Can FC Emmen knock RKC Waalwijk in De Oude Meerdijk clash?

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 13.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: De Oude Meerdijk (8600 seats)

After the first set of fixtures it's FC Emmen - RKC Waalwijk 0-1 in points. Who will carry the day in this second Eredivisie game of the season?

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting RKC Waalwijk have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 5-6-13 (win-draw-loss) from 24 matches.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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FC Emmen form and stats

The previous season, FC Emmen's league results were 26 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, resulting in 1st place in the Eerste Divisie. During these 38 matches they scored 64 goals and conceded 24. Playing at home in the last season FC Emmen managed 15-0-4 (win-draw-lost) with 41 goals and 12 conceded.

FC Emmen faced defeat in their previous match, away at PSV (1-4). Midfielder Bernadou was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.11 (out of ten) in that game. Bernadou served one assist and hit one key pass.

Before that, Emmen had a Eerste Divisie home game versus ADO Den Haag which ended with a victory 3-0.

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RKC Waalwijk form and stats

Let's have a look at how RKC Waalwijk performed last season in the Eredivisie: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 11 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 40 and conceded 51 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 8 and lost 6 with 23/26 goals scored/conceded.

RKC Waalwijk's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus FC Utrecht that finished 2-2. It looked so good for RKC Waalwijk vs FC Utrecht, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Buijs was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.8. The defender Buijs scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 3 of 5 duels.

Prior to that result Waalwijk won their away game at AZ. The scoreline was 3-1.

Head 2 Head

FC Emmen-RKC Waalwijk H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: FC Emmen six wins, RKC Waalwijk two wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

EmmenO. ter Haar Romeny
O. ter Haar Romeny
1 goals
RKC WaalwijkD. Van den Buijs
D. Van den Buijs
1 goals
RKC WaalwijkI. Bel Hassani
I. Bel Hassani
1 goals

FC Emmen missing players

RKC Waalwijk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Emmen RKC Waalwijk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
4 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 11
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
 
12 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 11
7 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
FC Emmen Last season RKC Waalwijk
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   17 34
26 15   Won W   3 9
5 0   Drew D   8 11
7 4   Lost L   6 14
64 41   Scored S   23 40
24 12   Conceded C   26 51
95% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
68% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   88% 82%
42% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 50%
13% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   41% 29%
5% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 12%
39% 37%   BTTS BTTS   76% 65%
45% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   12% 18%
21% 16%   Failed to Score F T   18% 24%
 
5.6 6.1   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 4.3
4.3 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   6.1 5.4
0.8 0.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.6
2 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
11.2 12.3   Shots (avg) S (   10 10.7
5.7 6.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.4
30% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 34%
 
7.3 7.3   Shots against (avg) S A   17.4 15.7
2.8 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.6 5.1

