The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. FC Utrecht are in the 8th position while the guests worry at 18th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
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 (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 3-2-18 (win-draw-loss) from 23 matches.
FC Utrecht form and stats
The story so far in the Eredivisie for FC Utrecht at their home stadium (Stadion Galgenwaard) is 5 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for FC Utrecht's attacking players as they have now played 187 minutes without scoring in a league game. S. Makienok was their last goal scorer.
FC Utrecht's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus AZ Alkmaar (placed 2nd). Heartbreak before that as FC Utrecht lost 0-4 at Ajax's place.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for FC Utrecht home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Looking at the victories, 2 matches were won by at least two goals.
FC Utrecht can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 18 times. On the other hand, FC Utrecht have conceded 8 goals.
RKC Waalwijk form and stats
There's been little loot from RKC Waalwijk's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 8 away games in the Eredivisie. RKC Waalwijk only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. It's all red in the travel logs of RKC Waalwijk, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
RKC Waalwijk's last game was the home draw against FC Emmen (1-1). Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Feyenoord's place.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where RKC Waalwijk played away with similar odds. This revealed one game. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 1 time.
RKC Waalwijk find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. RKC Waalwijk are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 10 goals in these matches. There are big problems for the RKC Waalwijk defense as they have conceded 24 goals in 8 away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: FC Utrecht - RKC Waalwijk 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 7 FC Utrecht victories, 0 draws and 3 RKC Waalwijk wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
G. Kerk
5 goals
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S. van de Streek
4 goals
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Simon Gustafson
3 goals
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FC Utrecht missing players
RKC Waalwijk missing players
| FC Utrecht | RKC Waalwijk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 28 | 18 | 13 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 21 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 79% |
| 43% | 43% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 71% | 43% |
| 14% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 43% | 21% |
| 64% | 43% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 64% |
| 21% | 43% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 6.1 | 7.9 | 10.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 213 | 124 | 78 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 73 | 170 |
| 71 | 40 | 28 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 25 | 57 |
| 39% | 45% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 36% | 26% |
- All of FC Utrecht's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of RKC Waalwijk's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Utrecht have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- FC Utrecht have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- FC Utrecht have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- FC Utrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- RKC Waalwijk has the most dropped points from leading position (14)
- RKC Waalwijk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- RKC Waalwijk have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- RKC Waalwijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- RKC Waalwijk have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- RKC Waalwijk have yet to win a game away.
- RKC Waalwijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 40 | 41 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 35 |
| 3 | PSV | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Willem II | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Heracles | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Feyenoord | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
| 9 | Vitesse | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 25 | -15 | 15 |
| 14 | FC Emmen | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -12 | 14 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 13 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -25 | 12 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 11 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -21 | 8 |