Later tonight Robin can Persie’s men, Feyenoord will go tête-a-tête-à-tête with English side Aston Villa whose coach is the most successful in the competition.
Feyenoord lost the first match to Braga on the road, but we’re able to find redemption last weekend against Groningen by the same scoreline. So far they have lost only two of ten matches this season, with seven wins and a draw. They will try to prove today that the lose to Braga was just a minor hitch coupled with the fact that they remain unbeaten in their last six home games in the this competition.
Aston Villa on the other hand, were on a seven-game winless streak going into their UEL opener but were able to flip things around with a victory over Bologna and another victory over Fulham in the weekend following that. Emery who has won this competition four times will try to steer his side to victory as he has lost once to Feyenoord in the competition.
Head-to-Head, Stats, and Lineups
Feyenoord are no strangers to English sides as they have won eight of their 29 of such fixtures with six draws and 14 loses between them. Conversely, Villa are unbeaten in five matches against Dutch side with four wins and a draw.
Eleven of Feyenoord’s last 15 European games have produced at least three goals while one from their six had we seen both teams scoring.
Meanwhile, five of Villa’s last six European games produced a minimum of three goals and Villa have scored exactly one first half goal in three of their last four games.
Feyenoord will be without Malcom Zheng who went off injured during their weekend game. Nevertheless, they will maintain their 4-3-3 formation with Wellenreuther in goal and Read, Ahmedhodzic, Watanabe, and Bo’s to hold the backline. Valente, Targhalline, and Steijn will play in midfield while forwards Hadj Moussa, Ueda, and Sauer will lead the attack.
Villa will be without centre-back Tyrone Mings who was forced off in their game against Fulham but will maintain their 4-2-3-1 formation with Martinez between the uprights. Cash, Konsa, Torres, and Maarten will hold the defense line, while Kamara, Bogarde, Buendia, Rogers and Malen will play in midfield behind Watkins on the attack.
