Feyenoord vs Slavia Prague Match Analysis and Prediction

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Feyenoord and Slavia Prague will be having an encounter in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-finals tie in the Netherlands on Thursday.

The hosts managed to defeat Partizan to reach this stage, while their visitors defeated LASK Linz in a dramatic two-legged affair.

Feyenoord dominated in their Europa Conference League group, containing their quarter-final opponents, advancing automatically to the round of 16 as they finished top with four wins and two draws from their six matches.

The first encounter with Slavia Prague came at home in September, and the Dutch outfit succeded with a 2-1 win through goals from Orkun Kokcu and Bryan Linssen, before forcing a creditable draw in the reverse fixture in the Czech capital.

As a result of their first-placed finish, Feyenoord booked a round of 16 meeting with Partizan, and they took a big advantage in the first leg as Jens Toornstra hit a brace alongside goals from Luis Sinisterra, Lutsharel Geertruida and Cyriel Dessers in dominant 5-2 away win.

Off the back of a 2-0 win over Willem II in the Eredivisie at the weekend, De Stadionclub will aim to make use of home advantage and take a lead in the tie on Thursday.

After finishing second in the group stage, Slavia Prague had to go through another knockout round, firstly facing Turkish giants Fenerbahce in a playoff tie.

Austrian outfit LASK Linz then stood in their way, and Slavia Prague again made a strong start, winning 4-1 at home through a Yira Sor double alongside goals from Traore and Peter Olayinka.

While they went on to suffer a narrow defeat in the away leg, goals from Olayinka, Alexander Bah and Sor ensured they did enough to progress on aggregate, and the Czech outfit now find themselves in the quarter-finals as a result.

Feyenoord vs Slavia Prague head to head

The two teams have previously met on just two occasions in the Europa Conference League in 2021, where Feyenoord have claimed one victory at home while they have drawn once. Feyenoord have scored four goals and conceded three in the process. They now meet in the quarter-finals of the same competition.

Feyenoord 2-1 Slavia Prague 30/09/21

Slavia Prague 2-2 Feyenoord 25/11/21

Feyenoord latest home form

Feyenoord have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their six most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on January 15 when they lost 1-0 to Vitesse in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded six.

Feyenoord 3-1 Cambuur 20/02/22

Feyenoord 1-1 Groningen 05/03/22

Feyenoord 3-1 Partizan 17/03/22

Feyenoord 3-3 RKC Waalwijk 23/03/22

Feyenoord 2-0 Willem II 02/04/22

Feyenoord latest away form

Feyenoord have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost two of their five most recent matches. However, they defeated Partizan 5-2 on March 10 in the Europa Conference League. In their last five away matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded eight.

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

Ajax 3-2 Feyenoord 20/03/22

Slavia Prague latest home form

Slavia Prague have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on February 9 when they lost 2-0 to Sparta Prague. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded three.

Slavia Prague 1-0 Bohemians 1905 20/02/22

Slavia Prague 3-2 Fenerbahce 24/02/22

Slavia Prague 2-0 Sparta Prague 06/03/22

Slavia Prague 4-1 LASK 10/03/22

Slavia Prague 1-0 Ceske Budejovice 20/03/22

Slavia Prague latest away form

Slavia Prague have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost two of their five most recent matches. They lost 4-3 to LASK on March 17 in the Europa Conference League. In their last five away matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded nine.

Fenerbahce 2-3 Slavia Prague 17/02/22

Hradec Kralove 1-5 Slavia Prague 27/02/22

Slovan Liberec 1-0 Slavia Prague 13/03/22

LASK 4-3 Slavia Prague 17/03/22

Viktoria Plzen 1-1 Slavia Prague 03/04/22

Feyenoord news

Feyenoord will remain without Justin Bijlow and Lutsharel Geertruida, as the pair continue spells in the treatment room, although attacker Alireza Jahanbakhsh was fit to feature off the bench at the weekend.

Luis Sinisterra will keep his place on the left wing, while Bryan Linssen will be vying to lead the line.

Slavia Prague news

Slavia Prague will be without centre-back Aiham Ousou and left-back Srdan Plavsic, as both will serve suspensions after being sent off in the second leg against Partizan.

Meanwhile, Yira Sor should continue to lead the line in the Thursday’s contest, having hit five goals in his last three continental appearances.

Predictions and Odds

Given the runs in the competition for the two sides, we certainly expect an exciting and high-scoring encounter on Thursday.

Slavia Prague have been impressive so far, and the will be tough for the hosts, but a game away at Feyenoord could prove tough for them, and we expect a home win.

Odds: 1 2.15 X 2.05 2 2.35