Feyenoord stretch run to 4 wins and top spot
A 2-0 win over AZ on Saturday 10 October made it 4W for Feyenoord, who lead the Eredivisie on 20 points from 8 games.
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AZ 0–2 FC Twente '65
Feyenoord are unbeaten after 8 rounds of the Eredivisie. The leaders have won 6, drawn 2 and lost none, and the 2-0 result against AZ on Saturday 10 October extended the run to 4W.
The numbers behind first place are lopsided. Feyenoord have scored 27 and conceded 7, a goal difference of +20. Only one side in the division has a better defensive record, and nobody has scored more.
What separates them is the away form. On the road they have 7 wins from their fixtures, with 4 draws and 2 defeats. At home the record reads 7 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. The last five league outings, in order, are DWWWW.
Behind them the chase is tight. PSV sit second on 19 points with a goal difference of +16, one point back. AZ are third on the same 19 points but a weaker +10. Twente have 17, Ajax 15 and Groningen 14.
There is no runaway scorer at the top of the individual charts either. Søren Tengstedt of Go Ahead and Milan Zonneveld of Sparta share the lead on 6 goals, with Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson and Thom van Bergen of Groningen and Artem Stepanov of Utrecht one behind on 5.
So the question is not whether Feyenoord can score. It is whether anyone can stop them.
Next comes a trip to Feyenoord on Saturday 17 October, matchday 9. Win that and the gap at the top starts to look like something more permanent.