Feyenoord go in search of a third consecutive Eredivisie victory on Sunday when they visit the Mandemakers Stadion to take on RKC Waalwijk.
On the other hand, the home side will be looking to bounce back from their cup exit in midweek and get back to winning ways this weekend.
Match preview
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Feyenoord came out victorious in the Rotterdam derby on Sunday following a 4-0 thrashing of Sparta Rotterdam at De Kuip.
Orkun Kokcu and Alireza Jahanbakhsh put Arne Slot's men on course for all three points with first-half strikes before Guus Til put the result beyond double with a brace in the second period.
Consequently, De Stadionclub have closed the gap on PSV Eindhoven in second place to one point but are still six points adrift of league leaders Ajax.
Lying in store next for them is a clash versus an opposing outfit with just one victory in the last 16 clashes between the teams dating back to 2006.
Only Ajax have conceded fewer goals and scored more goals away from home than Sunday's visitors, who have scored seven times across their last two games on the road.
Waalwijk were sent packing from this season's KNVB-Beker on Wednesday courtesy of a 4-0 quarter-final defeat to AZ Alkmaar.
Goals from Dani De Wit, Vangelis Pavlidis, Jesper Karlsson and second-half substitute Zakaria Aboukhlal put Joseph Oosting's men to the sword.
RKC currently sit 13th in the Eredivisie table with a six-point cushion over the drop zone, and they will be looking to pull further clear of danger.
Sunday's hosts take on NEC Nijmegen in their next outing while their visitors prepare for the challenge of Cambuur.
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Team News
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Feyenoord's Philippe Sandler is unavailable due to a thigh injury, while Reiss Nelson is ruled out through illness.
Off the back of his double last time out, Guus Till is now up to 13 Eredivisie goals for the campaign which is only equalled by Sebastien Haller.
Twenty-two-year-old Sebbe Augustijns remains sidelined with a knee injury which he picked up back in December.
David Min still awaits his first outing of the 2021-22 campaign, but the forward is now drawing increasingly close to making his comeback.
Etienne Vaessen is expected to return between the sticks for this one after making way for Issam El Maach in midweek.
RKC Waalwijk possible starting lineup:
Vaessen; Van den Buijs, Meulensteen, Adewoye; Buttner, Azhil, Anita, Gaari; Odgaard, Stokkers, Kramer
Feyenoord possible starting lineup:
Bijlow; Geertruida, Trauner, Senesi, Malacia; Aursnes, Kokcu, Til; Sinisterra, Jahanbakhsh, Linssen
We say: RKC Waalwijk 1-2 Feyenoord
Feyenoord boast the better squad and will fancy themselves to emerge victorious in this one. We expect an open and entertaining affair with the visitors coming out on top by a narrow margin.
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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 66.01%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for RKC Waalwijk had a probability of 15.08%.
The most likely scoreline for a Feyenoord win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.83%) and 0-1 (9.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.78%), while for a RKC Waalwijk win it was 2-1 (4.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Feyenoord in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Feyenoord.
