Feyenoord VS VVV Venlo Match Prediction

VVV and Feyenoord have played 13 times so far, with Feyenoord taking seven wins and the other six results being split between VVV wins and the draw. Here's a look at the last five results:

Jul 18, 2015: Feyenoord 1-2 VVV (Friendly)
Apr 5, 2013: Feyenoord 1-0 VVV
Oct 21, 2012: VVV 2-3 Feyenoord
Jan 22, 2012: VVV 2-1 Feyenoord
Oct 16, 2011: Feyenoord 4-0 VVV

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Feyenoord vs VVV Betting Tips and Odds

Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:

Feyenoord are at ¼ to win, a draw is at 5/1, and a VVV win is at 9/1.

Feyenoord will be favorites for this match because of their status as champions and their league standing, but they aren't the same side they were a season ago.

This season has been tough for them, and it's a question over why. Dirk Kuyt, their captain and leader, has left and they are in the Champions League. The fatigue and lack of leadership could be one explanation, but it is not all there is to it.  A 2-1-2 home record so far is far from great, and has to be corrected.

VVV are in 12th place and could close up to Feyenoord while also moving away from the relegation battle. Last season, a number of teams were involved with it, so the goal will be to keep away this term for VVV. They have a good 2-2-1 away record, better than their home form, and could use that here.

Both teams to score is at 19/20 via Bet365.

Feyenoord vs VVV Prediction

Feyenoord get back to winning ways here at home over VVV.

Correct Score Prediction: Feyenoord 3-1 VVV

Team News

Giovanni van Bronckhorst will be forced to make do without four center backs yet again. Jan-Arie van der Heijden, Eric Botteghin, Sven van Beek, and Mats Knoester continue to miss out with injuries.

Key Man

It has been a tough season for both Nicolai Jorgensen and Feyenoord in general this term. The Danish striker was phenomenal last term, but he has found scoring goals to be quite tough this time around. He's scored just twice in the Eredivisie, along with two assists, but has been involved with a goal in each of the last three matches and had a goal in the draw at ADO last time out.

Team Form

Feyenoord have two draws, two losses, and a win in their last five matches:

2-2 draw at ADO
3-1 loss at Shakhtar (UCL)
1-1 draw at Roda
4-1 home win vs Swift (Dutch Cup)
1-4 home loss vs Ajax

Feyenoord Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line-up: 4-3-3

Team News

Maurice Steijn will be missing right back Tristan Dekker, center midfielder Danny Post, and attacking midfielder Jonathan Opoku for the trip to Rotterdam.

Key Man

VVV have scored 12 goals in 11 matches so far, and their top scorer with over a third of those with five goals is midfielder Clint Leemans. The 22 year old plays from deep, yet he has still been behind an impressive number of goals and looks to be improving each week he plays. He is typically the man that gets on the score sheet first, so look for them to look for him early and often.

Team Form

VVV have a draw, three losses, and a win in their last five matches:

0-0 home draw vs NAC
3-0 loss at Heracles
3-1 home win vs Utrecht (Dutch Cup)
0-2 home loss vs ADO
2-5 home loss vs PSV

VVV Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line-up: 4-3-3

Feyenoord have continued to drop points and have fallen even further off the pace of Eredivisie leaders PSV. Ahead of this match, the defending champions are already 12 points behind the Eindhoven side, and they look like they are incapable of getting an answer. This no longer is the team that won the title, and it's instead a team with little self-belief to it. The solutions are not clear, but there is absolutely no excuse for them in this match. They should win this hands down and move on to the next match.

Feyenoord have one win in their last seven in all competitions.