This should be yet another entertaining skirmish at Mandemakers Stadion in the Eredivisie. RKC Waalwijk is in 16th position and host FC Twente in 3rd place. Read about the fixture here!
This football pitch has artifical turf, which is not FC Twente's usual surface at their own football pitch. When playing on artifical turf FC Twente have performed like this: Played 14 matches earning 7 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats with the goal data 21-9 (scored/conceded).
RKC Waalwijk and FC Twente should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
RKC Waalwijk form and stats
When playing at home in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk have managed 0 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 2 games.
A good away victory last time out for RKC Waalwijk, who won 2-0 against Vitesse (placed 14th). Sweet to taste a league victory after four fixtures without. Midfielder Oukili was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.65 (out of ten) in that game. Oukili scored one goal and had 25 successful passes (of 29 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to PSV (0-4).At Mandemakers Stadion, RKC Waalwijk has the goal stats of 1-7 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures. When RKC Waalwijk hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like NEC, FC Utrecht, Almere City, FC Volendam and Vitesse), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
FC Twente form and stats
FC Twente are yet to lose a point on their Eredivisie travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.
FC Twente go into this game after a win, the home game against Ajax that ended 3-1. Midfielder Rots was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.92. Rots scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus FC Volendam at their stadium, the result 2-0.After this away game Twente return home for a Eredivisie game against Vitesse. That game is only three sleeps after this.
It's early days yet, but FC Twente has scored 6 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
FC Twente have been victorious in every one of the 4 most recent games against this team. Another win today?Top Goalscorers
  R. van Wolfswinkel 3 goals |  S. Steijn 3 goals |   M. Kramer 2 goals |
RKC Waalwijk missing players
FC Twente missing players
| RKC Waalwijk | FC Twente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 13 | 7 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | 9 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 16 | 18.8 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 17% | 12% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 17 | 18.5 | 18.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| 7.4 | 8 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| RKC Waalwijk | Last season | FC Twente | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 21 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 6 | ||
| 50 | 34 | Scored | S | 23 | 74 | ||
| 64 | 26 | Conceded | C | 18 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 95% | ||
| 76% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 82% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 37% | 55% | ||
| 56% | 65% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 16% | 26% | ||
| 29% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 8% | ||
| 59% | 65% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 39% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 37% | 50% | ||
| 35% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 32% | 16% | ||
| 4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.2 | ||
| 6.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.6 | 18 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.9 | ||
| 36% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 33% | ||
| 16.8 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 10.9 | ||
| 6.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | AZ | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | FC Twente | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 11 |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Excelsior | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Heracles | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Ajax | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | NEC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | FC Utrecht | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| 16 | RKC Waalwijk | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 3 |
| 17 | Almere City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 1 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 0 |
