Feyenoord – Roma

Both teams can score in Rotterdam

On Thursday, the first matches of the Europa League 1/16 finals will be played, where the second teams of the Europa League groups will face the third clubs of the Champions League groups. Feyenoord reached the 1/16 finals thanks to their third place in the Champions League group, where they lost first to Atletico and second to Lazio, but were above Celtic. In six matches of the group round, the Dutch club picked up six points from a possible 18 after one win, one draw and four defeats. In the last round of the Dutch Eredivisie on his field defeated Sparta Rotterdam (2:0). The derby was quite persistent, as the favourite opened the scoring only at the end of almost an hour of play. The reigning Dutch champions now have a three-game winning streak in all competitions, in which they have scored five goals and conceded none. In the last nine matches in all tournaments Feyenoord have never lost with seven wins and only two draws. With such a streak, it will not be easy for the opponent, who on paper looks the favourite, to at least win. Moreover, it risks losing. Roma reached the 1/16 finals thanks to the second place in the Europa League group, where they lost first to Slavia Prague, but ahead of Servette and Sheriff. In six matches of the group round, the Italian club picked up 13 points out of a possible 18 thanks to four wins and one draw. In the previous round of the Italian Serie A, Wolves suffered a defeat. On their field, the Romans in a hard-fought match lost to the leader Inter (2:4). This failure interrupted the winning streak of the Giallorossi in four matches in all tournaments, including one friendly, the team is in good shape. Roma breathed a sigh of relief and produced a winning streak of four matches after the sacking of Jose Mourinho. The arrival of Daniele De Rossi in his place gave the team a welcome boost and hopes for a good end to the season. Today, Roma are sixth in the European Cup zone, four points behind the Champions League zone. At the same time, the fifth place, which at the end of the season gives a ticket to play in the Europa League, is only one point away from them. Feyenoord also rarely leave the field without scoring: in 13 of the last 14 matches, they have always scored. Both teams will be able to score in the upcoming encounter.