Overview
- FC Utrecht host FC Porto at 18:45 in Stadion Galgenwaard and Feyenoord visit VfB Stuttgart at 21:00 in Germany in Europa League group play.
- Utrecht deploys about 350 officers, enforces a safety‑risk area with preventive searches, and reports the arrest of a 19‑year‑old suspected of selling illegal heavy fireworks; around 1,200 Porto fans have tickets for the away section.
- Four Utrecht supporters were arrested this week for public violence linked to the 25 September Lyon match, including a 15‑year‑old, with stadium and area bans imposed and court dates set.
- Stuttgart police conducted extensive checks of visiting fans, describing the evening before the match as relatively calm, with one Feyenoord supporter injured in a later altercation and a pub cleared after restroom damage; roughly 5,000 Feyenoord fans are expected to travel in organized groups to the stadium.
- Feyenoord enter depleted in midfield, with In‑Beom Hwang out six to eight weeks, Sem Steijn sidelined by a hamstring issue, Oussama Targhalline still recovering from a concussion, and Justin Bijlow weeks from returning, while Stuttgart arrive praised for defensive solidity.