On Sunday night, Feyenoord will look to continue their recent good form as they host city rivals Sparta Rotterdam in an Eredivisie Rotterdam derby.
Feyenoord looking to make up ground on PSVThe home team has been in decent form of late, as they head into this encounter on the back of a six-game unbeaten run in all competitions, consisting of six wins and two draws.
A six-game unbeaten run in the Eredivisie has cut the gap to league leaders PSV Eindhoven to ten points. The home team will feel that they can still catch the leaders.
Feyenoord’s league form at De Kuip has been slightly inconsistent in recent weeks. However, the Dutch champions have won six of their last nine home games in the Eredivisie.
They have also been relatively potent on home soil in the Eredivisie, scoring at least two goals in six of their previous nine matches.
Sparta heads to rivals in poor formThe visitors don’t head to their city rivals in great form, as a 2-0 home defeat by PEC Zwolle last time out in the Dutch top-flight means that Sparta have won just once in their previous six league matches.
The game last time out followed a low-scoring theme for the visitor’s recent away games in the Eredivisie, as their previous four league matches have all produced under 2.5 goals.
Sparta have an inconsistent recent away record in the Eredivisie, winning just three of their previous eight away games in the Dutch top-flight. However, all three wins have been in their last five away games in the Eredivisie.
Their recent away games have followed the same low-scoring trend as their general games in the Eredivisie, as three of their last four matches have produced under 2.5 goals.
What am I backing?Feyenoord have been in decent form of late, and I believe they will record a relatively narrow win over their local rivals.
