Arsenal vs PSV Match Stats Preview
Arsenal and PSV will face in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the round of 16 in 2006-07, when the Gunners were eliminated 2-1 on aggregate in their first season at the Emirates Stadium.
PSV were the only side to beat Arsenal in last season's UEFA Europa League, winning 2-0 at home. They've won none of their four previous visits to the Gunners in all competitions (D2 L2), with these games seeing just four goals scored in total (3 for Arsenal, 1 for PSV).
This will be Arsenal's 20th season participating in the UEFA Champions League. The previous 19 all came consecutively between 1998-99 and 2016-17.
Arsenal have progressed past the first group stage in each of their last 17 appearances in the UEFA Champions League. They last failed to do so in 1999-00, going on to lose that season's UEFA Cup final on penalties to Galatasaray.
This is PSV's first appearance in the UEFA Champions League since 2018-19, and their 17th overall. They've played 110 games in the competition, second only to Ajax (140) among Dutch sides.
PSV are winless in their last 14 UEFA Champions League games (D6 L8) since a 2-1 win over CSKA Moscow in December 2015. It's the longest ongoing run without a win among any of the 32 sides featuring in the 2023-24 edition.
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last eight UEFA Champions League group stage games (W6 D2), their longest such run since a run of 17 between 2003 and 2006.
Bukayo Saka has been directly involved in 12 goals in 18 starts for Arsenal in European competition (five goals and seven assists), although nine of those goal involvements have come in away games. In games played at the Emirates Stadium, Saka has just one assist in his six starts for the club in European competition.
Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus scored on his UEFA Champions League debut for Man City in September 2017 against Feyenoord. He's netted at least four goals in four of his five campaigns in the competition (20 goals in 38 apps overall).
Luuk de Jong scored in all four of PSV's UEFA Champions League qualifiers this season, netting five goals while also providing two assists. He's also scored in three of his last four appearances for PSV in the competition proper.
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