Feyenoord – Utrecht, Picks and Tips
Feyenoord are on the bottom step of the Eredivisie podium and have a good chance of finishing the season in third place. The club from the Meuse can, however, achieve a great feat for Dutch football in the Conference League, where they qualified for the semi-finals. Until the European Cup double will be this Feyenoord - Utrecht on Sunday. Arne Slot's team is also doing well in the domestic league. Feyenoord's most recent match was played on 10 April, as the Cup final took place last weekend. The Rotterdam side played at Heracles and won with a resounding 4-1. Bakis opened the scoring for Bakis in the first minute, but Feyenoord turned the result around thanks to goals from Kocku, Nelson, Til and Walemark. Another good result for Slot's team came at the beginning of February, when they beat Willem II 2-0. Sinisterra and Linssen then scored for the hosts on De Kuip. Feyenoord are now third in the Eredivisie with 61 points. They have three more than Twente. The Rotterdam team has a good chance to finish third and automatically qualify for next season's Conference League group stage. However, the Slot-coached team has a chance to progress to the Europa League. This can happen if they win the Conference League, now in its first edition. The Batavians have qualified for the semi-finals and will have a double-header with Marseille. In the quarter-finals, Feyenoord got past Slavia Prague after two extremely spectacular matches. The Feyenoord-Slavia Prague duel at De Kuip ended in a 3-3 draw, while the Dutch won 3-1 in the Czech Republic. Dessers (double) and Sinisterra scored for Feyenoord.
Utrecht finished seventh in the Eredivisie and are trembling for a play-off place to qualify for the Conference League preliminaries. "The 'Red-Whites' have not won since February and are hoping for a positive result in the Feyenoord-Utrecht duel. Rick Kruys' side last played on 9 April at home against Sittard. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. Ramselaar opened the scoring for the hosts in the 5th minute, but Flemming equalised for Sittard in the 61st minute. The same 1-1 draw was also recorded by Utrecht at Waalwijk, this time Kruys' team scored first, but Kramer equalised for Waalwijk in extra time. Utrecht had also lost 1-3 to Groningen and 0-1 to PSV. Their most recent success was on 27 February, a 2-1 win at Heerenveen. So the Red-Whites are in seventh place with 42 points after 29 games. They are just six points ahead of eighth-placed Groningen.
Our recommendation tip for Feyenoord – Utrecht: FEYENOORD TO WIN & OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 1.80