Feyenoord VS Utrecht Match Prediction
2019-08-18
14:45:00
Feyenoord
VS
Utrecht
Our Prediction Tip
Feyenoord will win this match.
2019-08-1814:45:00 Feyenoord will win this match.
Utrecht beat Feyenoord when they last met – a 3-2 home win thanks to Timo Letschert’s last-minute winner. In Rotterdam, however, Feyenoord have won their last six in a row in this fixture. That includes two 1-0 wins last season – Tonny Vilhena scored the winner in the cup, while Robin van Persie in the league.
Here are the results of their last five competitive matches:
Mar 31, 2019: Utrecht 3-2 Feyenoord
Dec 20, 2018: Feyenoord 1-0 Utrecht
Sep 23, 2018: Feyenoord 1-0 Utrecht
Apr 15, 2018: Feyenoord 3-1 Utrecht
Jan 24, 2018: Utrecht 1-1 Feyenoord
Utrecht have come from behind twice to take maximum points from their league campaign so far, whereas Feyenoord have drawn twice – their only win so far coming in Europe.
Nevertheless, the hosts have a good record in this fixture – especially at home – and proved with their two 1-0 wins at home last season that they can nullify the Utrecht attack.
That is going to be key, with Utrecht having suffered defensively in conceding first against both ADO Den Haag and PEC Zwolle.
If they give Feyenoord an advantage they are less likely to be able to pull it back.
Attacking changes after falling behind against ADO Den Haag paid off, and they started with those players last time out, but there have been enough questions defensively to not read too much into Utrecht’s good start.
Feyenoord, on the other hand, have gone through in the Europa League and now just need to step things up in the Eredivisie.
With an excellent record in this fixture, this is a big chance to do just that and record their first league win of the 2019-20 season.
Feyenoord are odds-on favourites to beat Utrecht and secure a first league win of the new season. They are 7/8 with Betway.
Utrecht have fallen behind in both league matches so far this season and Feyenoord to score first will return 13/20 with Betway.
There was very little between these teams in all three matches last season, and you can back against both teams to score at 8/5 with 888sport. A one-goal winning margin returns 6/4 with Betway.
Steven Berghuis is 8/5 with 888sport to score at any time – it would be a third league goal in a row and fourth goal in five games in all competitions.
Feyenoord are still looking for their first league win of the new season but they have a great record in this fixture and can take all three points – though there may not be much in it.
Feyenoord did not completely their overhaul their starting 11 in mid-week, despite their dominant aggregate lead, preferring to keep things consistent. Nevertheless, Luis Sinisterra could be among the players to return after being dropped to the bench.
Steven Berghuis – Started the season in goalscoring form with three in the first three games, albeit including two penalties.
Sam Larsson – Scored the last-minute equaliser against Sparta Rotterdam in Feyenoord’s last home league game.
Renato Tapia – The Peruvian playmaker enjoyed a loan spell with Willem II last season and has now been given a chance to make the midfield spot his own with Feyenoord after helping Peru reach the Copa America final.
Feyenoord have only won one competitive match so far this season but they are unbeaten in four games. In the league, they have drawn with Sparta Rotterdam and Heerenveen – Steven Berghuis scored in both, while Sam Larsson popped up with a last-minute equaliser in the derby against the former. In between those draws, they thrashed ten-man Dinamo Tbilisi in the Europa League – Luis Sinisterra, an own goal, a Berghuis penalty and Luciano Narsingh’s strike earning a 4-0 home win. They completed their aggregate win with a 1-1 away draw last time out – Eric Botteghin scoring the goal.
Patrick Joosten is fit again and featured from the bench last time out, while there were several changes to the starting line-up last time out too – including starts for Nick Venema and Issah Abbas up front. Justin Lonwijk and Vaclav Cerny were the two forwards to make way, while Justin Hoogma returned at centre-back.
Nick Venema – Stepped off the bench to score in the win against ADO Den Haag and earn a start last time out as a result.
Gyrano Kerk – Scored in the win against ADO Den Haag and set up the equaliser against PEC Zwolle last time out.
Willem Janssen – A goalscorer last time out but this time he will be the man tasked with Steven Berghuis under wraps.
After being dumped out of the Europa League with an extra time defeat away to Zrinjski, Utrecht have started the league campaign with seven goals and two wins. Two own goals helped them come from 2-0 down to beat ADO Den Haag 4-2 – Gyrano Kerk and Nick Venema scoring the other two. Last time out, they had to come from 1-0 down against PEC Zwolle. Sander van de Streek, Simon Gustafsson and Willem Janssen scored second-half goals in a 3-1 triumph.
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