Feyenoord hosts FC Porto in round 2 of the Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, October 3rd at De Kuip (Rotterdam)
Feyenoord finished the last championship of the Netherlands in third place. The team got into the Europa League qualification and started right away from the third round. Dinamo Tbilisi was the first rival. First, the Dutch managed to beat it at home (4:0) and tied on the road then (1:1). And in the last qualifying round, the Netherlands easily beat Hapoel Beer Sheva after two meetings (6-0). But in the first round of group G, the team had already lost to Rangers with a 0:1 score. Throughout the match, the Dutch club had an excellent possession of the ball, and there were good attempts, dangerous attacks, and many shots on goal. But Feyenoord did not the finishing touches, or the rival from Scotland was well prepared. Indeed, over the past summer, the Feyenoord acquired only George Johnston (Liverpool) and took Rick Karsdorp on loan (Roma). The team does not sparkle with its talents in the championship of the Netherlands. After seven rounds, it has only two victories. It also chalked up four draws. And in the last match, Feyenoord suffered a hammering defeat to AZ Alkmaar with a 0:3 score. Currently, the Stadium Club stopped in the middle of the standings - 10th place. After the last season, serious changes did not take place, and the club was weakened significantly.
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In the last season, Porto took second place in the national championship. The team lacked only two points to outrank the current champion, Benfica. The Dragons did a great job in defense and showed the best results. Second place enabled the club to take part in the Champions League qualification. Porto started immediately from the last qualifying round. But it didn’t manage to eliminate the newcomer of the Champions League, Krasnodar, on aggregate. In the first round of the Europa League group stage, the Portuguese team hosted Young Boys and beat the Swiss without much difficulty (2:1). The Swiss club was very lucky to earn a goal, scoring a penalty in the first half. But Soares became the hero of that match. He scored two goals against its opponent. In general, among the rivals who got in Group G, Porto is the closest to progressing from this group. As for the new season of the Portuguese championship, the team is also going very well. It was not lucky only at the start of the championship when it suffered the only defeat to Gil Vicente (1:2). But then the pace has picked up, and the Dragons beat everyone in their path. By the way, Porto managed to defeat the current championship of Portugal Benfica with a 2:0 score. Both teams have earned the same number of points, but Porto is still inferior to the champion in one goal conceded.
Bookmakers believe that the Portuguese club has more chances to win. Feyenoord is a very good and powerful team, but it does not have enough strength to beat experienced Porto, even in the home arena. After all, the Portuguese club is blowing everyone in its path. And even the Dutch with their abilities will not be able to resist it.
Prediction for the match: FC Porto to win
