Feyenoord vs Roma Match Analysis & Prediction
15/02/2024 8:45 pm
Familiar foes Feyenoord and Roma meet again on Thursday night, as Stadion Feijenoord hosts the first leg of their Europa League knockout-round playoff.
While the hosts dropped down from the Champions League, their Italian counterparts finished second in Group G, with the teams clashing for a third successive season with a last-16 spot at stake.
Paired with Lazio in the Champions League group stage, Feyenoord ultimately finished third behind the Biancocelesti and Atletico Madrid in Group E, with Celtic propping up the final standings.
Despite securing two wins from their first three matches, Arne Slot’s side stumbled over the line, losing all of the next three, and demotion to the Europa League was therefore their fate.
Beaten quarter-finalists last season, Feyenoord have twice lifted the Europa League’s predecessor, the UEFA Cup, and were also crowned continental champions back in 1970, so their pedigree is certainly not in doubt.
Having settled for second position behind Slavia Prague in Group G last autumn, despite collecting 13 points from six matches, the 1991 UEFA Cup finalists now face their first continental contest since the departure of controversial coach Jose Mourinho.
After sacking Mourinho last month, Roma had won each of their first three matches under new boss Daniele De Rossi – who incidentally played twice for the Giallorossi against Feyenoord in 2015 – but a recent home defeat to Inter Milan left them sixth in the Serie A standings.
Including last season’s unsuccessful Europa Legue final in Budapest, Roma have won just one of their last eight away matches in European competition – the opener of this season’s campaing, against Sheriff Tiraspol.
Feyenoord vs. Roma Head to head
In the five previous meetings between these two teams, Feyenoord have claimed one victory while Roma have won three, and they have drawn once.
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19/02/2015Roma1Feyenoord1Europa League
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26/02/2015Feyenoord1Roma2Europa League
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25/05/2022Roma1Feyenoord0Europa Conference League
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13/04/2023Feyenoord1Roma0Europa League
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20/04/2023RomaE 4Feyenoord1Europa League
Feyenoord Team News
After Quinten Timber suffered a severe concussion in Feyenoord’s KNVB Beker Cup tie with AZ earlier this month, it remains to be seen how the hosts’ back four will shape up in midweek.
Defensive mainstay Gernot Trauner is already sidelined by a hamstring problem, so Thomas Beelen may have to deputise again.
Feyenoord's Last 5 Matches
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24/01/2024Feyenoord1PSV0KNVB Beker
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28/01/2024Feyenoord0Twente0Eredivisie
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04/02/2024AZ0Feyenoord1Eredivisie
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07/02/2024Feyenoord2AZ0KNVB Beker
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11/02/2024Feyenoord2Sparta Rotterdam0Eredivisie
Roma Team News
Roma’s main marksman Romelu Lukaku has only failed to score in one of his last 17 Europa League appearances, netting 20 times across that period.
English striker Tammy Abraham is still unavailable, but his compatriot Chris Smalling recently resumed full training.
Roma's Last 5 Matches
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20/01/2024Roma2Verona1Serie A
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24/01/2024Al Shabab1Roma2Club Friendlies
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29/01/2024Salernitana1Roma2Serie A
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05/02/2024Roma4Cagliari0Serie A
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10/02/2024Roma2Inter Milan4Serie A
Feyenoord vs. Roma: Odds and Predictions
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