Preview: Heracles vs. Feyenoord - prediction, team news, lineups

Two teams at opposing ends of the Eredivisie table will meet on Sunday as second-placed Feyenoord make the trip to face Heracles.

The hosts head into the match on the back of consecutive defeats, currently sitting in 14th place.

Match preview

Heracles currently find themselves sat only two places above the relegation zone heading into this weekend, with a two-point gap between them.

Considering the fact a defeat could lead to them dropping into the bottom three, the team will be focusing on simply staying above the drop zone right now.

After a 2-0 loss against Vitesse, who currently sit below them on Sunday, there is an obvious need for an improvement in the basic performances.

A big factor for Heracles to concentrate on is the defensive side of the game, with only one team in the entire division having conceded more than them.

Three of their four victories this season have taken place at home, though, and they should take confidence from that by heading into the match on Sunday.

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Despite Heracles having made their ground a tougher place for people to visit, Feyenoord will likely travel with plenty of belief due to the season they are enjoying.

Arne Slot's men have only lost two of their 15 fixtures so far in the Eredivisie, but the fact that PSV Eindhoven have not dropped a single point has left a large gap between them.

There is a lot of work for Feyenoord still to do if they want to mount a title challenge for the rest of the season, and that will include bouncing back from their midweek defeat against Celtic.

Slot's men were taught a lesson about focusing until the final minute in the Champions League as they conceded a 91st-minute goal which resulted in a 2-1 defeat on the day.

Despite that, Feyenoord have been an attacking threat throughout the campaign, and considering the difficulties their opponents are dealing with at the back, they should be able to cause problems.

Team News

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Thomas Bruns was once again used as a substitute during Heracles' last performance, but he could end up being drafted into the starting lineup to try and produce a change to their results.

Antonio Satriano is another player who could end up being given the chance to play from the first minute in this game to shake things up in the attack.

The visitors are dealing with a plethora of injuries at the moment as Bart Nieuwkoop has a muscle issue, and Alireza Jahanbakhsh is also not fully fit.

Quilindschy Hartman sustained a concussion recently, and is therefore following protocol on that.

Heracles possible starting lineup:

Brouwer; Wieckhoff, Sonnenberg, Hoogma; Roosken; Keersmaecker, Bruns, Ouahim; Limbombe, Satriano, Hansson

Feyenoord possible starting lineup:

Bijlow; Geertruida, Trauner, Hancko, Lopez; Wieffer, Timber; Minteh, Stengs, Paixao; Gimenez

We say: Heracles 0-3 Feyenoord

Heracles have the home advantage, and that should lead to them providing some problems for their opponents.

However, Feyenoord should have more than enough quality to get through this particular match to take three points to aid their title challenge.

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