Rotterdam, Netherlands — Feyenoord go dey face FC Groningen for their home ground on Wednesday night for an important Eredivisie rescheduled match. Di match fit help Feyenoord climb over FC Utrecht to third place and reduce di gap to second-place PSV by five points.
Di expectation be say coach Robin van Persie fit make one change for im squad after dem recently beat Go Ahead Eagles 3-2. Last weekend, dem miss star striker Ayase Ueda after he get injury during international duty. Before na di Go Ahead Eagles match, Ueda don score twice against FC Twente but Van Persie talk say di injury make Ueda no fit play against Groningen.
However, hope don shine for Ueda as di medical team don give am di green light to participate in di match selection. Meanwhile, reports indicate say Van Persie still prefer to start Julián Carranza ahead of Ueda, despite Carranza not performing well in di last match.
For di defense, Van Persie go likely change Gernot Trauner. Di Austrian don dey struggle to play multiple games per week, so dem go rest am for di upcoming away match against AZ. Thomas Beelen fit take over di starting position again after he don do well stand in for Trauner before.
The expected starting lineup for Feyenoord includes: Wellenreuther; Read, Beelen, Hancko, Hartman; Hwang, Moder, Milambo; Hadj Moussa, Carranza, Paixão.
For di opposite side, FC Groningen go line up with: Vaessen; Rente, Ekdal, Blokzijl, Prins; Seuntjens, Resink, Schreuders, Kwakman; Valente, Van Bergen.
Feyenoord fans dey expect say dem fit achieve something special dis season as di club dey push for top three finish. Ueda’s return fit bring plenty hope to di team as dem waka towards di crucial phase of di season. As one fan put am, “we dey dream big right now.”
Di match between Feyenoord and Groningen dey expected to be intense, with both teams fighting for precious points in di league. It’s an important opportunity for Feyenoord to assert demself as title contenders.
As di match approach, all eyes go dey on both teams to see how dem go perform. Fans go dey hoping to see high energy, skillful play, and importantly, victory for their respective teams in dis critical encounter.