Your Web 3 Guru and Moonbet presenting todays match: Feyenoord Rotterdam against FC Twente Enschede
Feyenoord appeared to require some time to regain momentum following the winter training camp in Spain. Upon returning to the Netherlands, Arne Slot’s team faced formidable opposition from Gelderland. NEC secured two points from a 2-2 draw in Rotterdam, while bottom-placed Vitesse suffered a narrow 1-2 defeat in Arnhem. In addition to the title race and the upcoming clash with AS Roma in the UEFA Europa League, Feyenoord is actively engaged in the cup tournament.
In the recent week, PSV was defeated 1-0 in a lively Kuip during the eighth finals. Following a close victory against FC Utrecht at home in the first round, another home match ended in a draw in the quarterfinals. This weekend, Feyenoord will get a taste of that opponent when they visit Alkmaar in the league. Before that, occupying the second spot on the table with 42 points, Feyenoord faces a top clash against the third-placed team, FC Twente (37 points from 18 games).
Opponent FC Twente had a promising restart on January 13, securing a 2-1 victory against AZ at the Grolsch Veste. However, their cup tournament journey ended with a 3-1 defeat to PSV a few days later. Last weekend marked another setback for Joseph Oosting’s team, suffering a 1-0 loss to NEC. This defeat widened the gap with Feyenoord to five points, and AZ inched one point closer, now trailing by three.
Meanwhile, Ajax is silently closing the gap. The fifth-placed team had only six points less than FC Twente before this round. While Feyenoord competes on three fronts, FC Twente’s schedule is comparatively straightforward. The team will exert every effort to secure one of the six Dutch tickets for European football in 2024/2025 in the remaining sixteen league matches.
Players to watch: Quinten Timber (D6, A6) emerged as Feyenoord’s matchwinner in the recent cup fixture. On the FC Twente side, Naci Ünüvar (D2, A2) scored the last goal, excluding Manfred Ugalde.
Hot stat: Feyenoord has scored ten goals in the Eredivisie this season after the 80th minute, at least two more than any other team.