Eredivisie duel: Close contest expected between FC Volendam and RKC Waalwijk

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 14.January
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: Kras Stadion (7384 seats)

FC Volendam believe to get a lot of fans in for this fixture despite that the season has been hard up to now with 9 points and a 17th place in the Eredivisie table. Guests RKC Waalwijk are in 11th place with 18 pts.

Insights:
  • FC Volendam have the most conceded goals (39) in Eredivisie
  • RKC Waalwijk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There have been limited time to rest for the hosts, as they played a KNVB Beker match only three days back. That game was an away game at SC Heerenveen, so at least Volendam are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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FC Volendam form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eredivisie this season. FC Volendam have only managed 1 win, 0 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Kras Stadion. The home stadium (Kras Stadion) is supposed to be a fortress, but for FC Volendam it's been a house of straw as the last five games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

The supporters hope that Volendam will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away defeat in the KNVB Beker fixture against SC Heerenveen. Veerman, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the best performer for the side in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 6.72 (out of 10). Veerman hit one key pass.

In the game before, an away victory in the Eredivisie match versus SC Cambuur with a 3-0 scoreline.

Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as FC Volendam have allowed the opposition to score 20 goals here at Kras Stadion.

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RKC Waalwijk form and stats

RKC Waalwijk have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 1-3-3 (7 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, RKC Waalwijk are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Waalwijk's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus SC Heerenveen that finished 0-0. Vaessen had red hot gloves after the game against SC Heerenveen, shaping the outcome of the game with nine saves made. Goalkeeper Vaessen got the top player rating of the team with 9.4/10. Vaessen topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game, the 1-6 loss visiting NEC's place.

Observe that 9 of this side's 12 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.

For RKC Waalwijk, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

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

Top Goalscorers

RKC WaalwijkI. Bel Hassani
I. Bel Hassani
5 goals
VolendamR. Mühren
R. Mühren
4 goals
RKC WaalwijkM. Kramer
M. Kramer
4 goals

FC Volendam missing players

RKC Waalwijk missing players

FC Volendam RKC Waalwijk
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 4 Played P 4 7 15
2 1 0 Won W 1 1 4
3 0 0 Drew D 3 3 6
10 6 4 Lost L 0 3 5
16 7 4 Scored S 6 7 25
39 20 14 Conceded C 5 15 28
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 87%
93% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 71% 73%
67% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 67%
53% 71% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 43% 60%
27% 43% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 29% 33%
60% 57% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 57% 67%
13% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 14% 13%
27% 29% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 43% 33%
 
5.5 5.6 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.6 5.8
7.3 7.1 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 7.7 6.4
1.5 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.1 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.3 12.7 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.4 11.5
4.7 4.6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.4 4.4
23% 22% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 29% 38%
 
15.5 14.3 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 19.9 16.2
6.5 6.4 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 6.6 5.9
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Volendam have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • FC Volendam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Volendam have the most conceded goals (20) at home in Eredivisie
  • FC Volendam have the most conceded goals (39) in Eredivisie
  • FC Volendam have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Eredivisie
  • FC Volendam have the the worst goal difference (-13) at home in Eredivisie
  • FC Volendam have the the worst goal difference (-23) in Eredivisie
  • FC Volendam haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • RKC Waalwijk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • RKC Waalwijk have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Feyenoord 15 10 4 1 36 14 7 5 2 0 16 2 8 5 2 1 20 12 22 34
2 Ajax 15 9 4 2 45 18 7 4 2 1 26 7 8 5 2 1 19 11 27 31
3 PSV 15 10 1 4 42 20 8 6 1 1 25 7 7 4 0 3 17 13 22 31
4 FC Twente 15 9 3 3 26 9 8 7 1 0 21 2 7 2 2 3 5 7 17 30
5 AZ 15 9 3 3 26 17 7 3 3 1 10 8 8 6 0 2 16 9 9 30
6 Sparta Rotterdam 15 7 4 4 25 16 8 5 1 2 17 8 7 2 3 2 8 8 9 25
7 FC Utrecht 15 7 4 4 24 22 8 3 3 2 8 7 7 4 1 2 16 15 2 25
8 SC Heerenveen 15 6 6 3 16 13 7 3 2 2 7 6 8 3 4 1 9 7 3 24
9 NEC 15 3 9 3 20 17 8 1 6 1 14 10 7 2 3 2 6 7 3 18
10 Go Ahead Eagles 15 4 6 5 23 24 8 2 3 3 13 14 7 2 3 2 10 10 -1 18
11 RKC Waalwijk 15 4 6 5 25 28 8 3 3 2 18 13 7 1 3 3 7 15 -3 18
12 Excelsior 15 5 1 9 17 37 7 4 0 3 9 11 8 1 1 6 8 26 -20 16
13 Fortuna Sittard 15 4 3 8 18 27 8 2 1 5 9 14 7 2 2 3 9 13 -9 15
14 Vitesse 15 3 5 7 18 31 7 1 2 4 8 19 8 2 3 3 10 12 -13 14
15 FC Groningen 15 3 3 9 17 30 7 2 1 4 12 15 8 1 2 5 5 15 -13 12
16 FC Emmen 15 2 5 8 13 29 7 1 5 1 8 10 8 1 0 7 5 19 -16 11
17 FC Volendam 15 2 3 10 16 39 7 1 0 6 7 20 8 1 3 4 9 19 -23 9
18 SC Cambuur 15 2 2 11 9 25 8 1 0 7 3 12 7 1 2 4 6 13 -16 8

Read more about Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.