Feyenoord will welcome Marseille to the Netherlands on Thursday for the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final.
The hosts saw off Slavia Prague to advance to the final four, while Marseille overcame Greek outfit PAOK on their way to progress to the semi-final.
After sailing through their Europa Conference League group -finishing top with an unbeaten record and 14 points – Feyenoord advanced to the round of 16, and they continued their dominant run, defeating Partizan 8-3 over two legs.
That secured a quarter-final tie with Slavia Prague, who they beat to a first-placed finish in the group, and a dramatic home leg ended 3-3 in Rotterdam.
De Stadionclub then made the difficult trip to the Czech capital, and a cyriel Dessers brace and a Luis Sinisterra goal ensured they left with a 3-1 victory and advance with an aggregate victory.
Feyenoord now head into the semi-final off the back of a league victory over FC Utrecht on Sunday, as the game seemed to end goalless until Sinisterra scored a 96th-minute winner.
However, Arne Slot’s side now face a tough test, as Marseille also arrive at the Stadion Feijenoord in strong form and with their focus set on the final, as they also find themselves in an impressive run of form in the domestic league action.
After a third-placed finish in their Europa League group, Jorge Sampaoli’s side dropped into the playoff round for Europa Conference League, and they breezed past Qarabag before defeating Basel with a pair of 2-1 wins in the round of 16.
Marseille then met PAOK in the quarter-finals, and they took a 2-1 lead into the away leg, courtesy of goals from Gerson and Dimitri Payet, before Payet scored the only goal of the second game to secure his side’s spot in the final four.
Feyenoord vs Marseille head to head
The two side have not previously met on any yet and this will be the first time they meet in a competitive match. They go head to head at the Stadion Feijenoord for the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final tie on April 28.
Feyenoord latest home form
Feyenoord have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their eight most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Utrecht 2-1 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 13 goals and conceded eight.
Feyenoord 3-1 Partizan 17/03/22
Feyenoord 3-3 RKC Waalwijk 23/03/22
Feyenoord 2-0 Willem II 02/04/22
Feyenoord 3-3 Slavia Prague 07/04/22
Feyenoord 2-1 Utrecht 24/04/22
Feyenoord latest away form
Feyenoord have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They defeated Slavia Prague 3-1 on April 14 in the Europa Conference League. In their last five matches, they have scored 16 goals and conceded eight.
Partizan 2-5 Feyenoord 10/03/22
PEC Zwolle 1-2 Feyenoord 13/03/22
Ajax 3-2 Feyenoord 20/03/22
Heracles 1-4 Feyenoord 10/04/22
Slavia Prague 1-3 Feyenoord 14/04/22
Marseille latest home form
Marseille have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have won each of their five most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Nantes 3-2 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded five.
Marseille 2-1 Basel 10/03/22
Marseille 2-1 Nice 20/03/22
Marseille 2-1 PAOK 07/04/22
Marseille 2-0 Montpellier 10/04/22
Marseille 3-2 Nantes 20/04/22
Marseille latest away form
Marseille have recently been on a good run of form on the road, as they have lost just one of their nine most recent matches. In their last away game, they managed to defeat Reims 1-0 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded five.
Basel 1-2 Marseille 17/03/22
Saint-Etienne 2-4 Marseille 03/04/22
PAOK 0-1 Marseille 14/04/22
PSG 2-1 Marseille 17/04/22
Reims 0-1 Marseille 24/04/22
Feyenoord news
Feyenoord have several injury issues to deal with, as Jens Toornstra, Guus Til, Alireza Jahanbakhsh and first-choice goalkeeper Justin Bijlow are all sidelined.
Key centre-back Marcos Senesi is also expected to miss out after picking up a knock recently, although Cyriel Dessers and Bryan Linssen will battle to lead the line.
Marseille news
Marseille are set to be without centre-back Leonardo Balerdi due to an injury, while Cengiz Under is set to remain out of action and Luis Henrique is ineligible as he is not registered for the Europa Conference League.
Bamba Dieng has returned to contention alongside key midfielders Gerson and Boubacar Kamara.
Prediction and Odds
The two sides enter the contest with similar levels of quality, and given the nature of a first-leg affair, we expect a thigh contest with neither side risking a heavy defeat.
Marseille are in rich vein of form, but with both posing the ability to punish their opponents, we predict a draw.
Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.00 2 2.15
Probable outcomes
Feyenoord 0-0 Marseille
Feyenoord 1-1 Marseille
Feyenoord 2-2 Marseille
Feyenoord 0-1 Marseille
Feyenoord 1-2 Marseille
