Eredivisie leaders Feyenoord are in action on Sunday afternoon as FC Utrecht come visiting De Kuip in round eight of the 2025-26 season.
With nearest challengers PSV due to play a day earlier, Feyenoord could kick off this weekend's clash in second place, meaning that anything but a win would be a less-than-ideal result.
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Feyenoord vs FC Utrecht prediction: Hosts to ease past visitors
Key stats
- FC Utrecht have not recorded a victory or kept a clean sheet in any of their last five matches.
- During that span, the visitors have also conceded first on all but one occasion.
- Five of Feyenoord's most recent six outings have yielded fewer than three goals.
Correct score prediction: Feyenoord 3-1 FC Utrecht
Feyenoord have scored the joint third-most goals in the division while also conceding the fewest, highlighting their strengths at both ends of the pitch.
It is hard to envisage any other outcome on Sunday than a win for the home side, and we fully expect them to live up to expectations.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Feyenoord all the way
- HOME: 10/21 (1.48) – 67.7%
- DRAW: 18/5 (4.60) – 21.7%
- AWAY: 5/1 (6.00) – 16.7%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Feyenoord are one of only two Eredivisie teams with a perfect home record, and the bookmakers fancy it to stay that way with a 67.7% win probability for the home side.
Robin van Persie's men will head out this weekend aiming to bounce back from a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa in their second Europa League group-phase outing.
Utrecht, meanwhile, are back on the road off the back of 1-0 defeats in their last two outings, and a meagre 16.7% chance of winning suggests a third straight away defeat is more on the cards than an away
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Most recent H2Hs: Shock win for FC Utrecht last time out
Second-half goals from Niklas Vesterlund and Paxten Aaronson helped Utrecht claim a 2-1 victory in their last encounter against Feyenoord to end a five-game losing streak and seven-match run without a win.
That was also Utrecht's first win in De Kuip since 2014, which should give them confidence for Sunday's affair.
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Timber is unavailable to feature for Feyenoord this weekend against his former team due to a leg injury that saw him miss Thursday's European affair.
Malcolm Jeng and Thomas Beelen are also out with leg issues, while long-term absentees Jakub Moder and Gernot Trauner miss out through knee and Achilles tendon injuries respectively.
Predicted lineup: Wellenreuther(GK), Bos, Watanabe, Ahmedhodzic, Read, Valente, Steijn, Hwang, Hadj Moussa, Ueda & Sauer
Feyenoord's last five matches:
- Feyenoord 0-2 Aston Villa (Europa League)
- Groningen 0-1 Feyenoord (Eredivisie)
- Braga 1-0 Feyenoord (Europa League)
- AZ Alkmaar 3-3 Feyenoord (Eredivisie)
- Feyenoord 2-0 Sittard (Eredivisie)
FC Utrecht preview: Ivar Jenner adds to already lengthy injury list
Jenner is one of seven confirmed absentees from Utrecht as they prepare to head to Rotterdam on Sunday.
Yoann Cathline (leg), Dani de Wit (foot), Rafik El Arguioui (knee) and Victor Jensen (muscle) are out of contention.
Davy van den Berg and Emirhan Demircan are also ruled out, while Mike van der Hoorn remains touch-and-go after pulling up against Brann.
Predicted lineup: Barkas(GK), El Karouani, Viergever, Didden, Horemans, Engwanda, Zechiel, Iqbal, Blake, Min & Rodriguez
Utrecht's last five matches:
- Brann 1-0 Utrecht (Europa League)
- Utrecht 2-2 Heerenveen (Eredivisie)
- Utrecht 0-1 Lyon (Europa League)
- Sittard 1-0 Utrecht (Eredivisie)
- Utrecht 0-1 Groningen (Eredivisie)
Player to watch – Ayase Ueda
Ueda scored the winner in Feyenoord's last league outing against Groningen to take his tally of league goals for the campaign to six.
As a result, he currently sits top of the scoring charts, one clear of Groningen's Brynjolfur Willumsson.
The 27-year-old is no stranger to netting against Utrecht, having found the back of the net in a 5-1 win two years ago, and he is poised to strike once again this weekend.