PSV Eindhoven vs Leicester City
UEFA Europa League Conference, KO: 17:45 Apr 14, 2022, Philips Stadion
LEICESTER CITY will have to do it the hard way when they travel to the Netherlands to face PSV Eindhoven after a goalless first leg last week in the Europa Conference League first leg.
Brendan Rodgers' side have had far from a vintage season and at times they've appeared to view Europe as an unwanted distraction, but they have a golden opportunity to make history in the first year of UEFA's new competition.
They couldn't break down the Dutch outfit at the King Power last week and will face a hostile environment at the Philips Stadion on Thursday.
But they warmed up nicely with a win against in-form Crystal Palace at the weekend and are enjoying what is probably their best spell of the season.
PSV were the European champions in 1988, but have been cursed in Europe since – they have gone out at nine of their last ten quarter-finals in Europe and seem to have a mental block at this stage.
They are involved in a real battle to win the Eredivisie with Ajax and sit four points behind their Amsterdam rivals.
How the bookies view it
The hosts are the favourites here at 21/20 with Unibet with many firms odds-on for a home win. The Foxes can be backed at 11/4 with bet365 and the draw is 13/5 with SBK.
PSV are 4/7 good things to qualify with BetVictor and SBK are going 13/8 for the English side to reach the semi-finals.
Recent head to heads
The sides have only met once before and that was in last week's goalless draw at the King Power as can be seen below.
Players to watch
Eran Zahavi is a class act as Scotland fans could certainly tell you. The Israeli striker is PSV's top scorer this season and he is 6/5 to score anytime with bet365.
Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman scored at the weekend against Crystal Palace and he is 4/1 to score on Thursday for the visitors.
Anything else catch the eye?
Leicester City have played five European games away this season and have lost at Rennes, Legia Warsaw and Napoli.
PSV Eindhoven have played eight home European games this season in three different competitions and have lost only once and they might just have the edge to win this.
Roger Schmidt's side are unbeaten in their last 15 games and will fancy breaking their quarter-final hex here.
There are usually plenty of goals in Dutch football – PSV have been involved in six games this season where one of the teams have scored five goals. They also drew 4-4 at home with FC Copenhagen.
So ignoring that first leg encounter, it's worth thinking there could be goals here. Try the 11/10 for both teams to score and over 2.5 goals with bet365.
This UEFA Europa League Conference match between PSV Eindhoven and Leicester City will be played on Apr 14, 2022 and kick off at 17:45. Check below for our tipsters best PSV Eindhoven vs Leicester City prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
