Sturm Graz vs PSV Eindhoven Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 13/08/2023, 14:31  by Kennedy Kechula in Champions League Predictions

PSV Eindhoven will travel to Austria seeking to close out their Champions League third-round qualifier against Sturm Graz on Tuesday. The Dutch club lead the tie 4-1 following their emphatic first-leg win. Sturm Graz have it all to do on Tuesday. They need to win here by four clear goals to progress to the next round. This significantly reduces their chances of advancing to the group stages for the first time in more than 20 years. Christian Ilzer’s charges have struggled with inconsistency in recent weeks. They arrive for this match without a win in their last two fixtures. After the first leg loss, Sturm dropped their first points of the new Austrian Bundesliga season as they drew 0-0 with Austria Klagenfurt. Die Schwoazn have lost all three matches they have played against PSV. They lost both home and away in the group stages of the 2021/22 Europa League.

PSV have won all three encounters with Sturm and will be confident of progressing to the final round of qualifying after this match. After the first-leg win, Peter Bosz’s charges can even afford a loss here. But they will however seek a win to keep their current hot streak going. Rood-witten have won their last six matches, a run that started with their second match of pre-season. PSV followed up their first-leg win with a 2-0 success over Utrecht on Saturday to begin the new Eredivisie season. The Lampen haven’t made it to the Champions League group stages since the 2018/19 season and have in the last two seasons exited the competition in the playoff round.