Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Sparta Rotterdam
Match Time & Date:
25/08/2024
14:30
Prediction: 2-3
Feyenoord
Sparkles will be flying when Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord lock horns in the local derby at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel. Sparta head into the Rotterdam derby following back-to-back draws with Heracles and Twente and, no doubt, they would be happy with one point from Sunday’s clash as well. Midfielder Joshua Kitolano remains on the sidelines with personal reasons, speaking of the home side.
Feyenoord, on the other hand, crushed Zwolle 5-1 at the weekend to climb to 5th place in the standings. Brian Priske’s men aim to give fans yet another reason to celebrate this weekend and given their positive head-to-head record in the local derby, we are tempted to place our bets on the title hopefuls. The opposition back-line should have Santiago Gimenez at bay as the Mexico forward scored a brace against Zwolle. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Alireza Jahanbakhsh):
Born in Jirandeh, Iran on August 11 1990, Alireza Jahanbakhsh is a footballer who plays for AZ Alkmaar in Holland. Before AZ, Jahanbakhsh played for NEC in the Eredivisie, but he began his youth career at Payam Alborz Qazvin. Speaking of his senior debut, he made it with Damash Tehran in the 2010/2011 season.
In 2011 he moved to fellow Iranian club Damash Gilan and it has to be noted that he scored 10 goals in 44 appearances in the league for the club. The AZ Alkmaar winger, who is used as an attacking midfielder as well, scored 21 goals in 33 appearances in the Eredivisie in the 2017/2018 season. Speaking of his international career, Alireza JahanBakhsh scored two goals for Iran on the road to Russia and he will represent his homeland at the 2018 FIFA world cup finals.
Due to his style of play, Jahanbakhsh has always been compared to legendary Iranian footballer Mehdi Mahdavikia.
Highlighted Team (Sparta Rotterdam):
Founded back on April 1, 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is considered one of the oldest clubs in the Netherlands. De Kasteelheren (the Castle Lords) welcome their opponents at Het Kasteel, and they have a great rivalry with Feyenoord. Yet another Rotterdam club Excelsior are considered Sparta’s fierce rivals as well.
Sparta Rotterdam wear white shirts with red strips when playing on home soil, while sky blue is the dominant colour of their away kit. De Kasteelheren have won six Eredivisie trophies. Sparta were the dominant force in the Dutch football in the 1910s, with the team winning their last league title in the 1958/59 season.
De Kasteelheren have won three Dutch Cup trophies as well (1957/58, 1961/62, 1965/66). In the 1985/86 season Sparta last participated in the UEFA Cup, with the team beating Hamburger SC in round 1, while suffering elimination to Borussia Monchengladbach in the second round. Sparta’s stadium Het Kasteel can hold up to 11,926 spectators.
