Feyenoord dey face serious pressure as dem prepare to host Groningen for Saturday Eredivisie match at De Kuip. Robin van Persie men don dey struggle to hold onto second position, and with draws dey pile up, fans dey fear say European spot fit slip away.
De Rotterdam giants once lead league, but title dream don fade. Now dem dey look over shoulder as NEC Nijmegen dey just one point behind and FC Twente dey two points adrift. If Feyenoord no win this weekend, dem fit drop out of top three.
Recent form no dey kind. Feyenoord don draw four of last five matches, including 1-1 with NEC where dem concede equalizer for 97th minute after Ayase Ueda early strike. Dat one pain fans well well.
History dey favour Feyenoord for dis fixture. Dem no don lose to Groningen since February 2019, and dem don win five of last six meetings across all competitions. For Rotterdam, Groningen last win come for April 2007, 19 years ago.
But Groningen dey come with confidence. Dem dey on five-match unbeaten run, including clean sheets against AZ Alkmaar, Telstar and Go Ahead Eagles. Dick Lukkien men go want end long wait for victory at De Kuip.
Injury list for Feyenoord dey long. Tobias van den Elshout dey doubt, while Hwang In-beom, Gijs Smal, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Shaqueel van Persie, Sem Steijn, Malcolm Jeng, Jordan Bos, Leo Sauer, Bart Nieuwkoop and Thomas Beelen all dey out.
Ueda go lead attack after scoring 23 goals dis season. Anis Hadj Moussa, with eight goals overall, go also try make difference.
For Groningen, Oskar Zawada and Stije Resink dey injured. Thom van Bergen and Younes Taha go be key men for dem.
Feyenoord possible starting lineup: Wellenreuther; Deijl, Watanabe, Kraaijeveld, Lotomba; Valente, Moder, Targhalline; Moussa, Ueda, Borges. Groningen possible starting lineup: Vaessen; Rente, Blokzijl, Janse, Peersman; De Jonge, Land; Taha, Van Der Werff, Schreuders; Van Bergen.
Dis match go kick-off April 25, 2026 at 10:30 AM US time. E dey available for watch for United States on ESPN Select.
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