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Feyenoord shook last matchday of the first competitor himself. The Rotterdam were in their own Kuip with 2-1 too strong for PSV and Feyenoord took a positive step towards the first league title since 1999. Today the team of Giovanni van Bronckhorst will play against Sparta. The Spartans were off midweek in the cup and it is not nice when the leader comes to visit on Castle.
Sparta Rotterdam vs Feyenoord Prediction & Betting tips
Sparta Rotterdam :
Sparta could reward the return to the Premier League with a final place in the Cup. At home against Vitesse Sparta fans had to trust that there what was possible against the team from Arnhem. Wednesday night was also certainly something to bring to the people of Arnhem, but the Spartans again had trouble scoring. In the first half came Arnhem lead by a long shot Lewis Baker, which incidentally seemed tenable for Sparta goalkeeper Roy Kortsmit. In the second half Sparta played well until the penalty, but they did not create too much. Because the Spartans took risks Baker hit seventeen minutes again far ahead of time. Soon after the second goal Vitesse captain Guram Kashia worked to keep the ball behind his own goalkeeper Eloy Room, but a real final offensive had not talked at Castle.
The club from Spangenberg won the past three times the KNVB cup tournament and attend it there remains at. As so often this season soccer well the team of Alex Pastoor, but it is not lethal in the rounding. Despite so Sparta was thrown out of the cup was Pastor after not dissatisfied with the game that put his team on the mat. “I think we’ve done very well. We have done everything in our power. We have fought to the last breath. We did it as a team today may be better for another as Vitesse. ”
Sparta can now at least, the focus on the competition. Vitesse lacked the Spartans in scoring ability, which is also in the Eredivisie, the problem of the team from Spangenberg. The Spartans started the season well, but now slip further and further up the rankings. The victory last weekend at the NEC (0-1) was harsh welcome to Pastor and his team, but Sparta is far from assured for another year Eredivisie. The Spartans have only three points ahead of Go Ahead Eagles and Sparta will therefore every effort to achieve a result today. Pastor looked this week ahead of the Rotterdam derby: ‘A beautiful derby. The city is on fire Sunday. We’ll be ready. ”
Probable lineup Sparta Rotterdam
Kortsmit; Dumfries, Breuer From Drongelen, Floranus; Sanusi, Dijkstra, Van Moorsel; Cabral, Pusic, Calero.
Feyenoord :
If you like a neutral fan team this season award the title it is Feyenoord. The Rotterdam stand for months at the top of the Premier League and in Rotterdam they begin now gradually realizing that it is quite possible that the Coolsingel soon fills up again. Last weekend Feyenoord put at least another good step by home 2-1 win champions PSV. PSV could not lose at De Kuip, but that was not to abandon the game at PSV. The team of Phillip Cocu was extremely difficult with the aggressiveness of Feyenoord Rotterdam and came after just nine minutes on the lead with a goal from Jens Toornstra. In the second half Gaston Pereiro equalized on behalf of the Eindhoven and got Steven Bergwijn who saw his shot is by Rick Karsdorp a big chance on behalf of the visitors. Eventually, an own goal by PSV keeper Jeroen Zoet ensured Feyenoord kept the three points at De Kuip.
The decisive goal this week is of course discussed in footballing Netherlands. Referee Bas Nijhuis had obviously never seen without HawkEye system which Sweet pulled the ball across his own goalline. The system is in the second half of the season at De Kuip and scorer Toornstra gave afterwards that the system ensured that Feyenoord won. “We’re lucky that that technique at De Kuip, that top, ‘says Toornstra expense of Dirk Kuyt in the base began at Feyenoord. The 27-year-old Toornstra who stormy develops this season, admitted this week that Feyenoord are close to a championship. “We are in good shape. We play well, have a big lead and have been going only ten matches. The beginning to look like a champion year. ”
Sparta Van Bronckhorst has a virtually fit selection. Sven van Beek is admittedly still absent, but Eljero Elia and Rick Karsdorp have been recovered from the injuries they received against PSV. Also against Sparta will play the question again or Dirk Kuyt, Steven Berghuis or Jens Toornstra the bank may take place alongside Van Bronckhorst. Normally plays Toornstra – having regard to its development – on Castle and Van Bronckhorst will have to choose between Berghuis and Kuyt. The 36-year-old Kuyt experience not his best season and it is still questionable whether he next season is still active at De Kuip. If Katwijker decides he will probably be particularly raid turns have next season to extend his contract at Feyenoord, but it seems that at Feyenoord they currently have other things on their minds than a contract extension Kuijt.
Probable lineup Feyenoord
Jones; Karsdorp, Botteghin, van der Heijden, Kongolo; Vilhena, El Ahmadi, Toornstra; Elijah Jørgensen, Berghuis.
Sparta Rotterdam vs Feyenoord – Head to head
04.12.16 ERE Feyenoord Sparta Rotterdam 6 : 1
24.03.16 CF Feyenoord Sparta Rotterdam 2 : 0
05.01.11 CF Sparta Rotterdam Feyenoord 2 : 4
14.04.10 ERE Feyenoord Sparta Rotterdam 3 : 0
18.10.09 ERE Sparta Rotterdam Feyenoord 2 : 1