Feyenoord continue their preparations for the upcoming Eredivisie campaign when they take on Cercle Brugge in a friendly at Sportcomplex Varkenoord on Saturday. Brian Priske’s men have won their first two warm-up games and will be looking to keep the ball rolling.
Feyenoord maintained their fine run of results last weekend when they picked up a dominant 3-1 victory over Belgian outfit KRC Genk at the Feyenoord Stadium.
Before that, Priske’s side kicked off their pre-season schedule with an emphatic 4-0 win over FC Dordrecht courtesy of goals from Calvin Stengs, Ayase Ueda, Bart Nieuwkoop and Ilias Sebaoui.
Feyenoord will head into the new campaign looking to build on their performance from last season when they finished as runner-up in the Eredivisie and clinched the Dutch Cup title.
Elsewhere, Cercle Brugge turned in a resilient team display last time out when they played out a 1-1 draw with French outfit AS Monaco.
This followed a thrilling 3-2 victory over AEK Larnaca in their first game of pre-season fame at the Sportpark De Wieën on July 6.
Cercle Brugge enjoyed an impressive 2023-24 campaign as they finished fourth in the Belgian Jupiler League Championship Round table to secure a place in the Europa League qualification playoff.
Feyenoord vs Cercle Brugge Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first-ever meeting between Feyenoord and Cercle Brugge, who will both be looking to begin their rivalry on a positive note.
- Feyenoord are on a nine-game winning streak and are unbeaten in their last 18 games across all competitions, claiming 14 wins and two draws.
- Their last defeat came on February 22, when they were beaten on penalties by AS Roma in the Europa League knockout-stage playoff.
- Cercle Brugge are unbeaten in six of their last seven games across all competitions, claiming three wins and three draws since late April.
- There have been at least four goals scored in each of Feyenoord’s last six matches in all competitions, stretching back to their 1-0 victory over NEC Nijmegen in the Dutch Cup final on April 21.
Feyenoord vs Cercle Brugge Prediction
Feyenoord have picked up from where they left off last season and will be looking to maintain their blistering run of results.
While we expect Priske to rotate his squad, we are backing them to secure another comfortable victory.
Prediction: Feyenoord 3-1 Cercle Brugge
Feyenoord vs Cercle Brugge Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Feyenoord to win
Tip 2: First to score - Feyenoord (Priske’s men have opened the scoring in their last nine games)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in Feyenoord’s last seven games)