Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
After clinching the Eredivisie title thanks to a 3-0 win over Go Ahead Eagles, Feyenoord will be aiming to put icing on the cake on a very successful season when they face Emmen on the penultimate day of the season. All Timber, Jahanbakhsh, and Danilo should be recalled to the starting XI, while both Gernot Trauner and Patrik Walemark are sidelined with injuries. Midfielder Mimeirhel Benita faces race against the clock to be fit for Sunday’s clash.
Emmen, on the other hand, are desperate to escape the relegation zone. The hosts want this win more than the visitors, but beating the newly-promoted champions is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on draw. Both Rui Mendes and Jeff Hardeveld are out of contention with injuries, while all Metehan Guclu, Maikel Kieftenbeld, and Mart Lieder are major doubts.
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 (Emmen):
Based in Emmen, Drenthe, FC Emmen is a Dutch football club that play home matches at De Oude Meerdijk. The amateur club was founded on August 21, 1925, with the team turning professional in 1985.
Emmen’s home kit is white and red, while black is the dominant colour of their away shirt. FC Emmen secured promotion to the Eredivisie in the 2018/19 season and they have been competing in the Dutch elite division ever since. On their debut it the Eredivisie Emmen defeated ADO Den Haag at Cars Jeans Stadion.
Glenn Bijl scored the first goal for the club in the Dutch top flight. Emmen finished the season in the 14th position in the standings, with the team securing survival in the Eredivisie. Cas Peters is the club’s all-time top scorer with 56 goals on his account. FC Emmen have never represented the Netherlands in European competitions.