Willem II vs Feyenoord Predictions

A dreadful end to the 2018/19 campaign for Willem II saw them miss out on any hope of Europa League qualification. They failed to win any of their last 4 matches, finishing 10th in the table but just a single point short of the Europa League Eredivisie playoffs.

That will be their aim for this season, and if their early season form is anything to go by, then we could well see them succeed in this goal. Their 2-1 win over Emmen last weekend made it 3 wins from their opening 4 matches in the Eredivisie, with only a defeat against Vitesse to spoil their perfect record.

They have scored 8 goals in these 4 games, although their defensive problems from last season persist. They shipped an average of 2.25 goals per game in the league last season, and so far this season that average hovers at 1.5 goals conceded per game.

Back in 2016/17, Feyenoord looked like they were back on the rise. The Dutch giants had just lifted their 15th Eredivisie title, but their first since 1999, but things quickly went south. They finished a distant 4th the following season, some 17 points adrift of the winners, and last season managed 3rd place but finished an even greater 21 points off the top spot.

Things don’t look like they’re going to improve much this season either, if their early season form is anything to go by. They have limped to draws in each of their opening 3 Eredivisie games, going a goal down and needing late equalisers in 2 of these matches.

Feyenoord’s record away from home hasn’t been up to par for a while now either. In fact, the visitors have won just 6 league away games since the start of last season, and they face a Willem II side that have won 6 of their last 11 Eredivisie home games.

The hosts are unbeaten against Feyenoord in their previous 3 meetings too, ever since they broke out of a 5 match losing streak against them in 2018. This, and Feyenoord’s poor away record, makes a Willem II Double Chance look great value for money. Each of Feyenoord’s last 2 outings have ended 1-1 too, so we’re backing that for our correct score prediction.