Round three of the 2022-23 Eredivisie season concludes with a meeting between RKC Waalwijk and Feyenoord at the Mandemakers Stadion on Sunday.
Both teams had to settle for a share of the spoils in their respective last outings and they will be keen to return to winning ways here.
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Feyenoord had to make do with a point in their clash against Heerenveen at the De Kuip on Saturday which ended in a goalless stalemate.
Arne Slot's men were in the ascendancy for the majority of the contest but they failed to find that all-important winning goal in Rotterdam.
Having managed four of a possible six points so far, De Stadionclub currently sit sixth in the league table, two points behind the top of the pile.
Lying in store next is the challenge of an opposing side who are without a victory in the last seven encounters between the teams, drawing three and losing four.
Off the back of a five-goal haul in their last away outing, Sunday's visitors will be looking to put on an equally impressive attacking display this weekend.
Waalwijk played out a second consecutive draw to start the season courtesy of a 1-1 stalemate against newly-promoted FC Emmen at De Oude Meerdijk.
Joseph Oosting's men fell behind to Lucas Bernadou's opener just shy of the hour mark before hitting back in the penultimate minute of normal time through Julen Lobete.
As a result, RKC are now eighth in the league table and are six games unbeaten in the Eredivisie since falling to a 2-0 loss against PEC Zwolle on April 23.
Aiming to avoid defeat for the sixth home game on the bounce, Sunday's hosts will be confident of securing another positive result in front of their fans.
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Marcos Lopez has not taken part in any of Feyenoord's opening two league outings so far and the Peru international is unavailable for Sunday's game as well.
Mats Wieffer remains out of action due to a syndesmotic ligament tear which has kept the 22-year-old on the treatment table since early July.
Waalwijk's Florian Jozefzoon will be pushing to get the nod right from the off here after he made his return to action with a second-half cameo against Emmen.
Having come off the bench to good effect in the aforementioned game, forward Julen Lobete could be rewarded with a place in the starting XI.
RKC Waalwijk possible starting lineup:
Vaessen; Lutonda, Van den Buijs, Adewoye, Gaari, Lelieveld; Vroegh, Oukili, Bel Hassani; Daneels, Kramer
Feyenoord possible starting lineup:
Bijlow; Geertruida, Trauner, Rasmussen, Pedersen; Timber, Aursnes; Dilrosun, Szymanski, Walemark; Danilo
We say: RKC Waalwijk 0-2 Feyenoord
Both teams are unbeaten in the league heading into Sunday's encounter which promises to be an open and entertaining affair. While we expect Waalwijk to put up a good effort, we are tipping Feyenoord to carry the day come the sound of the final whistle.
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