in recent times and it’ll be interesting to see how they fare on the road again on Thursday night following that heavy defeat in Austria last time out on their travels.
Key-Facts – Sporting vs PSV
- Sporting have won 6 of their last 8 home ties in the Europa League
- Sporting have also kept 5 clean sheets in these last 8 home ties in the EL
- PSV were beaten 4-1 at LASK in their last outing away from home in the EL
Betting Tips Verdict
Sporting with home advantage should at least avoid defeat here which would earn a small profit if it’s a draw.
