PSV Eindhoven v Borussia Dortmund: What the stats say

PSV Eindhoven's first Uefa Champions League knockout tie in eight seasons pits them against Borussia Dortmund, who have become round of 16 regulars in recent years. Catch the action live on SuperSport at 22:00 CAT.

The Dutch club are making their fifth appearance at the stage – and only their second in 17 seasons – and are bidding to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2006/07.

Dortmund are in the round of 16 for the ninth time overall and the fifth in six seasons – although three of their most recent four last-16 ties ended in elimination.

While PSV finished second behind Arsenal in Group B in this season's group stage, Dortmund came top of a competitive Group F ahead of Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and Newcastle United.

MATCH FACTS

PSV and Borussia Dortmund haven’t faced in Europe since the 2002-03 Uefa Champions League first group phase – Dortmund won 3-1 at the Philips Stadion before a 1-1 draw at Signal Iduna Park.

This is PSV’s first Uefa Champions League knockout game against a German side, losing eight of 12 games against German teams in the group stages (W3 D1). Borussia Dortmund’s only previous knockout tie with a Dutch team came in the 1995-96 quarterfinal, losing 3-0 on aggregate against eventual losing finalists Ajax.

Borussia Dortmund have only lost one of their last four away games against Dutch opposition in the Uefa Champions League (W2 D1), although that one defeat did come on their most recent such trip – 0-4 v Ajax in a group stage game in October 2021.

This will be PSV’s first game in the knockout stages of the Uefa Champions League since the 2015-16 campaign, when they were eliminated in the round of 16 against Atlético de Madrid. The Dutch side’s last victory in the knockout stages of the