Feyenoord resume their Vriendenloterij Eredivisie campaign away to sc Heerenveen on Sunday, with Voetbalzone expecting Giovanni van Bronckhorst to stick with familiar names. The match in Friesland kicks off at 12:15 and is live on ESPN 2.
At the Abe Lenstra Stadion, Tjark Ernst will start in goal. Givairo Read, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Mika Mármol and Javi López will line up across the visitors' defence from right to left. Now fully fit again, Watanabe will replace Thijs Kraaijeveld, who played against Inter on Tuesday. Jerry St. Juste is absent through injury.
Charles Vanhoutte, Oussama Targhalline and Gjivai Zechiël will make up Feyenoord's midfield in the far north. Targhalline had been feeling a little unwell and trained individually, but is fit enough to start.
Up front, Feyenoord have no surprises in store. Anis Hadj Moussa will start on the right, Nacho Ferri through the middle and captain Luciano Valente on the left.
Van Bronckhorst said at a media briefing on Friday that Reiss Nelson and Shaqueel van Persie are fit enough to come on as substitutes. Gijs Smal, Bart Nieuwkoop, Jordan Bos, Thomas Beelen and Jakub Moder are unavailable on Sunday.
Feyenoord dropped points against Fortuna Sittard (1-1) before losing 0-3 to Inter. Heerenveen beat NEC (1-0) and are among the sides just below the top.
Probable starting XI: Ernst; Read, Watanabe, Mármol, López; Vanhoutte, Targhalline, Zechiël; Hadj Moussa, Ferri, Valente.