Europa League preview: Stuttgart coach expresses confidence in winning, Feyenoord hopes the visiting team will win the game
At 4:00 a.m. on November 7, Beijing time, in the fourth round of the 2025/26 Europa League, the Bundesliga team Stuttgart will sit at the home team's Mercedes-Benz Arena to face the Eredivisie leader Feyenoord.
Currently in the Europa League standings, Stuttgart has 1 win and 2 losses and 3 points, ranking 29th. Feyenoord also has 1 win and 2 losses, and is temporarily ranked 25th due to its goal difference advantage. The two teams are both outside the promotion zone. Therefore, as long as there is no tie in this competition, the winning team is expected to enter the promotion zone (including the play-off zone).
Stuttgart's winning streak in the league has stayed at 5 games. In the last round of the competition with Leipzig RB, Stuttgart fell into a comprehensive disadvantage. The attack was suppressed by the opponent, and the number of shots on target was far less than the opponent. But a start of 6 wins and 3 losses in 9 games has satisfied the club. However, in the Europa League, after Stuttgart got off to a good start by defeating Celta Vigo with 2-1 in the first game, they went on to lose 0-2 to Basel and 0-1 to Fenerbahce. This shows that there are still major flaws in the team's personnel reserves.
Feyenoord's situation is similar. In the new season, they have won 9 out of 11 league matches. They relied on their goal difference to beat PSV Eindhoven and lead the standings. However, compared with the turbulent performance in the league matches, the team's performance in the Europa League is hard to describe. In the first two games of the season, they lost 0-1 to Braga and 0-2 to Aston Villa. Until the last round, Feyenoord's home team defeated Panathinaikos 3-1 and finally won their first European victory. Conceding goals in all three games, Van Persie's team is obviously not able to balance offense and defense.
Before the game, Stuttgart coach Hoeness said that Zagadou participated in the team's daily training and completed all training subjects. Hendricks has some muscle issues, but the team will do its best to keep him in the game. In addition, Asgeron has returned to the team to participate in training. Talking about the opponent's coach Robin van Persie, he highly praised Van Persie's work results and expressed his belief in winning for his team.
In comparison, Feyenoord's injury list is much longer. Bosin, Biello, Bosz, and Tagharin will continue to be absent due to injuries. Biron and Malcom are expected to return after Christmas, Moder will undergo surgery, and Trauna is doubtful. Japan international Kiyo Ueda is in amazing form, scoring 13 goals in 11 league games, but has yet to score anything in the Europa League.
According to statistics, the two teams have played against each other 8 times in history. In the end, both sides scored 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. However, the most recent encounter was 25 years ago. In this confrontation, either side has the ability to kill the other with one blow.
