Feyenoord and FC Volendam will draw the curtain on round 25 of the 2022-23 Eredivisie season with their meeting at De Kuip on Sunday night.
The sides head into this weekend's clash in contrasting forms as the hosts seek to extend their 16-match unbeaten run, while the visitors go in search of back to back league wins for the first time this term.
Match preview
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Feyenoord claimed a 1-1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of their Europa Conference League knockout tie at the Stadion Wojska Polskiego on Thursday.
Arne Slot's men fell behind to Yaroslav Rakitskyi's 79th-minute opener and looked set to carry a one-goal deficit into the second leg before Ezequiel Bullaude restored parity two minutes from time.
Prior to that, De Stadionclub just about got the better of Groningen with a 1-0 victory, which saw them retain their three-point lead over Ajax at the top of the Eredivisie table.
Their next assignment comes against an opposing outfit with just two wins from the 23 previous editions of this fixture across all competitions.
In what is shaping up to be a crunch week in Feyenoord's hunt for domestic and continental success, Sunday's hosts will be keen to pick up a morale-boosting victory to help set the tone.
FC Volendam continued their recent upturn in form on home turf with an emphatic 3-1 victory over Emmen at the Kras Stadion on Saturday evening.
Wim Jonk's men went behind to Filip Stankovic's own goal in the early exchanges of the second half before completing a spectacular turnaround through Benaissa Benamar, Bilal Ould-Chikh and Daryl van Mieghem.
Consequently, Het Nieuwe Oranje sit 14th in the league standings with 23 points on the board and have now opened up a healthy five-point gap over the bottom three.
Having let in the second-most goals on the road so far, Sunday's visitors will be wary of being on the receiving end of another thrashing away from home.
Team News
Santiago Gimenez and Quinten Timber are currently nursing thigh and knee injuries respectively, ruling them out of contention for Feyenoord.
Justin Bijlow is also sidelined with a wrist injury which has seen him fail to feature since late January, while Patrik Walemark is set to miss an eighth game on the bounce due to a muscle problem.
Volendam's Gaetano Oristanio is ineligible to play any part in Sunday's contest as the 20-year-old serves the final game of his suspension.
Daryl van Mieghem has racked up three goals and an assist in his last three appearances, and the forward will be aiming to come up trumps for the away side once again.
Feyenoord possible starting lineup:
Wellenreuther; Pedersen, Geertruida, Hancko, Hartman; Wieffer, Kokcu; Jahanbakhsh, Dilrosun, Idrissi; Gimenez
FC Volendam possible starting lineup:
Stankovic; Murkin, Flint, Benamar, Mbuyamba, Buur; Antonucci, Da Silva, Eiting, Van Mieghem; Veerman
We say: Feyenoord 3-0 FC Volendam
Volendam have struggled to find the back of the net on their travels this term and we can see the trend continuing here. We are also backing Feyenoord to showcase their superior quality and emerge victorious in routine fashion come the end of the 90 minutes.
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