- 1 Feyenoord vs ADO Den Haag: eight goals scored, nine conceded
- 2 Feyenoord: five different scorers and an attack full of confidence
- 3 ADO Den Haag: three defeats, two goals and no defensive answers
- 4 Football Prediction Feyenoord vs ADO Den Haag
- 5 Before we begin, a word on our free predictions
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Feyenoord vs ADO Den Haag: eight goals scored, nine conceded 
Feyenoord have scored eight goals in three Eredivisie games, while ADO Den Haag have shipped nine over the same stretch. The numbers tell the story of Sunday’s mismatch.
Kick-off is on Sunday at 14:30 at the famous De Kuip for Round 4 of the Eredivisie.
On paper, this looks badly one-sided: the Rotterdam side sit fourth with seven points, while the promoted team are already adrift at the bottom with zero points to their name this season.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst has started with two wins and a draw. His side come in off a 5-2 win at Cambuur, a result that got things back on track after a frustrating draw.
ADO Den Haag are back in the top flight after five years away, having won the Eerste Divisie title on 89 points under Robin Peter. The step up has been brutal: three matches, three defeats.
The recent head-to-head record points the same way. In 37 league meetings since 2003, Feyenoord have won 21 to ADO Den Haag’s 10, with six draws.
There is one small reason for the visitors to cling to hope: Feyenoord have already thrown away a two-goal lead this season. The 2-2 draw with Go Ahead Eagles was the one blot on an otherwise sharp start.
Feyenoord return to home turf after a trip to Friesland that produced five goals. Back at De Kuip, they’ll be expected to set the tone ahead of their European return.
ADO Den Haag, meanwhile, are still chasing their first point of the campaign. No promoted side wants to walk into a fixture like this with such a heavy burden.
Feyenoord: five different scorers and an attack full of confidence 
Feyenoord finished last season second, 19 points behind PSV Eindhoven. That was enough to book a direct place in the Champions League league phase.
This season has started in much the same way, with a scrappy 1-0 win at Sparta Rotterdam to open the door. Seven points from three games is the pace of a side chasing the podium.
The trip to Cambuur was the most convincing of the lot. Gjivai Zechiel struck twice either side of the break, Luciano Valente added the third, a Mika Marmol effort deflected by the keeper made it four, and Ayase Ueda wrapped it up from the spot.
The match was delayed by 30 minutes after Rotterdam fans set off smoke bombs, but it still underlined the attacking depth in this squad. Five different scorers in three league games says plenty about where this team is at.
Zechiel leads the internal scoring chart with three goals in three matches, ahead of Ueda and Valente on two each. Anis Hadj Moussa, Gaoussou Diarra and Jordan Lotomba have also chipped in with assists.
There are still gaps at the back, with Bart Nieuwkoop, Gijs Smal, Thomas Beelen, Jordan Bos and midfielder Jakub Moder all out. Van Bronckhorst is expected to keep Tjark Ernst in goal behind Jeremiah St Juste, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Marmol and Givairo Read.
The draw with Go Ahead Eagles remains the only real disappointment in Rotterdam this August. Leading 2-0 at home and still being hauled back exposed a lack of control once Feyenoord got ahead.
Charles Vanhoutte, alongside Zechiel and Valente, gives the midfield the balance it needs in a side built to go forward. That trio should stay together on Sunday.
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ADO Den Haag: three defeats, two goals and no defensive answers 
ADO Den Haag have lost all three of their opening matches. A 2-0 defeat at AZ Alkmaar, a 4-1 home loss to Groningen, then a 3-1 reverse at Go Ahead Eagles.
The only positive came from Yannick Eduardo, who scored the club’s first Eredivisie goal since promotion. It did little to soften the blow of a 4-1 home hammering.
The trip to Deventer followed the same pattern. Søren Tengstedt, Victor Edvardsen and then Stefan Sigurdarson, with a header in stoppage time, sealed the 3-1 defeat, with Evan Rottier’s reply arriving far too late.
Two goals scored and nine conceded in three matches works out at three goals against per game. They still haven’t kept a clean sheet since coming up.
The problems are not only at the back. ADO Den Haag have managed just one shot on target in two of their three games. Asking them to punish a weakened Feyenoord defence feels like a big ask.
Robin Peter will be without Cameron Peupion, Jonas Jensen-Abbew and Donat Barany. Kilian Nikiema should start in goal behind a back four of Othniel Raterink, Milan Hokke, Pascal Mulder and Sekou Sylla.
The Eerste Divisie title, won with 89 points, does not carry over at this level. The gap in tempo and intensity was clear from opening day at AZ Alkmaar.
Jan Zamburek and Juho Kilo are likely to anchor midfield, with Evan Rottier playing just behind Eduardo. Daryl van Mieghem and Nigel Thomas should provide the width.
Probable Feyenoord XI: Ernst ; Marmol, Watanabe, St Juste, Read ; Valente, Vanhoutte, Zechiel ; Diarra, Hadj Moussa, Ueda
Probable ADO Den Haag XI: Nikiema ; Raterink, Hokke, Mulder, Sylla ; Zamburek, Kilo ; van Mieghem, Thomas ; Rottier, Eduardo
Football Prediction Feyenoord vs ADO Den Haag
Our prediction: Feyenoord to win with a -2 handicap, meaning victory by at least three goals
ADO Den Haag are conceding three goals a game since their return to the top flight and still haven’t kept a clean sheet. Against a Feyenoord attack that has already scored eight times in three matches, the balance of power is badly skewed.
Feyenoord put five past Cambuur with five different scorers across the league season, which is a clear sign the goals are coming from everywhere. At the other end, just one shot on target in two of their three matches leaves very little room for a shock result.
This bet is all about the margin: Feyenoord to win by at least three goals at De Kuip.
The only slight concern is Feyenoord’s habit of easing off once they’re in front, as seen against Go Ahead Eagles. But against an opponent of this standard, that risk looks tiny.
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