Feyenoord champions but Emmen fighting for survival
Feyenoord, who have already been crowned champions, will face Emmen in their Eredivisie fixture. While Feyenoord have been a continual threat in Dutch football, no-one associated with the club could have envisaged the manner in which they have blitzed the title race this season. Feyenoord have remarkably put together a 12-match winning streak in the Dutch top flight, the resurgence of PSV coming far too late to trouble them for the title.
Emmen, on the other hand, are facing their biggest game of the season, aware that defeat could leave them facing a relegation playoff. With a trip to FC Utrecht to come next weekend, securing the minimum of a point that they require feels like an unlikely task, yet Dick Lukkien knows that his players are capable of halting poor runs of form with surprise wins. Emmen ended a four-game winless streak by beating PSV Eindhoven earlier in the campaign, and a thrilling 3-2 triumph over Heerenveen came as recently as April 22.
Team News and Predictions
In respect of the relegation scrap, Slot will name a strong Feyenoord starting lineup, even if a number of alterations are made. Javairo Dilrosun and Danilo will be hopeful of opportunities in the final third, as will Alireza Jahanbakhsh. Jacob Rasmussen may also be handed a start in central defence having not featured since the middle of March. Although Emmen will feel that they have a window of opportunity to shock the champions, their defensive record means that it remains unlikely. Feyenoord will want to finish the season with as many points as possible, and we are backing the visitors to cruise to victory on Sunday afternoon.
Emmen will make changes to his Emmen XI, potentially introducing the trio of players that helped their side win the second 45 minutes. Jari Vlak and Lucas Bernadou appear most likely to get the nod, with Mohamed Bouchouari and Ahmed El Messaoudi in line to drop out of the team. Although it will be party time in the away end, Emmen are facing their biggest game of the season, aware that defeat could leave them facing a relegation playoff. With a trip to FC Utrecht to come next weekend, securing the minimum of a point that they require feels like an unlikely task, yet Dick Lukkien knows that his players are capable of halting poor runs of form with surprise wins.
Conclusion
Feyenoord will want to finish the season with as many points as possible, and we are backing the visitors to cruise to victory on Sunday afternoon. Although Emmen will feel that they have a window of opportunity to shock the champions, their defensive record means that it remains unlikely. Feyenoord have remarkably put together a 12-match winning streak in the Dutch top flight, the resurgence of PSV coming far too late to trouble them for the title. Emmen, on the other hand, are facing their biggest game of the season, aware that defeat could leave them facing a relegation playoff.
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