Match report
Feyenoord edge Como in five-goal Champions League thriller
Feyenoord beat Como 3-2 at Stadion Feijenoord in the second matchday of the UEFA Champions League league stage, holding on after a late goal from the visitors made for a nervous finish. The result stretched the Dutch side's winning run to four games.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Como took the lead in the 18th minute when Assane Diao scored from Jacobo Ramón Naveros's assist, but Feyenoord needed only two minutes to respond. Gjivai Zechiël finished from Luciano Valente's pass in the 20th minute, and the sides went in level at 1-1.
The home side pushed ahead seven minutes into the second half, Anis Hadj-Moussa scoring in the 52nd minute from Gaoussou Diarra's assist. A 81st-minute own goal by Robert Sánchez made it 3-1, which looked decisive until Anastasios Douvikas pulled one back in the 90+3 minute.
Feyenoord next travel to Telstar in the Eredivisie on Saturday 17 October, while Como visit Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday 18 October.
Zechiël scored the equaliser in the 20th minute and finished with the highest rating on the pitch, 8.2. Hadj-Moussa was close behind on 8.07 after scoring the goal that put Feyenoord in front for good.
Both sides put five shots on target, even though Feyenoord had 13 attempts in total to Como's 11.
Feyenoord beat Como 3–2 (half-time 1–1).
Feyenoord met Como in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 2). Kick-off was Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 16:45 UTC at Stadion Feijenoord. Referee: Donatas Rumsas.
Team pages: Feyenoord · Como · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 18' Goal: Assane Diao (assist: Jacobo Ramón) — 0–1 · Watch Assane Diao's goal video (18')
- 20' Goal: Gjivai Zechiël (assist: Luciano Valente) — 1–1 · Watch Gjivai Zechiël's goal video (20')
- 52' Goal: Anis Hadj-Moussa (assist: Gaoussou Diarra) — 2–1
- 81' Goal (own goal): Robert Sánchez — 3–1 · Watch Robert Sánchez's goal video (81')
- 90+3' Goal: Anastasios Douvikas — 3–2
Starting line-ups
Feyenoord (4-3-3)
Como (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Feyenoord 32%, the draw 24%, Como 44%. It finished Feyenoord 3–2 Como.
Como's stronger rating gives them the edge — Como lead because our strength rating puts them 124 points higher, 1832 to 1709, and they have been scoring below what their chances deserved, a cold streak of the kind that tends to bounce back. The draw starts near 28% for a gap this size but drops to 24% because both sides' recent games average 3.5 goals.
Why Como at 44%?
Como sit 124 points higher on our strength rating — 1832 to 1709. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge on the road won 39.9% of 13,835 such games. Como sit -0.38 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,523 such games where the class table expected 35.8%. The 300 most similar past games finished 31–29–40.
Why only 44%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 44% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 24% and Feyenoord at 32%.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.6%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,905. The goals environment takes 2.4 points off the draw. The bounce-back factor takes 1.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Como have averaged 11 percentage points more possession than Feyenoord in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Feyenoord scored +0.37 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,834 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 41.3% vs 42.4% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Feyenoord vs Como final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Assane Diao's goal against Feyenoord (18').
- Watch Gjivai Zechiël's goal against Como (20').
- Watch Robert Sánchez's own goal video (81').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Feyenoord 3–2 Como. Explore more on the Feyenoord and Como team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.