IN:
Thomas Beelen
OUT:
Gijs Smal due to muscle injury
Santiago Giménez is also shown the yellow card for a previous challenge.
Feyenoord 3-1 Sparta Prague
Feyenoord 3-1 Sparta Prague
Feyenoord 3-0 Sparta Prague
Feyenoord 2-0 Sparta Prague
Feyenoord 1-0 Sparta Prague
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Last meetings:
August 30, 2012: Sparta Prague 2-0 Feyenoord
August 23, 2012: Feyenoord 2-2 Sparta Prague
October 17, 2001: Feyenoord 0-2 Sparta Prague
September 25, 2001: Sparta Prague 4-0 Feyenoord
The ten wins, four draws and four defeats, two of them against direct rivals Slavia Prague and Viktoria Plzen, put them in third place on 34 points16 points behind leaders and classic rivals Slavia Prague. Meanwhile, the only win against Red Bull Salzburg 3-0, a one-goal draw against Stuttgart, and three consecutive defeats against Manchester City, Brest and Atlético de Madrid have them in 28th place with four pointsthree points off the qualifying round places and eight points off the round of 16.
Iron Sparta must get a win if they are to have any chance of staying in the competition, but this season, as visitors, they have won eight games, drawn three and lost threethe last win coming on 22 September when they beat Ceske Budejovice 2-0 in the league.
Due to injury, Imanol, Angelo Preciado, Lukas Haraslín and Indrit Tuci will be absent for this matchday.
Wins against PEC Zwolle, NAC Breda, Twente, Go Ahead Eagles, Utrecht, AZ, Almere City, Heerenveen and most recently RKC Waalwijk, plus draws against Willem II, Sparta Rotterdam, Groningen, NEC Nijmegen, NEC Nijmegen and NEC Nijmegen. EC Nijmegen and Fortuna Sittard, and the only defeat at 'De Klassieker' against Ajax 0-2 at home, have them in fourth place with 32 pointsten behind leaders PSV. In the Champions League, wins over Girona and Benfica, both away, two home defeats to Bayer Leverkusen and Red Bull Salzburg, and the most recent three-goal draw at home to Manchester City, have them in 25th place on seven pointsfive points shy of the last 16.
The people's club will be looking to improve their home form, having played ten games so far this season, winning five, drawing two and losing threethe last one coming on 6 November in matchday four against Red Bull Salzburg.
Jordan Lotomba, Ayase Ueda and Argentine Julian Carranza will be absent through injury for this game. Quilindschy Hartman is a doubt until the last minute.
My name is Miguel Niño and I will be your host for this match. We will be bringing you pre-match analysis, score updates and live news here on VAVEL.