PSV Eindhoven vs Union St. Gilloise

Union Saint-Gilloise are just the second Belgian side to win their very first match in the UEFA Champions League (after Club Brugge in 1992-93), while USG have won their opening group stage game of a major European competition for just the second time (after 2022-23 in the UEFA Europa League).

PSV Eindhoven have lost back-to-back home games in major European competition for the first time since November 2016, having avoided defeat in each of their last 13 matches on home soil in major European competition (W10 D3).

Union Saint-Gilloise have recorded their joint-biggest away victory in major UEFA European competition (alongside 2-0 vs Malmö FF in October 2022 in UEFA Europa League). The Belgian side have won three of their last four away games in Europe (L1), as many victories as in their previous 11 (D3 L5).

This will be the first game between a Dutch and Belgian side in the UEFA Champions League since December 2009 (AZ 1-1 Standard Liège). Of the eight all-time meetings between clubs of the two nations in the European Cup/Champions League, Dutch sides have won on just one occasion (Ajax 2-0 Club Brugge in October 2003 – D3 L4).

PSV have played four previous games against Belgian sides in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, failing to win each match (D1 L3) – all against Anderlecht between 1991 and 2000.

Union Saint-Gilloise will play in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. The last Belgian side to win their first ever match in the European Cup/Champions League was RWD Molenbeek in 1975 (3-2 v Viking), with the last four debutants all failing to do so (D3 L1).

Union Saint-Gilloise are featuring in major European competition for a fourth consecutive season, having not appeared in a single campaign since 1964/65 beforehand.

In the 2024-25 edition, PSV were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League at the last 16 stage by Arsenal, losing 9-3 on aggregate. During that tie, they became the first side in competition history (since 1992-93) to concede seven goals at home in a knockout stage match.