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Feyenoord were firing on all cylinders in their final outing of 2022 courtesy of a comprehensive 5-0 victory over FC Emmen at De Kuip on December 28.

 

Patrik Walemark's first-half brace set Arne Slot's men on the way to victory after which goals from Oussama Idrissi, Marcus Pedersen and Danilo put the result beyond doubt.

De Stadionclub have now come out on top in eight of their last nine games - a run which has seen them claim leadership of the Eredivisie table, three points clear of defending champions Ajax.

Next up is the challenge of an opposing outfit with just one victory in the most recent seven meetings between the teams across all competitions.

Having netted a division-high 19 goals away from home this term, Sunday's visitors will fancy themselves to put on another superb attacking display on enemy territory.

Utrecht suffered a second consecutive defeat as they were convincingly beaten 3-0 by Groningen in the sides' friendly encounter on December 23.

Tomas Suslov and Ricardo Pepi netted in the first half to put Rene Hake's men on the back foot before Pepi grabbed his second of the game just shy of the hour mark.

However, the Domstedelingen are currently on a run of five straight competitive wins, with four of them coming in the league, where they sit seventh in the standings.