Having both returned to winning ways in their last Eredivisie outings, Feyenoord visit the Erve Asito on Sunday to face off against Heracles.
This weekend's clash is the second between the sides this term as Feyenoord came out on top 2-1 in December's reverse fixture.
Match preview
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Looking to bounce back from an agonising defeat to Ajax, Feyenoord saw off the threat of Willem II in a comfortable 2-0 victory on Saturday.
Off the back of a drab opening 45 minutes at De Kuip, second-half goals from Luis Sinisterra and Bryan Linssen fired Arne Slot's men to all three points.
De Stadionclub remain third in the league standings, three points clear of AZ Alkmaar and FC Twente in a thrilling race for a Europa League spot.
The Rotterdam-based outfit were held to a 3-3 draw by Slavia Prague in the first leg of their Conference League quarter-final and the tie remains finely poised ahead of the return leg next week.
Unbeaten in each of their last six visits to Sunday's venue, the away side will back themselves to secure another positive result come the full-time whistle.
Heracles snapped a run of four games without a victory courtesy of a convincing 2-0 triumph away at Fortuna Sittard on Sunday.
Giacomo Quagliata opened the scoring for Frank Wormuth's men 13 minutes into the second period after which Sinan Bakis grabbed the clincher.
The Heraclieden have opened up an eight-point lead over the drop zone, all but securing their safety with just six rounds of matches left to play.
Only three teams in the entire division have conceded fewer goals on home turf than Sunday's hosts, who have kept clean sheets in each of their last three home games.
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Team News
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Justin Bijlow remains sidelined with a foot injury, meaning that Ofir Marciano will continue between the sticks.
This weekend's visitors also make the journey to Almelo without Philippe Sandler and Lutsharel Geertruida, who are both unavailable through thigh injuries.
Luis Sinisterra is on a three-game scoring streak for Feyenoord, and the 22-year-old is one to look out for.
Heracles are missing the services of Ismail Azzaoui and Kaj Sierhuis due to knee injuries, while Mateo Les continues to recuperate from a foot injury.
Janis Blaswich has missed the last five games with a muscle problem, but the goalkeeper is not far off a return to action.
Heracles possible starting lineup:
Bucker; Quagliata, Hoogma, Sonnenberg, Fadiga; Hansson, De la Torre, Schoofs, Laursen; Bakis, Ouahim
Feyenoord possible starting lineup:
Marciano; Malacia, Senesi, Trauner, Pederson; Kokcu, Aursnes; Nelson, Til, Sinsterra; Linssen
We say: Heracles 1-3 Feyenoord
You would have to go back to 2015 for Feyenoord's last defeat in this fixture, highlighting their level of dominance over this weekend's opponents. We fancy the away side to emerge triumphant in what should be a one-sided affair.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Feyenoord win with a probability of 44.73%. A win for Heracles had a probability of 31.01% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Feyenoord win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.58%) and 0-2 (6.98%). The likeliest Heracles win was 2-1 (7.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Feyenoord would win this match.
