The Rotterdammers would be looking to return to winning ways after receiving a 3-2 defeat at the hands of PSV Eindhoven last weekend.
On match-day 24, Feyenoord Rotterdam will lock horns against FC Groningen at De Kuip Stadion on Sunday, March 4.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 Rotterdam
The Stadiumclub finished 10th in the league table last season, and it was wildly expected that they would be competing for European places this term.
Occupying the sixth spot in the Eredivisie table, the Rotterdammers are seven points behind the table-toppers, PSV Eindhoven. They have achieved consistent results at home and on the road with an overall record of 23 played, 12 won, 5 drawn and 6 lost.
The Rotterdammers head coach, Ronald Koeman, has insisted that his troops must learn from their mistakes that cost them the game last week against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281.
“We should learn from our mistakes. However, we must stick to what we did well against PSV. Groningen will come at us hard, especially after their 4-0 loss from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NEC-c40018. We must try to secure maximum points”, Koeman was quoted as saying to Voetbal International.
FC Groningen
After finishing fifth in the Eredivisie table last term, Pride of the North were aiming to become Dutch Champions at the end of the 2011/12 campaign. However, they failed to hold on to their last season’s star players in the summer transfer window, badly
denting their performance as a unit.
Tim Matavz joined PSV while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andreas-Granqvist-c5728 moved to ply his trade at Genoa. Since their departures, the Green-White-Army’s performances have seen a significant dip. However, they eventually started to grind out decent results as the season progressed.
The Groningen outfit are currently placed eighth in the Eredivisie table. They have thus far achieved impressive results at home, but their pathetic showings away from home, winning one of their 11 fixtures, never helped their cause. They have an overall
record of 23 played, 9 won, 5 drawn and 9 lost.
Pieter Huistra, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Groningen-c39119 head coach, has revealed that his side is now only aiming to participate in Europa League next term.
“We are sitting eighth, a place that entitles to participate in Europa League play-offs. Our focus is to play in Europe next season”, Huistra said while talking to the media.
Head-to-Head statistics
The Rotterdammers have bagged all three points in three of their last five fixtures against the Groningen outfit while the remaining two matches ended in the Green-White-Army’s favour.
Players to watch
John Guidetti – Feyenoord Rotterdam
The on-loan Manchester City forward has been in supreme goalscoring form since his arrival at De Kuip Stadion earlier this season. Netting an impressive 18 goals while setting up five more in 16 appearances, he has played an integral role in his side’s success.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 da Silva – FC Groningen
The 31-year-old goalkeeper will have to be on his toes throughout the 90 minutes if the Green-White-Army are to claim a good result.
Prediction
The Rotterdammers would be gunning to bag all three points to remain in the title hunt. Furthermore, the Green-White-Army’s current form will certainly make the home side’s task effortless. It will be a 3-1 win in favour of Feyenoord.
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