FC Utrecht are ready to fight against RKC Waalwijk in this Eredivisie fixture. All you must know about the match is found here!
FC Utrecht and RKC Waalwijk 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.
It should be mentioned that RKC Waalwijk play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for RKC Waalwijk on grass are 4 victories, 4 draws and 18 defeats from 26 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 31-59. You can compare this with overall results below.
FC Utrecht form and stats
As mentioned below, FC Utrecht are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Eredivisie games.
In their previous game, the manager R. Hake led his Utrecht to a defeat in the Eredivisie match away at FC Twente. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Galgenwaard. Midfielder Simon Gustafsson was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.4 (out of ten) in that game. Gustafsson hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. The defeat against FC Twente was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by R. Propper).
A 0-0 draw away before that, with FC Groningen the opponent.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 seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in six wins, zero draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for Utrecht after this match as they are travelling to NEC for a Eredivisie game in only four days.
FC Utrecht has scored 7 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
RKC Waalwijk form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Eredivisie for RKC Waalwijk with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Home advantage was not enough for RKC Waalwijk in their previous game, as they lost their Eredivisie-match, hosting Vitesse, 1-2. Saïd Bakari got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, top player of the team. Bakari scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Fortuna Sittard that ended 2-2.You'll want to know how Waalwijk managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in one away win, one draw and two home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as RKC Waalwijk are hosting Willem II in the Eredivisie only three days away.
RKC Waalwijk have the goal stats of 4-5 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: six wins for Utrecht, zero draws and four wins for RKC Waalwijk. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Kramer 3 goals |   S. Gustafson 2 goals |  M. van der Maarel 1 goals |
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| FC Utrecht | RKC Waalwijk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.2 | 6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 2.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.2 | 21 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 14.5 | 11.5 |
| 4 | 8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 44% | 44% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 80% | 50% |
| FC Utrecht | Last season | RKC Waalwijk | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 18 | ||
| 53 | 28 | Scored | S | 12 | 33 | ||
| 43 | 25 | Conceded | C | 30 | 55 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 75% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 79% | ||
| 47% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 41% | 47% | ||
| 31% | 39% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 17% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 9% | ||
| 64% | 72% | BTTS | BTTS | 41% | 53% | ||
| 25% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 15% | ||
| 19% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 35% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 10.1 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.7 | ||
| 28% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 26% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Ajax | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 3 | FC Utrecht | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | SC Heerenveen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Willem II | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | NEC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | Feyenoord | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Vitesse | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | FC Twente | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | AZ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Go Ahead Eagles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Heracles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 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 | Ajax | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 102 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 79 | 88 |
| 2 | PSV | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 74 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 39 | 72 |
| 3 | AZ | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 34 | 71 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 61 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 64 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 59 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 53 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 50 |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 47 |
| 9 | Heracles | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 53 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 37 | -11 | 44 |
| 10 | FC Twente | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | -2 | 41 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -8 | 41 |
| 12 | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -6 | 39 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 35 | -9 | 38 |
| 14 | Willem II | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 68 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -28 | 31 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -22 | 30 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 68 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -28 | 30 |
| 17 | VVV-Venlo | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 91 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 45 | -48 | 23 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 38 | -47 | 22 |