Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Sparta Rotterdam
Match Time & Date:
02/04/2023
14:30
Prediction: 2-2
Feyenoord
There will be fireworks when Sparta and Feyenoord face each other at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel in the Rotterdam derby. Sparta look unstoppable at the moment, with the team eyeing their fourth consecutive league win, but they will have a mountain to climb in the local derby. Jonathan De Guzman has yet to overcome an ankle problem, whilst fellow midfielder Adil Auassar is back from suspension.
The league leaders, on the other hand, proved their worth in De Klassieker, with the team moving one step closer to clinching the Eredivisie trophy. Feyenoord are on a three-game winning run on the road, but beating the in-form hosts at “Het Kasteel” is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. As for the visiting team, Oussama Idrissi is banned for the match, while all Gernot Trauner, Lutsharel Geertruida, Sebastian Szymanski, and Quinten Timber are sidelined with injuries.
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.
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