Nancy - Feyenoord
Nancy
The French side finished fourth in Ligue 1 last season, but started this year’s campaign a lot less successful. They are currently sitting sixteenth in Ligue 1, having won only one match thus far. Additionally, they have drawn five matches and recorded three losses.Key men for the experienced French are defenders Abdeslam Ouaddou, who returned to the club where he started his professional career last summer, and Brazilian defender Andre Luiz. Furthermore, forwards Marc Antoine Fortune and Youssouf Hadji have proven themselves as dangerous attackers, despite their current goal drought.
Forward Marc Antoine Fortune has the advantage that he played in the Dutch Eredivisie for a while. Therefore, he knows something extra about the way Feyenoord normally play.Nancy qualified for the group phase by beating Scottish side Motherwell 3-0 on aggregate.
Feyenoord
Like their opponents, Feyenoord have been struggling domestically so far. They have dropped to fifteenth in the Eredivisie with only four points after six matches.Not only were the results extremely disappointing, the Rotterdam side were also plagued by injuries. Important players like Roy Makaay, Kevin Hofland, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Henk Timmer and Jonathan de Guzman have all missed several matches following injury trouble.
The Rotterdam side have an experienced squad with several (former) Holland internationals. Additionally, Feyenoord also have some promising youngsters in their selection. Most important players for the Eredivisie side are skipper Gio van Bronckhorst, Makaay and youngster de Guzman.Feyenoord had a hard time qualifying for the group phase against Swedish side Kalmar.
Nevertheless, they eliminated the Swedes 2-2 on away goals
Nancy
It is likely that Nancy will come out with their usual 4-4-2 formation, with Youssouf Hadji and Marc Antoine Fortune leading the frontline. Pascal Berenguer is not totally fit, but should be ready to go on Thursday.Michael Chretien is out of this match due to injury.
Possible Formation (4-4-2): Bracigliano; Ouaddou, Andre Luiz, Macaluso, Calve; Berenguer, Gavanon, N’Guemo, Brison; Fortune, Hadji
Feyenoord
Players such as Andwele Slory, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Tim Vincken and Denny Landzaat are sure to miss out through injury. However, Henk Timmer and Roy Makaay might both be recovered in time to start the match.Therefore, manager Gert Jan Verbeek is likely to start with a 4-4-2 formation with a holding and an attacking midfielder.
Possible Formation (4-1-2-1-2): Timmer; Lucius, Bahia, Hofland, De Cler; Van Bronckhorst; El Ahmadi, Georginio Wijnaldum; Jonathan de Guzman, Biseswar; Makaay
Over 2.5
The French side finished fourth in Ligue 1 last season, but started this year’s campaign a lot less successful. They are currently sitting sixteenth in Ligue 1, having won only one match thus far. Additionally, they have drawn five matches and recorded three losses.Key men for the experienced French are defenders Abdeslam Ouaddou, who returned to the club where he started his professional career last summer, and Brazilian defender Andre Luiz. Furthermore, forwards Marc Antoine Fortune and Youssouf Hadji have proven themselves as dangerous attackers, despite their current goal drought.
Forward Marc Antoine Fortune has the advantage that he played in the Dutch Eredivisie for a while. Therefore, he knows something extra about the way Feyenoord normally play.Nancy qualified for the group phase by beating Scottish side Motherwell 3-0 on aggregate.
Feyenoord
Like their opponents, Feyenoord have been struggling domestically so far. They have dropped to fifteenth in the Eredivisie with only four points after six matches.Not only were the results extremely disappointing, the Rotterdam side were also plagued by injuries. Important players like Roy Makaay, Kevin Hofland, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Henk Timmer and Jonathan de Guzman have all missed several matches following injury trouble.
The Rotterdam side have an experienced squad with several (former) Holland internationals. Additionally, Feyenoord also have some promising youngsters in their selection. Most important players for the Eredivisie side are skipper Gio van Bronckhorst, Makaay and youngster de Guzman.Feyenoord had a hard time qualifying for the group phase against Swedish side Kalmar.
Nevertheless, they eliminated the Swedes 2-2 on away goals
Nancy
It is likely that Nancy will come out with their usual 4-4-2 formation, with Youssouf Hadji and Marc Antoine Fortune leading the frontline. Pascal Berenguer is not totally fit, but should be ready to go on Thursday.Michael Chretien is out of this match due to injury.
Possible Formation (4-4-2): Bracigliano; Ouaddou, Andre Luiz, Macaluso, Calve; Berenguer, Gavanon, N’Guemo, Brison; Fortune, Hadji
Feyenoord
Players such as Andwele Slory, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Tim Vincken and Denny Landzaat are sure to miss out through injury. However, Henk Timmer and Roy Makaay might both be recovered in time to start the match.Therefore, manager Gert Jan Verbeek is likely to start with a 4-4-2 formation with a holding and an attacking midfielder.
Possible Formation (4-1-2-1-2): Timmer; Lucius, Bahia, Hofland, De Cler; Van Bronckhorst; El Ahmadi, Georginio Wijnaldum; Jonathan de Guzman, Biseswar; Makaay
Over 2.5
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