Porto vs PSV Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2026-27 UEFA Champions League | League Phase
by Alex Lawes ·
FC Porto have been unfortunate in the UEFA Champions League thus far as they now welcome PSV Eindhoven to Estadio do Dragao on Tuesday.
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Porto preview: Unfortunate Porto
After a hard-fought 2-0 loss to Manchester City in their opening league phase game last month, Porto were then unfortunate to be beaten 3-2 by La Liga high flyers Real Betis at La Cartuja in Seville last week.
Under the management of former Ajax and Nice boss Francesco Farioli, the Portuguese champions have remained perfect in Liga Portugal so far this season with eight wins from eight as they sit clear of Benfica and Sporting CP at the top-of-the-table.
PSV preview: Frustrated PSV
Former Borussia Dortmund boss Peter Bosz has more than enough credit in the bank to ride out a storm at PSV Eindhoven but the Dutch champions have now succumbed to three defeats in their last four matches across all competitions.
After losing 1-0 to RB Leipzig with a late Brajan Gruda winner in the UEFA Champions League last week, PSV then suffered a 2-1 reverse at the hands of ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie at the weekend.
Porto team news: Bednarek returns
Former Southampton defender Jan Bednarek has returned from suspension for Porto and may well now form a partnership with his Poland international teammate Jakub Kiwior but William Gomes remains unavailable for the hosts.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): D. Costa; Fernandes, Bednarek, Kiwior, A. Costa; Froholdt, Varela; Sainz, Veiga, Pepe; Silva
Unavailable: William (Injured)
Questionable:
PSV team news: Several injuries
PSV head to the Dragao with several injury absentees as Jerdy Schouten remains unavailable for the Dutch giants alongside Paul Wanner, Alassana Plea and United States international striker Ricardo Pepi.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Kovar; Dest, Geertruida, Obispo, Kostic; Sano, Junior; Perisic, Til, Van Bommel; Mijnans
Unavailable: Ouaissa (Injured), Schouten (Injured), Wanner (Injured), Lammers (Injured), Plea (Injured), Pepi (Injured)
Questionable:
Porto vs PSV prediction
A clash between two pretenders to Europe’s elite as the Portuguese champions face the Dutch champions; this sort of game is naturally going to be relatively evenly matched. However, siding with Porto to at least avoid defeat seems a good bet given their current performance level across all competitions, their home advantage and the rough patch of form that the visitors are going through as they head to Portugal.
Porto vs PSV Tip: Double chance – Porto to win or draw
