Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
NEC will look to make amends for back-to-back losses to PSV and Heracles when they take on Feyenoord on Matchday 7. NEC suffered a dip in form and it is no wonder the bookies see them as underdogs in Saturday’s encounter. Midfielder Kodai Sano will serve second of his two-game ban, while both Borges Sanches and Robin Roefs are out of contention with injuries.
The Rotterdammers, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-0 win over NAC Breda. Feyenoord quickly bounced back from the heavy Champions League loss to Bayer Leverkusen and seeing that the weekend triumph gave them a confidence boost, there is a big value in betting on the title-chasing visitors. In their last meeting in Nijmegen Feyenoord defeated NEC 3-2 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. Bear in mind, though, that Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez has joined the likes of Bart Nieuwkoop, Calvin Stengs, and Hugo Bueno in the treatment room.
Highlighted Team (Feyenoord):
Back in 1908 football club Wilhemina was founded in the pub De Vereeniging and they played their home games in blue-sleeved red shirts and white shorts. The club’s name was changed to Hillesluise in 1909 and soon they became RVV Celeritas.
Finally, in 1912 the club got a name SC Feijenoord. Feyenoord won their first Eredivisie trophy in 1924 and 75 years later they clinched their 14th domestic trophy, finishing the season 15 points clear of second-placed Willem II. De Trots van Zuid play their home games at De Kuip and the capacity of the venue is 51 117.
The club’s fiercest rivals are Ajax and the two teams face each other in der Klassieker. The likes of Craig Bellamy, Gerrard Fox, Wouter Bos and Raemon Sluiter are notable supporters of the club. It is well known that football legends Johan Cruyff, Ruud Gullit and Peter Houtman all played for Feyenoord in the past. De Trots van Zuid play their home games in red-white shirts and black shorts.