Feyenoord vs Partizan Match Analysis and Prediction

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Following their 5-2 away win last week, Feyenoord aim to secure their place in the final eight of the Europa Conference League when they host Partizan on Thursday.

The hosts put in a dominant display in Serbia and will now look to complete the job on their home turf.

After dominating their group through four victories and two draws, Feyenoord earned automatic progression to the Europa Conference League round of 16.

Feyenoord made a tough trip for the first leg last week, and despite falling behind on two occasions, they equalised each time through Jens Toornstra and Cyriel Dessers.

Lutsharel Geertruida then got his name on the scoresheet alongside Luis Sinisterra before Toornstra hit his second to give the Dutch outfit a three-goal advantage at the halfway stage of the tie.

Arne Slot’s side built on that with a league victory at the weekend, defeating PEC Zwolle 2-1 on the road through goals from Sinisterra and Dessers after the hour mark, strengthening their spot in the top three of the Eredivisie table as a result.

Feyenoord will now look to finish the job and book their spot in the quarter-finals, welcoming a Partizan side who make a trip aiming to defy all odds and overturn the deficit.

Following their second-place finish in their group stage, Partizan had to battle through a playoff tie to reach this stage, and despite being underdogs against Sparta Prague, they advanced through 1-0 and 2-1 wins.

Aleksandar Stanojevic’s side were unable to bounce back at the weekend, as they were held to a goalless draw at home to Napredak in the Serbian SuperLiga, dropping off top spot as a result.

Now with almost nothing to lose, given their predicament in this tie, the Serbian giants should come out firing in Rotterdam in their bid to come back against the odds.

Feyenoord vs Partizan head to head

The two teams have previously met on only one occaion in the first leg of the Europa Conference League competition this season, where Feyenoord picked up a 5-2 away victory. They now meet for the second time in the second leg of the competition.

Partizan 2-5 Feyenoord 10/03/22

Feyenoord latest home form

Feyenoord have most recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their three most recent matches. Their last home victory came on January 15 when they lost 1-0 to Vitesse. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded five.

Feyenoord 0-2 Ajax 19/12/21

Feyenoord 0-1 Vitesse 15/01/22

Feyenoord 4-0 Starta Rotterdam 06/02/22

Feyenoord 3-1 Cambuur 20/02/22

Feyenoord 1-1 Groningen 05/03/22

Feyenoord latest away form

Feyenoord have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their six most recent away matches. They recently managed to defeat Partizan 5-2 in the Europa Conference League. In their last five away matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded six.

NEC 1-4 Feyenoord 23/01/22

RKC Waalwijk 0-2 Feyenoord 13/02/22

AZ 2-1 Feyenoord 27/02/22

Partizan 2-5 Feyenoord 10/03/22

PEC Zwolle 1-2 Feyenoord 13/03/22

Partizan latest home form

Partizan recently lost 5-2 to Fenenoord in the Europa Conference League. However, they have been on a good run of form at home. They recently managed to defeat Sparta Prague 2-1 in the Europa Conference League. In their five most recent matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded seven.

Partizan 2-0 Radnicki Kragujevac 20/02/22

Partizan 2-1 Sparta Prague 24/02/22

Partizan 2-1 Mladost Lucani 03/03/22

Partizan 2-5 Feyenoord 10/03/22

Partizan 0-0 Napredak 13/03/22

Partizan latest away form

Partizan have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, as they have lost just one of their four most recent matches. They recently lost 2-0 to Red Star Belgrade in the league. In their last five away matches, they have scored five goals and conceded four.

Dinamo Moscow 2-1 Partizan 02/02/22

Radnicki Nis 0-2 Partizan 12/02/22

Sparta Prague 0-1 Partizan 17/02/22

Red Star Belgrade 2-0 Partizan 27/02/22

Spartak Subotica 0-1 Partizan 06/03/22

Feyenoord news

Denzel Hall is set to remain the only absentee, while Luis Sinisterra and Reiss Nelson should again flank Cyriel Dessers.

Germot Trauner and Marcos Senesi will partner up at the heart of a back four, with Jens Toornstra offering attacking threat from the midfield after his brace in the away leg.

Partizan news

Partizan are without centre-back Igor Vujacic, who will serve a suspension following his third yellow card of the tournament last week.

Key attacker Ricardo Gomes will return to contention after he was banned for that game, coming straight back into the front line, and he should join forward Marko Milovanovic.

Prediction and Odds

With Feyenoord having a comfrotable 3-1 lead, they may not come out as positively as they did for the first leg.

The visitors should come out all guns firing, and while they may get on the scoresheet, they could leave themselves open on the break, and we predict a home win.

Odds: 1 1.89 X 2.05 2 2.30