PSV vs Napoli Prediction & Betting Tips (21 October)

Opposed to a team from Union Saint-Gilloise that was much less experienced than him for their debut in C1 this season, PSV got through it completely by losing quite clearly in front of their home crowd during the first day 1-3. A defeat which risks being costly, especially since the Dutch again lost points a few weeks later against a rather disappointing Bayer Leverkusen team 1-1. With just one point on the clock, the Batavians are only in 27th place in this league phase. At the same time, in the Eredivisie, this Eindhoven team occupies 2nd place in the standings behind Feyenoord. Easy winner of Zwolle 0-4 before the break, PSV will want to continue against Go Ahead Eagles next weekend. Opposite, Napoli had to start their European campaign with a perilous trip to Manchester City.

Quickly reduced to 10 during this display, the Italians did not resist the shock against the Citizen 2-0. However, they were then able to bounce back by winning against Sporting the following day, thus moving up to 19th place in the standings in this Champions League. Convincing in Serie A, Antonio Conte's men have moved to the top of the standings with 5 victories won during the first 6 days. Defeated in the clash against AC Milan 2-1, the Neapolitans revived by dominating Genoa 2-1 and they will want to continue against Torino. 

PSV Eindhoven is quite diminished at the moment. Indeed, the French defender Sildillia, the replacement Wessel and the attackers Pléa (ex Nice), Boadu (ex Monaco), Van Bommel (3 goals in the league) and Pepi (2 goals) are all forced to remain in the hands of the medical staff. Fortunately for him, coach Peter Bosz can count on other offensive weapons like the formidable midfielders Veerman (4 goals, 4 assists) and Saibari (3 goals). On his side, Sergino Dest (1 goal, 2 assists) can also be interesting in the same way as the Croatian veteran Perisic (1 goal, 5 assists). On the transalpine side, the titular striker Lukaku still has to be patient in the infirmary where we also find the solid defenders Buongiorno and Rrahmani as well as replacement goalkeeper Contini.

Touch with the Nazionale during the international break, winger Politano (1 passes SA) is not guaranteed to be present either. Return planned, however, of captain Di Lorenzo who was suspended during the Sporting reception after being sent off against Manchester City. In the absence of Lukaku, Danish striker Hojlund (2 goals in SA, 2 goals in C1) seized his chance since he scored a double against Sporting. Important midfielders Zambo-Anguissa (2 goals and 1 assist in SA), McTominay (1 goal and 1 assist in SA) and especially De Bruyne (3 goals in SA) are also candidates to start.