With their Eredivisie status hanging by a thread, ADO Den Haag welcome Feyenoord to the Cars Jeans Stadion knowing that anything but a win could confirm their exit from the Dutch top flight.
The visitors are also in need of all three points here, albeit for very different reasons, as they seek to secure automatic qualification for European football next season.
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Feyenoord failed in their quest to pick up three consecutive league wins as they were held to a 0-0 stalemate by Vitesse on Sunday.
Dick Advocaat's men can count themselves lucky to have come away with a point after their opponents on the day squandered a good number of chances to claim all three points.
However, De Stadionclub are now unbeaten in their last six matches, picking up 12 points from a possible 18 which has seen them open up an eight-point lead over Utrecht in fifth.
Next up for them is a trip to a ground where they are unbeaten in their last three games, with the last defeat coming back in 2015.
Saturday's visitors are also looking to complete a league double over the hosts following a 4-2 triumph in September's reverse fixture.
ADO Den Haag endured another disappointing outing as they were on the receiving end of a 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Fortuna Sittard on Sunday.
Zian Flemming struck five minutes before half time to put Ruud Brood's men behind, before Sebastian Polter and Tesfaldet Tekie added second-half goals to make sure of the result.
De Residentieclub remain rooted to the bottom of the standings, nine points from safety with only four games left to play.
Their relegation from the top tier of Dutch football could be confirmed this weekend after what has been a tumultuous season for Saturday's visitors.
A lack of firepower has been a key contributor to their underwhelming campaign, which has seen them score the fewest number of goals in the division.
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Dario Del Fabro is expected to miss a fourth game on the spin as the Italian remains out with a hamstring injury.
The hosts will also have to deal with the absence of Peet Bijen after he pulled up with an ankle injury back in October.
A knee injury has sidelined Daryl Janmaat for the past three months, but the veteran defender is nearing a return to action.
Bart Nieuwkoop suffered a thigh injury on the last day of February, and as a result, he is ruled out of Sunday's game
Nicolai Jorgensen is suspended for the match following a sending-off last time out due to a reckless tackle.
ADO Den Haag possible starting lineup:
Koopman; Familio-Castillo, Kemper, Zuiverloon, Van Ewijk; Pinas, Vejinovic, Pinas; Bourard, Kramer, Besuijen
Feyenoord possible starting lineup:
Marsman; Geertruida, Spajic, Senesi, Malacia; Toornstra, Kokcu, Teixeira; Pratto, Bozenik, Linssen
We say: ADO Den Haag 1-4 Feyenoord
ADO Den Haag's poor fun of form coming into the game suggests that they are set for another baptism of fire. We expect the visitors to have too much quality for their hosts and cruise to a comfortable victory.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Feyenoord win with a probability of 72.95%. A draw had a probability of 16.5% and a win for ADO Den Haag had a probability of 10.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Feyenoord win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.86%) and 0-3 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.82%), while for an ADO Den Haag win it was 1-0 (3.26%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1% likelihood.
