Champions League Matchday 1: PSV Eindhoven vs Union Saint-Gilloise facts
Friday, September 12, 2025
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Previous meetings, club facts and key stats ahead of the UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 game.
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PSV kick off the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League at home to Union Saint-Gilloise, who are making their first appearance in the competition proper as the champions of Netherlands and Belgium meet on Matchday 1.
Last match
This is the teams' first meeting.
PSV’s last match against a Belgian team came in the 2013/14 third qualifying round when they defeated Zulte Waregem 2-0 at home and 3-0 away.
The Dutch club have lost only one of their five matches at home against Belgian teams, winning three.
Union SG have won their two matches away to Dutch teams, both in last season’s UEFA Europa League; 1-0 at Twente in the league phase and 2-1 at Ajax in the knockout phase play-off second leg, although they went out 2-3 on aggregate having gone down 0-2 at home.
Dutch champions for the 26th time – and second season in succession – in 2024/25, PSV are in the Champions League proper for the 19th time – a national record they share with Ajax.
Peter Bosz's side were 14th in last season's league phase (W4 D2 L2) to reach the knockout rounds for the second season in succession. They beat Juventus in the knockout phase play-offs (1-2 a, 3-1 h aet) – their first victory in a knockout tie since 2006/07 – but were then defeated by Arsenal in the round of 16 (1-7 h, 2-2 a).
Union SG were Belgian champions in 2024/25, their 12th title overall and a first since 1934/35.
This is Union SG’s debut in the Champions League proper. They are the eighth Belgian team to appear.
Les Unionistes featured in the Europa League group stage/league phase in each of the last three seasons. In 2024/25 they were 21st in the league phase before losing to Ajax.
Key stats
PSV have lost only two of their last 13 Champions League group stage/league phase matches (W6 D5).
The Dutch club have won four of their last five league phase games (L1).
PSV are unbeaten in 11 home European group stage/league phase matches (W7 D4).
The Eindhoven side have scored in their last 16 home European fixtures.
Union SG have won four of their last six European matches (L2).
However, the Belgian side have been beaten in three of their four Champions League fixtures (W1), most recently against Slavia Praha in last season's third qualifying round (1-3 a, 0-1 h).