Vitesse will host Feyenoord on Sunday as they both hope to continue their superb form in the Eredivisie, with the two teams currently on the same amount of points as they head into this weekend's fixture.
The visitors, meanwhile, are the only side to go unbeaten in the league thus far, picking up seven wins and five draws in their opening 12 matches.
Match preview
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Vitesse have had a good start to the 2020-21 campaign, with the hosts currently sitting in fourth place in the table.
However, Thomas Letsch will be keen to get his side back to winning ways, having failed to secure a win in their previous two league games, including their recent 1-1 draw against SC Heerenveen.
During the game, Oussama Darfalou scored the opening goal, before Sherel Floranus claimed the equaliser in the early moments of the second half.
Defensive wise, Vitesse have been excellent this term - conceding just nine goals, possessing the second best record in the league behind current leaders Ajax.
It is also worth noting that they have been the only team to beat high-flying PSV Eindhoven this season, witnessing a 2-1 victory back in October.
On the other hand, Feyenoord have also had a superb start to the campaign as they currently occupy third spot in the Eredivisie table.
Their latest league result saw a comfortable 3-0 win against VVV-Venlo, featuring goals from Jens Toornstra and Steven Berghuis.
Dick Advocaat's men have been excellent going forward, scoring 26 goals thus far, with 10 of them coming from Berghuis.
In terms of their head to head record, Feyenoord hold the upper hand - winning six of their last 10 encounters with Vitesse in all competitions.
The last time these two teams met was back in December last year, which finished in a 0-0 draw between the sides.
Vitesse Eredivisie form: DLWDWW
Vitesse form (all competitions): WDLWDW
Feyenoord Eredivisie form: WDDWWW
Feyenoord form (all competitions): WLDLDD
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Vitesse are currently dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19, with Eli Dasa, Patrick Vroegh and Armando Broja all set to miss the upcoming game due to the virus.
Apart from those players, Letsch currently has no major injury concerns ahead of the weekend's fixture.
For Feyenoord, however, they are set to miss a number of important players, including the likes of star striker Berghuis who is currently nursing a groin injury.
Goalkeeper Justin Bijlow is also expected to miss out due to a leg problem, while Robert Bozenik, Sven van Beek, Christian Conteh and Ridgeciano Haps remain doubtful.
Vitesse possible starting lineup:
Pasveer; Gong, Doekhi, Bazoer, Rasmussen, Wittek; Bero, Tannane, Tronstad; Darfalou, Openda
Feyenoord possible starting lineup:
Marsman; Geertruida, Spajic, Senesi, Malacia; Teixeira, Toornstra, Kokcu; Sinisterra, Jorgensen, Linssen
We say: Vitesse 1-1 Feyenoord
Currently there is not much to separate the two sides, so a draw seems like the most probable outcome this Sunday. Feyenoord arguably have more quality over their opponents, yet the absence of some key players will make it tricky for them to secure the three points.
Top betting tip
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Feyenoord win with a probability of 44.7%. A win for Vitesse had a probability of 31.48% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Feyenoord win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.99%) and 0-2 (6.68%). The likeliest Vitesse win was 2-1 (7.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.93%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.
