PSV Eindhoven hold a one-point provisional table lead over RB Leipzig
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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PSV Eindhoven enter Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League meeting one point ahead of RB Leipzig in the provisional table, while both teams carry a one-match form sample and significant availability questions.
Before kickoff
The table gap and one-match form
PSV Eindhoven hold a one-point provisional UEFA Champions League table lead over RB Leipzig before Tuesday’s League Stage - 2 meeting in Leipzig. PSV are ranked #19 with 1 point from 1 game (0W 1D 0L), while Leipzig are ranked #32 with 0 points from 1 game (0W 0D 1L). Paris Saint Germain lead the league with 3 points; Leipzig trail by 3 and PSV by 2.
The recent-form sample is one match for each side: Leipzig’s entry is a loss and PSV’s is a draw. That leaves a clear pre-match question without establishing a wider trend: can Leipzig turn home advantage into a response to their opening defeat, or will PSV protect their early table advantage?
Absences shape the available options
Leipzig list C. Baumgartner with a thigh injury, M. Guiu with a hamstring injury, A. Kone and L. Zingerle as off the roster, and A. Ouedraogo with a shoulder injury. Their recorded formation is 4-4-2, used in one match, but the supplied information does not establish how these absences will affect the setup.
PSV list S. Lammers as lacking match fitness; A. Nagalo, R. Pepi, A. Plea, J. Schouten, K. Sildillia and P. Wanner as missing, with injury, surgery or knee, foot and other supplied reasons. S. Ouaissa is questionable with a muscle injury. PSV’s recorded formation is 4-3-3, used in one match.
Question for kickoff
At Leipzig Red Bull Arena, can Leipzig’s recorded 4-4-2 produce a first league-stage point, or will PSV’s one-point table advantage remain intact after the match?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | Bayern München | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Barcelona | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Manchester United | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Como | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sporting CP | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Manchester City | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Aston Villa | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | Lens | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 | Real Betis | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 | Borussia Dortmund | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | Liverpool | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Real Madrid | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 | Arsenal | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 | AEK Athens FC | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 17 | AS Roma | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | Shakhtar Donetsk | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | PSV Eindhoven | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 20 | Fenerbahçe | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 | Villarreal | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22 | Lille | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 23 | Slavia Praha | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 24 | Club Brugge KV | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 25 | Inter | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26 | Atletico Madrid | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27 | Napoli | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | Lask Linz | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29 | Viking | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 30 | Galatasaray | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 31 | FC Porto | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32 | RB Leipzig | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 33 | Feyenoord | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 34 | Sabah FA | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 36 | Bodo/Glimt | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |