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Thirty-two attempts on target from sixty-one: Pepi finds the goal with fifty-two per cent of what he tries, and has scored three times already this term. With de Jong out, he leads the PSV line alone.
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PSV's captain, Mauro Junior patrols the left channel by choosing his position rather than his tackle: sixty-five tackles made and thirty-six balls intercepted, yet only sixteen fouls in twenty-six games.
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PSV Eindhoven
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Opening matchday of the Champions League league phase at the Philips Stadion: neither side has any points in the competition yet, so what counts are recent outings and the single previous meeting, the 3-2 home win PSV Eindhoven recorded against Shakhtar Donetsk on 27 November 2024. PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie Their league start has been heavy on goals: 6-1 away at Utrecht on 30 August, 5-1 at home to Groningen on the 23rd, 2-1 at Excelsior on the 15th and a 2-2 at home with Fortuna Sittard on the 8th. Across four rounds that is fifteen goals scored and five conceded, with three wins and a draw. The only recent defeat remains the 0-4 handed to them by AZ Alkmaar in the Super Cup on 2 August, while the last July friendly ended in a 3-0 against FC Eindhoven. Shakhtar Donetsk before the trip The Ukrainian picture is different: the side come in after a 0-2 home defeat to Polessya on 29 August, which ended a run of three straight wins, the 1-0 away at FC Kharkiv, the 2-0 at Epitsentr Dunayivtsi and the 5-1 at home to Kudrivka. The two friendlies in late July both finished 0-0, against Bursaspor and Al Ula. Eight goals scored and three conceded in the four league games played so far. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.
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Data updated 2026-09-10 17:52 UTC
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