Porto vs PSV Eindhoven Prediction & Preview - Champions League
Another round of the UEFA Champions League league phase lands on Tuesday night, and it brings FC Porto and PSV Eindhoven together at the Estadio do Dragao. Both arrive on the back of a defeat. Porto were beaten 2-3 away at Real Betis six days before this one, PSV went down 0-1 at RB Leipzig seven days before it, and neither side can afford to let a third European match drift.
- Fixture: FC Porto v PSV Eindhoven
- Competition: UEFA Champions League, league phase
- Date: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
- Kick-off: 20:00 BST
- Venue: Estadio do Dragao, Porto
- Match page: FC Porto vs PSV Eindhoven predictions
What time is kick-off for FC Porto vs PSV Eindhoven?
FC Porto vs PSV Eindhoven kicks off at 20:00 BST on Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto, in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. Francesco Farioli's Porto side meet a PSV Eindhoven team managed by Peter Bosz.
FC Porto's form: plenty of goals at both ends
Porto have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last six, picking up 12 points and scoring 14 while conceding 9. The scoring is the easy part. They have hit 2 or more in 5 of those 6 and there were 3 or more goals in the game in 5 of them.
What they have not done is keep anyone out. Porto have zero clean sheets in those six matches and both sides scored in 5 of them, which is the real caveat to a run that includes a 3-1 home win over Benfica 30 days before this match and a 4-1 win away at Casa Pia 38 days before it.
Their European nights have been the hard ones. Beaten 0-2 at home by Manchester City, then 2-3 at Real Betis. Domestically they are fine, with a 2-1 win away at CS Marítimo 10 days before this fixture and a 3-1 friendly win at Deportivo de A Coruña before that. At home Porto have won 1 of 2 in this run; away they have won 3 of 4.
PSV Eindhoven's form: nothing on the road
PSV have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last six for 7 points, scoring 10 and conceding 8. Away from Eindhoven they have won 0 of 3. That is the number that matters most on Tuesday.
The 1-2 defeat at ADO Den Haag three days before this match was the third loss in that sequence, following a 2-3 defeat at FC Twente 30 days before it. At home PSV look a different team, winning 2 of 3 including a 2-0 against SC Heerenveen and a 4-1 against Sparta Rotterdam. Their Champions League work so far reads 1-1 at home to Shakhtar Donetsk and 0-1 at Leipzig, so one goal in two.
Team news for FC Porto vs PSV Eindhoven
Porto remain without William Gomes and Vasco Sousa, while Chris Smalling, Gabriel Mec and Dominik Prpic are ineligible for the league phase; Jan Bednarek is available again after serving a continental suspension and is expected to line up alongside Jakub Kiwior, with Samu Omorodion pushing for a first start of the season after scoring at Betis, according to Sports Mole. PSV are missing Paul Wanner, Ricardo Pepi, Sam Lammers, Jerdy Schouten, Sami Ouaissa, Alassane Plea, Adamo Nagalo and Kiliann Sildillia, Guus Til is a doubt after coming off at the weekend, and Sven Mijnans is free to play in Europe despite a domestic suspension (Sports Mole, The Stats Zone).
FC Porto vs PSV Eindhoven prediction
Our prediction is a 2-1 win for FC Porto over PSV Eindhoven in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. Porto have scored 2 or more in 5 of their last 6 and PSV have not won any of their 3 away matches in that run, which points one way. The reason it is not more than that: Porto have kept no clean sheets in six, and both sides scored in 5 of those games, so PSV getting on the scoresheet is the likeliest part of the night.
Our prediction: FC Porto 2-1 PSV Eindhoven
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