Preview: Feyenoord vs. Roma - Team news and prediction.

This will be a rematch of last year's Europa League quarterfinals, where Roma secured the victory in extra time against Feyenoord in two closely contested and entertaining matches. The two teams have a good history against each other, having faced off three times in the last three years. Looking at previous results, Roma has had the upper hand, so Feyenoord will be eager for revenge.

Last five matches between Feyenoord vs. Roma: 
◉ 4-1 (2-1): Roma vs. Feyenoord
◉ 1-0: Feyenoord vs. Roma 
◉ 1-0: Roma vs. Feyenoord
◉ 1-2: Feyenoord vs. Roma 
◉ 1-1: Roma vs. Feyenoord 

Feyenoord looks strong in the Dutch league, currently sitting in 2nd place, 10 points behind the dominant PSV, who has been unstoppable this season. They are undefeated in the last 7 matches, and defensively solid, having not conceded any goals in the last 5 games. Roma has also been in good form, despite a recent loss to Inter Milan in their last match, which is understandable given Inter's performance in Serie A. Roma will aim to build on their previous four consecutive victories in the upcoming matches.

Team news: 
Quinten Timber, Gernot Trauner, Justin Bijlow, and Thomas van den Belt are all injured and not included in the match squad. On a positive note, Alireza Jahanbakhsh is back from the Asian Cup, and it is expected that he will go straight into the starting lineup.

Tammy Abraham is still sidelined with injuries, while there is significant doubt surrounding the availability of Chris Smalling and Evan Ndicka. Ndicka, who celebrated his African Cup triumph, is not expected to be part of the starting lineup. Rick Karsdorp, a former Feyenoord player, is anticipated to be part of the starting eleven on his old home ground when the match kicks off.

Feyenoord expected lineup:
Wellenreuther; Geertruida, Beelen, Hankco, Hartman; Wieffer, Zerrouki; Jahanbakhsh, Stengs, Paixao; Gimenez. 

Roma expected lineup: 
Svilar; Karsdorp, Mancini, Llorente, Angelino; Pellegrini, Paredes, Bove; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy. 

Prediciton: 
We anticipate a closely contested match, but considering Feyenoord's strong defensive qualities this season, we don't expect a high-scoring game. Feyenoord is formidable at home, and therefore, we believe they will secure the victory with odds at 2.0 at Unibet.