Feyenoord - FC Utrecht predictions

Feyenoord are likely on their way to a decisive victory, and it’s hard to feel optimistic about the visitors’ prospects. Bookmakers are pricing a home win at 1.34, which is quite in line with most expert opinions.

The current perspective makes the situation clear. Given the superiority of Feyenoord and the fact that FC Utrecht are given 10.00 odds to win, it is easy to conclude that anything but a home win would be an unexpected shock.

Despite the odds being overwhelmingly in their favour, Feyenoord failed to pull ahead in their previous game’s first half. Still, they won in the end, even though it was a relatively close call at 2:3.

The away team had the advantage of playing at home in the previous round, but their opponents NEC were still a tough nut to crack. It took them more than half the game to get a leg up, but FC Utrecht eventually pulled through for a narrow 1:0 win.

With 8 goals in their previous 3 Eredivisie matches, Feyenoord’s attacking players have been seeing a lot of success and top bookmakers online are backing them to continue the trend.

The visitors will likely miss the support of having a home-field advantage. Their latest 3 home games were marked by more than 5 goals in total and it remains to be seen what they can do to extend the positive trend away from home as well.

If they keep their current spot number 2nd, we’ll be seeing Feyenoord in the next Champions League. That said, the league title is well within reach as well.

Feyenoord already won against FC Utrecht this season, although it was a rather narrow victory. They’ll have the home-field advantage this time, though, which puts them in the position of favourites.

The visitors’ status as underdogs is further made worse by the exceptionally high number of injuries going into this match. Tim Handwerker, Hidde ter Avest, Jeppe Okkels, Ole Romeny, Anthony Descotte will all be unable to play at Stadion Feijenoord, so think twice before putting down any bets.

If you’re feeling confident, a Draw/Home wager in the Half Time/Full Time market is the way to go. It’s a fairly risky move, but likely the best way to get some value out of the match this Sunday.