Aiming to avoid a fifth straight defeat, Go Ahead Eagles welcome Feyenoord to De Adelaarshorst on Wednesday in their penultimate league outing of the 2021-22 Eredivisie season.
Meanwhile, the visitors will be looking to return to winning ways having failed to win any of their last two matches in all competitions.
Match preview
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Feyenoord played out a thrilling 2-2 draw versus title hopefuls PSV Eindhoven in Sunday's heavyweight clash at De Kuip.
A first-half brace from Cody Gakpo left Arne Slot's men with a mountain to climb before Cyriel Dessers netted two goals of his own in the final 10 minutes to restore parity.
Consequently, De Stadionclub are all but guaranteed to finish third after failing to cut the gap on PSV in second place.
Lying in store next for the Rotterdam-based outfit is the task of taking on an opposing side who have more than held their own in this fixture with the last nine encounters yielding four wins apiece and a draw.
Having scored the most away goals in the entire division this term, Wednesday's visitors will back themselves to emerge victorious come the full-time whistle.
Go Ahead Eagles came away empty-handed from a tight and cagey affair against NEC Nijmegen on Sunday which ended in a 1-0 loss.
With the game deadlocked heading into second-half stoppage time, Ibrahim Cissoko struck a late winner to sink Kees Van Wonderen's men in Nijmegen.
The Pride of the IJssel Kowet now sit 11th in the Eredivisie table, albeit just two points away from the last European spot.
Following defeats in each of their last two home matches, Wednesday's hosts will to keen to put on a show in their final home outing of the campaign.
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Team News
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Justin Bijlow is Feyenoord's only guaranteed absentee for Wednesday, as he remains out with a foot injury.
Nigerian forward Cyriel Dessers has now scored six goals in his last six outings for the away side, making him one to look out for.
Giannis-Fivos Botos is unavailable for Go Ahead Eagles due to a knee problem, but Jay Idzes returned from a muscle injury last time out.
Frank Ross is also expected to sit the match out due to a knee injury which sidelined the 24-year-old for the majority of last year.
Elsewhere, Cuco Martina could make his comeback to action after missing the last two games with a slight knock.
Go Ahead Eagles possible starting lineup:
Noppert; Kuipers, Idzes, Nauber, Lucassen; Oratmangoen, Brouwers, Rommens, Deijl; Lidberg, Cordoba
Feyenoord possible starting lineup:
Marciano; Geertruida, Trauner, Senesi, Malacia; Aursnes, Kokcu; Nelson, Til, Sinisterra; Dessers
We say: Go Ahead Eagles 1-3 Feyenoord
Feyenoord have been imperious on the road all-season long, and we expect the trend to continue here. We are tipping the away side to come out on top in a relatively comfortable manner at the end of the 90 minutes.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Feyenoord win with a probability of 61.66%. A draw has a probability of 20.1% and a win for Go Ahead Eagles has a probability of 18.28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Feyenoord win is 1-2 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 0-2 (9.05%) and 0-1 (8.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (9.16%), while for a Go Ahead Eagles win it is 2-1 (4.99%).
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