ERIK SAYS :

Sparta Rotterdam BV v Feyenoord
Football: Netherlands, Eredivisie
Sunday, 18th October 2009 - Kickoff 14:30 CET

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Sparta Rotterdam (16th) 2-2-5 4:12

Sparta completes the relegation zone trio together with RKC Waalwijk and Willem II being on the sixteenth place in the ranking.

The team has collected only eight points in the competition so far and with bigger brother Feyenoord visiting on Sunday, not much hope is there to expand this number.

Sparta is one of the weaker teams in the Eredivisie this season losing their last two games against Vitesse (2-0) and SC Heerenveen (0-2).

It's not really the case that the team plays abysmal, but more the lack of scoring power that can explain the low ranking of the team this season.

With only four goals in nine games, grabbing points will be very hard since outscoring your opponent is the key to be able to climb in the ranking.

Feyenoord Rotterdam (4th) 6-2-1 17:6

Feyenoord are in good form at the moment occupying the fourth place in the ranking after wins over RKC Waalwijk (3-0) and NAC Breda (0-2) and the team seemed to have crept from their misery from last season.

Team manager Been has a positive effect on the group and Feyenoord will be visiting Sparta Rotterdam in a derby game on Sunday.

The difference in quality of the teams is quite huge and Feyenoord should have no problems in picking up three points against a team that has so much trouble in finding the net.

The Betting Verdict

Although this is a derby, this should be a win for Feyenoord, and pairing them up with Ajax to win this weekend gives us odds around even and I will take these with medium stakes.

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take Feyenoord to win