Eredivisie: The middle-of-the-table placements highlight the path Go Ahead Eagles and RKC Waalwijk have been on uptil now. Both contenders are set to play; let's go!
- RKC Waalwijk have the most points from losing position (19) in Eredivisie
This arena uses grass, unlike RKC Waalwijk's home ground. The latest 27 games by the visitors on grass have ended with 6 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses.
Both sides have had time to rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's agree to expect an active fixture!
Go Ahead Eagles form and stats
The overall Eredivisie statistics at home this season for Go Ahead Eagles are 4-4-4 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Eagles after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The club members are hoping that Go Ahead Eagles will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the match against SC Cambuur (placed 18th). Midfielder Rommens was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.31 (out of ten) in that game. Rommens hit six key passes and had 34 successful passes (of 41 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at FC Emmen that finished 2-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Eagles have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Go Ahead Eagles have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sportpark De Woldermarck with 19 goals in 12 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Go Ahead Eagles defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
RKC Waalwijk form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for RKC Waalwijk so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-5 (win-draw-lose).
Home advantage was not enough for Waalwijk in their previous game as they lost hosting PSV, 0-1. It's possibly a bad omen for RKC Waalwijk that their goalie Vaessen managed six saves in the PSV fixture, but still couldn't rescue them from a beating.
Preceding that game was the away victory against SC Heerenveen with the score of 4-1.We have checked recent matches where RKC Waalwijk have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 3 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Waalwijk have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. In the opposite end, RKC Waalwijk have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
RKC Waalwijk have avoided defeat in the last 6 fixtures (4-2-0) facing Eagles.These competitors have battled before this season: RKC Waalwijk - Go Ahead Eagles 3-1.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Kramer 7 goals |   B. Adekanye 6 goals |  I. Lidberg 5 goals |
Go Ahead Eagles missing players
RKC Waalwijk missing players
| Go Ahead Eagles | RKC Waalwijk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 34 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 39 |
| 43 | 20 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 37 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 83% |
| 83% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 71% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 58% | 62% |
| 46% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 42% | 54% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 25% | 25% |
| 62% | 58% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 58% | 62% |
| 21% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 21% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 42% | 33% |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 7.5 | 6.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.6 | 12.6 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.7 | 11.2 |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 40% | 38% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 27% | 35% |
| 14.6 | 13.8 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.7 | 18.8 | 16.3 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
- RKC Waalwijk have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- RKC Waalwijk have the most points from losing position (19) in Eredivisie
- 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 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 32 | 55 |
| 2 | Ajax | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 66 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 43 | 52 |
| 3 | AZ | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 50 |
| 4 | PSV | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 33 | 49 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 41 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 40 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | RKC Waalwijk | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | -5 | 31 |
| 10 | NEC | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 30 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -10 | 29 |
| 12 | Go Ahead Eagles | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Vitesse | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -14 | 23 |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 53 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | -25 | 23 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 58 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 36 | -37 | 20 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 28 | -22 | 18 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 28 | -24 | 17 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -23 | 16 |
