Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Following back-to-back draws with Sparta Rotterdam and Groningen, Feyenoord will be in need of points when they welcome NAC Breda to their De Kuip on Sunday. The Rotterdammers head into the match following the Champions League clash with Bayer Leverkusen, meaning that Brian Priske is likely to mix the squad. Algeria midfielder Ramiz Zerrouki is back from suspension, while Calving Stengs remains in the recovery room. Both Hartman and Bueno are major doubts.
Carl Hoefkens’ troops, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a heavy 4-0 loss to Heerenveen, with the team beating Fortuna Sittard 1-0 in front of home fans. NAC Breda, though, are not regarded as good travellers and given their negative record at De Kuip, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the title hopefuls. When the two teams met in the KNVB Beker Cup at the venue four years ago Feyenoord crushed NAC Breda 7-1. Midfielder Raul Paula is injured for the visiting side.
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.