  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 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Excelsior 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Ajax 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
4 FC Utrecht 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 RKC Waalwijk 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 SC Heerenveen 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Sparta Rotterdam 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FC Groningen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FC Twente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FC Volendam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Feyenoord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 NEC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Vitesse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Fortuna Sittard 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 SC Cambuur 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 FC Emmen 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Emmen 38 26 5 7 64 24 19 15 0 4 41 12 19 11 5 3 23 12 40 83
2 FC Volendam 38 21 12 5 81 53 19 13 3 3 47 28 19 8 9 2 34 25 28 75
3 FC Eindhoven 38 21 8 9 69 43 19 12 4 3 39 19 19 9 4 6 30 24 26 71
4 ADO Den Haag 38 22 7 9 76 53 19 12 4 3 39 21 19 10 3 6 37 32 23 67
5 Roda JC Kerkrade 38 18 12 8 77 50 19 10 6 3 42 24 19 8 6 5 35 26 27 66
6 Excelsior 38 19 9 10 82 57 19 9 5 5 44 28 19 10 4 5 38 29 25 66
7 Jong Ajax 38 18 9 11 82 63 19 12 4 3 51 28 19 6 5 8 31 35 19 63
8 NAC Breda 38 16 11 11 60 45 19 10 7 2 33 13 19 6 4 9 27 32 15 59
9 Graafschap 38 15 11 12 52 43 19 4 8 7 18 25 19 11 3 5 34 18 9 56
10 VVV-Venlo 38 14 6 18 50 64 19 7 4 8 27 33 19 7 2 10 23 31 -14 48
11 FC Den Bosch 38 14 5 19 42 61 19 10 1 8 23 27 19 4 4 11 19 34 -19 47
12 Jong PSV 38 11 11 16 61 63 19 7 6 6 35 28 19 4 5 10 26 35 -2 44
13 Jong AZ 38 12 6 20 39 50 19 7 3 9 19 22 19 5 3 11 20 28 -11 42
14 Almere City 38 11 8 19 57 69 19 5 4 10 26 32 19 6 4 9 31 37 -12 41
15 FC Oss 38 11 8 19 48 62 19 6 5 8 28 28 19 5 3 11 20 34 -14 41
16 MVV Maastricht 38 12 4 22 43 75 19 5 3 11 22 37 19 7 1 11 21 38 -32 40
17 FC Dordrecht 38 10 9 19 53 77 19 6 6 7 28 31 19 4 3 12 25 46 -24 39
18 Jong Utrecht 38 11 5 22 43 67 19 5 0 14 16 35 19 6 5 8 27 32 -24 38
19 Telstar 38 8 11 19 47 74 19 4 5 10 21 39 19 4 6 9 26 35 -27 35
20 Helmond Sport 38 8 7 23 39 72 19 4 4 11 20 36 19 4 3 12 19 36 -33 28
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 34 26 5 3 98 19 17 14 1 2 62 8 17 12 4 1 36 11 79 83
2 PSV 34 26 3 5 86 42 17 14 0 3 49 22 17 12 3 2 37 20 44 81
3 Feyenoord 34 22 5 7 76 34 17 11 3 3 39 17 17 11 2 4 37 17 42 71
4 FC Twente 34 20 8 6 55 37 17 10 5 2 28 13 17 10 3 4 27 24 18 68
5 AZ 34 18 7 9 64 44 17 11 3 3 36 20 17 7 4 6 28 24 20 61
6 Vitesse 34 15 6 13 42 51 17 6 3 8 20 29 17 9 3 5 22 22 -9 51
7 FC Utrecht 34 12 11 11 51 46 17 8 6 3 32 20 17 4 5 8 19 26 5 47
8 SC Heerenveen 34 11 8 15 37 50 17 6 3 8 23 26 17 5 5 7 14 24 -13 41
9 SC Cambuur 34 11 6 17 53 70 17 5 3 9 29 35 17 6 3 8 24 35 -17 39
10 RKC Waalwijk 34 9 11 14 40 51 17 6 3 8 17 25 17 3 8 6 23 26 -11 38
11 NEC 34 10 8 16 38 52 17 3 5 9 13 22 17 7 3 7 25 30 -14 38
12 FC Groningen 34 9 9 16 41 55 17 4 6 7 18 21 17 5 3 9 23 34 -14 36
13 Go Ahead Eagles 34 10 6 18 37 51 17 7 1 9 25 24 17 3 5 9 12 27 -14 36
14 Sparta Rotterdam 34 8 11 15 30 48 17 4 7 6 16 21 17 4 4 9 14 27 -18 35
15 Fortuna Sittard 34 10 5 19 36 67 17 6 2 9 20 31 17 4 3 10 16 36 -31 35
16 Heracles 34 9 7 18 33 49 17 7 5 5 22 21 17 2 2 13 11 28 -16 34
17 Willem II 34 9 6 19 32 57 17 7 3 7 18 20 17 2 3 12 14 37 -25 33
18 PEC Zwolle 34 7 6 21 26 52 17 3 5 9 13 20 17 4 1 12 13 32 -26 27

Table
  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 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Excelsior 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Ajax 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
4 FC Utrecht 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 RKC Waalwijk 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 SC Heerenveen 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Sparta Rotterdam 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FC Groningen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FC Twente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FC Volendam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Feyenoord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 NEC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Vitesse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Fortuna Sittard 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 SC Cambuur 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 FC Emmen 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0

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