Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Heracles
Match Time & Date:
17/12/2023
07:30 AM
Prediction: 1-3
Feyenoord
Following a hard-fought 3-1 win over Volendam, Feyenoord will look to keep their Eredivisie hopes alive when they take on Heracles on Matchday 16. The Rotterdammers showed character in their last league match, but they need to keep on winning if they are to melt PSV’s advantage in the Eredivisie standings. Brazil forward Igor Paixao is pushing for a start after sealing the victory against Volendam, while midfielder Bart Nieuwkoop is sidelined with a muscle injury.
The hosts, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Sparta Rotterdam and Vitesse and given their difficulties in front of goal, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Feyenoord, who are eager to defend their title. As for the home side, Diego van Oorschot misses out with a broken leg, while all Navajo Bakboord, Jizz Hornkamp, and Nikolai Laursen are major doubts.
Highlighted Player (Alireza Jahanbakhsh):
Born in Jirandeh, Iran on August 11 1990, Alireza Jahanbakhsh is a footballer who plays for AZ Alkmaar in Holland. Before AZ, Jahanbakhsh played for NEC in the Eredivisie, but he began his youth career at Payam Alborz Qazvin. Speaking of his senior debut, he made it with Damash Tehran in the 2010/2011 season.
In 2011 he moved to fellow Iranian club Damash Gilan and it has to be noted that he scored 10 goals in 44 appearances in the league for the club. The AZ Alkmaar winger, who is used as an attacking midfielder as well, scored 21 goals in 33 appearances in the Eredivisie in the 2017/2018 season. Speaking of his international career, Alireza JahanBakhsh scored two goals for Iran on the road to Russia and he will represent his homeland at the 2018 FIFA world cup finals.
Due to his style of play, Jahanbakhsh has always been compared to legendary Iranian footballer Mehdi Mahdavikia.
Highlighted Team (Heracles):
Heracles is a professional Dutch club based in Almelo. The club was formed back in May 1903 and named after Heracles, the demigod son of Zeus. From 1974 to 1998 the club played under the name of SC Heracles ’74. The Heraclieden’s home colours are black and white, while blue is the dominant colour of their away shirt.
Twente are considered one of the club’s main rivals in the Netherlands. Speaking of the club’s achievements, it has to be noted that Heracles have won two Eredivisie trophies (1926/27, 1940/41). In the 2011/12 season they made it to the Dutch Cup final. Heracles faced PSV in the title game, with the Dutch giants proving to be a big catch for the underdogs.
PSV won the game 3-0. In the 2016/17 season Heracles participated in the Europa League, with the team suffering elimination to Arouca in the third qualifying round. Everton is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart with 77 goals.
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