Partizan vs Feyenoord Match Analysis and Prediction

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Partizan and Feyenoord will square off in Belgrade on Thursday as they begin their battle for a place in the Europa Conference League quarter-finals.

The hosts had to navigate their way through a playoff tie to reach the round of 16, while Feyenoord cruised through the stage.

After finishing second in the Serbian top flight last season, Aleksandar Stanojevic’s side had to battle through three rounds of qualifying for the Europa Conference League, finally reaching the group stage after two-legged wins over DAC Dunajska Streda, Sochi and Santa Clara.

They then made the perfect start to the group, defeating Anorthosis and Flora in their first two games, but after earning only two points from the last four matches, they dropped to a second-placed finish and had to battle in the playoffs for a place in the round of 16.

The Black-Whites met Sparta Prague and advanced somewhat against odds courtesy of 1-0 and 2-1 wins in the away and home legs respectively.

Partizan come into the round of 16 having bounced back from a defeat to title rivals Red Star Belgrade with consecutive victories over Mladost Lucani and Spartak Subotica to remain two points clear at the top of the domestic top flight.

Meanwhile, Feyenoord enter the contest aiming to extend their continental run following a dominant showing in the group stage, after they defeated Drita, Luzern and Elfsborg in qualification.

In their six group stage games, De Stadionclub picked up 14 points with four victories and draws with Maccabi Haifa and Slavia Prague, scoring 11 goals and comfortably finishing at the top as a result.

That saw Feyenoord earn automatic progression to the round of 16, and they find themselves looking to bounce back to winning ways after consecutive disappointing results in the Eredivisie, losing to AZ Alkmaar and drawing 1-1 with Groningen.

Partizan vs Feyenoord head to head

The two clubs have not prviously met on any occasion and this will be the first time the will be meeting in a competitive match.

Partizan latest home form

Partizan have been on a good run of form at home, and they have been unbeaten in their last 11 matches across all competitions. They recently managed to defeat Sparta Prague 2-1 in the Europa Conference League. In their last five, they have scored 10 goals and conceded just three.

Partizan 1-0 Kolubara 18/12/21

Partizan 3-1 Dinamo Batumi 05/02/22

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 latest away form

Partizan have recently been on a good form on the road, as they have lost just one of ther four most recent away matches. That defeat came 2-0 against 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 latest home form

Feyenoord have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their three most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on January 15 when they lost 1-0 to Vitesse. In their last five, 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 Sparta Rotterdam 06/02/22

Feyenoord 3-1 Cambuur 20/02/22

Feyenoord 1-1 Groningen 05/03/22

Feyenoord latest away form

Feyenoord lost their last league away game 2-1 to AZ Alkmaar. However, they have recently been on a good run of form of the road, having been unbeaten in each of their three matches prior to that. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded five.

Twente (E)2-1 Feyenoord 15/12/21

Heerenveen 0-3 Feyenoord 22/12/21

NEC 1-4 Feyenoord 23/01/22

RCK Waalwijk 0-2 Feyenoord 13/02/22

AZ 2-1 Feyenoord 27/02/22

Partizan news

Partizan will have to deal with the loss of striker Ricardo Gomez, who scored a brace in the second leg of their playoff win, after he was sent off in the second half of that game.

Sinisa Sanicann and Igor Vujacic should again partner up at the the heart of a back four.

Feyenoord news

Feyenoord have suspension issues to deal with, as midfielder Guus Til and winger Patrik Walemark are both ruled out for Thursday’s first leg.

Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Luis Sinisterra offer threat going forward, and they could again be deployed on the flanks, with Cyriel Dessers hoping to be given the nod in Serbia.

Prediction and Odds

With the major loss of striker Ricardo Gomes from the squad, Partizan side may be distracted in this match, and may opt to pick up at list a point as they wait for the second leg.

Feyenoord come in as narrow favourites, but playing away from home, we expect a draw.

Odds: 1 2.45 X 2.05 2 2.20