Feyenoord vs Heerenveen Match Preview

Feyenoord is ranked at 4th place with 26 points and comes after two wins two draws and a loss over the last five matches. Falling against Vitesse was their first defeat for this season, actually, they were the only team left unbeaten. Now they lost the third spot to Vitesse and also sit eight points behind the Champions League zone. The big blow was the injury of their main striker Berghuis and his absence was noted in the recent game but here at home things should tend to improve for them.

Bozenik, Teixeira, Bijlow, Haps and van Beek are expected to miss this duel too. It is true Berghuis scored 10 of their 26 goals, but at home Feyenoord is still unbeaten and scored at least a goal in five out of six games. In attack we should see again Jorgensen alongside Linssen, but the good news is that Sinisterra has regained his best shape and will be a valuable option.

Heerenveen, on the other hand, is ranked at 8th place with 20 points and comes after four draws and a loss over the last five matches. After four consecutive draws they lost against poor Heracles at home 1-2. They are out of the play off zone for the Europa League and will need to cause an upset to Feyenoord in order to get back up.

With 22 goals scored they have shown a good offensive side and in the last five matches they have scored at least a goal in each game, despite failing to win. Here they have got to try their chances, since they find their rivals with some injury problems, to bounce back from that loss. Earlier in the season, they have scored at least once against both Ajax and PSV who top the league.

In conclusion, I expect both teams to score a goal here. Feyenoord has got to get back to winning ways even without some key players and at home they are expected to score at least a goal like they did in each of the last five h2h encounters against their rivals. Heerenveen has been a decent team throughout this season and finding Feyenoord in these conditions I fancy them to punish them once.