Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Feyenoord
Match Time & Date:
22/08/2019
01:30 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Feyenoord will be looking to move one step closer to booking their place in the Europa League group stages when they host Hapoel Be’er Sheva at their Stadion Feijenoord on Thursday evening. The Eredivisie outfit proved their worth in the double-header against Dinamo Tbilisi, but they can’t stop now as they are on the verge of making it to the group stages of the European competitions.
It is well known that over the years Feyenoord have turned their stadium into a real fortress and we predict that Jaap Stam’s troops are going to emerge triumphant in the first leg. Hapoel did well to beat Norrkoping in the third qualifying round, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in the clash against the Eredivisie outfit. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Steven Berghuis, who has found his goal-scoring touch at the start of the season.
Highlighted Player (Leroy Fer):
After spending four years at Feyenoord, Leroy Fer joined FC Twente in 2011. On 13 July, 2013 Norwich City chiefs closed a four-year deal with Fer for a fee in the region of £4.4 million. The Dutch midfielder made 30 appearances for Norwich and he scored three goals for the Carrow Road outfit.
Following Norwich’s relegation from the elite division, the highly rated footballer went on to join Queens Park Rangers at the end of the 2013/2014 campaign. The Dutch footballer scored eight goals in 48 appearances for QPR, but on 1 February 2016 he was sent on loan to Swansea City. Fer made his move to Swansea permanent five months later.
Leroy was born on 5 January, 1990 in Zoetemeer, Netherlands and he is 188 cm tall. His parents are originally from Curacao and his father Lesley was a baseball player. Speaking of his individual awards, Leroy Fer was named Rotterdam Talent of the Year in 2008.
Highlighted Team (Hapoel Beer Sheva):
Hapoel Be'er Sheva are an Israeli football club based in Beersheba. The club was founded in 1949 and they play their home games at Turner Stadium. The capacity of the stadium is 16 126 and it was opened in September, 2015.
Hapoel wear red shirts and white shorts when playing on home soil and they play in blue shirts and black shorts on the travels. The club played their first game against Mefalsim and they defeated their opponents 5-4. Back then no more than five teams competed in the Israeli league and it has to be noted that the likes of Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Ramat Gan were other teams that participated in the league.
In 1975 Hapoel Be’er Sheva won their first Israeli Premier League trophy, with the team finishing the season three points clear of Maccabi Netanya. In the 2015/2016 season they won their third domestic trophy, leaving Maccabi Tel Aviv three points clear of them in the standings. Shalon Avitan is one of the most notable footballers who played for the club.
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