Football betting preview: RKC Waalwijk with moderate expectations before welcoming AZ Alkmaar

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mandemakers Stadion (7500 seats)

The visiting AZ Alkmaar side should be favourites in this visit to RKC Waalwijk, as the away team holds a 35 point advantage from their 30 league games this season.

Insights:
  • RKC Waalwijk have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Eredivisie
  • AZ Alkmaar have scored more than double the goals of RKC Waalwijk.

RKC Waalwijk and AZ Alkmaar 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 AZ Alkmaar play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for AZ Alkmaar on artifical turf are 7 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats from 13 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 28-16. You can compare this with overall results below.

Waalwijk are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Alkmaar are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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RKC Waalwijk form and stats

When playing at home in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 15 games. RKC Waalwijk has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager F. Grim and the players.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. C. Ngonge was the last player to find the net.

The fans are hoping that Waalwijk will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Eredivisie game against Willem II (placed 15th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Ajax (0-1).

Kostas Lamprou had a busy but productive day in the Willem II match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented.

Waalwijk are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 15 games. Waalwijk have conceded 21 in these home matches.

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AZ Alkmaar form and stats

As the visiting team in Eredivisie matches, AZ Alkmaar have produced an overall stat of 8-5-2 so far.

There might be some fixture complaints from Alkmaar as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Eredivisie match against Ajax (0-2). Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Sparta Rotterdam.

Alkmaar goalkeeper Marco Bizot had a great day against Ajax, but despite making eight saves the loss could not be avoided.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Alkmaar are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. AZ Alkmaar have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was AZ Alkmaar - RKC Waalwijk 3-0, played this season. RKC Waalwijk-AZ Alkmaar H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Waalwijk one win, AZ Alkmaar eight wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AZ AlkmaarT. Koopmeiners
T. Koopmeiners
15 goals
AZ AlkmaarM. Boadu
M. Boadu
12 goals
AZ AlkmaarJ. Karlsson
J. Karlsson
9 goals

RKC Waalwijk missing players

AZ Alkmaar missing players

Total First Half Second Half
RKC Waalwijk AZ Alkmaar
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 5 15 30
6 4 0 Won W 3 8 18
8 4 1 Drew D 2 5 7
16 7 4 Lost L 0 2 5
27 18 4 Scored S 9 33 66
45 21 10 Conceded C 4 22 40
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 73% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 87% 87%
40% 47% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 73% 70%
20% 27% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 53% 47%
7% 13% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 27% 23%
50% 60% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 73% 67%
17% 13% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 20% 23%
37% 27% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 10%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 1.1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1 1.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 6
 
10.5 13.2 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 16.2 13.6 13.7
3.9 5 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.2 5.7 5.9
23% 24% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 38% 37%
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • AZ Alkmaar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • AZ Alkmaar have scored more than double the goals of RKC Waalwijk.
  • AZ Alkmaar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • RKC Waalwijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • RKC Waalwijk have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Eredivisie
  • RKC Waalwijk have the most matches under the total-line (20) in Eredivisie
  • RKC Waalwijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Ajax 30 24 4 2 89 21 15 12 2 1 46 13 15 12 2 1 43 8 68 76
2 PSV 30 19 7 4 65 30 15 12 2 1 33 9 15 7 5 3 32 21 35 64
3 AZ Alkmaar 30 18 7 5 66 40 15 10 2 3 33 18 15 8 5 2 33 22 26 61
4 Vitesse 30 17 6 7 46 28 15 10 4 1 23 8 15 7 2 6 23 20 18 57
5 Feyenoord 30 15 10 5 58 29 15 8 6 1 32 10 15 7 4 4 26 19 29 55
6 FC Utrecht 30 12 11 7 48 38 15 5 6 4 23 22 15 7 5 3 25 16 10 47
7 FC Groningen 30 13 7 10 35 34 15 7 5 3 16 11 15 6 2 7 19 23 1 46
8 Heracles 30 11 6 13 36 46 15 7 3 5 24 15 15 4 3 8 12 31 -10 39
9 FC Twente 30 9 10 11 43 42 15 3 5 7 19 22 15 6 5 4 24 20 1 37
10 SC Heerenveen 30 9 10 11 39 42 15 6 4 5 21 16 15 3 6 6 18 26 -3 37
11 Sparta Rotterdam 30 10 7 13 42 46 15 5 3 7 27 27 15 5 4 6 15 19 -4 37
12 Fortuna Sittard 30 11 4 15 43 52 15 4 2 9 21 30 15 7 2 6 22 22 -9 37
13 PEC Zwolle 30 8 11 11 40 46 15 5 6 4 18 17 15 3 5 7 22 29 -6 35
14 RKC Waalwijk 30 6 8 16 27 45 15 4 4 7 18 21 15 2 4 9 9 24 -18 26
15 Willem II 30 6 7 17 32 61 15 5 2 8 20 30 15 1 5 9 12 31 -29 25
16 FC Emmen 30 5 9 16 33 59 15 3 4 8 23 36 15 2 5 8 10 23 -26 24
17 VVV-Venlo 30 6 4 20 39 77 15 3 3 9 17 39 15 3 1 11 22 38 -38 22
18 ADO Den Haag 30 2 10 18 22 67 15 0 6 9 13 32 15 2 4 9 9 35 -45 16

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 Ajax 30 24 4 2 89 21 15 12 2 1 46 13 15 12 2 1 43 8 68 76
2 PSV 30 19 7 4 65 30 15 12 2 1 33 9 15 7 5 3 32 21 35 64
3 AZ Alkmaar 30 18 7 5 66 40 15 10 2 3 33 18 15 8 5 2 33 22 26 61
4 Vitesse 30 17 6 7 46 28 15 10 4 1 23 8 15 7 2 6 23 20 18 57
5 Feyenoord 30 15 10 5 58 29 15 8 6 1 32 10 15 7 4 4 26 19 29 55
6 FC Utrecht 30 12 11 7 48 38 15 5 6 4 23 22 15 7 5 3 25 16 10 47
7 FC Groningen 30 13 7 10 35 34 15 7 5 3 16 11 15 6 2 7 19 23 1 46
8 Heracles 30 11 6 13 36 46 15 7 3 5 24 15 15 4 3 8 12 31 -10 39
9 FC Twente 30 9 10 11 43 42 15 3 5 7 19 22 15 6 5 4 24 20 1 37
10 SC Heerenveen 30 9 10 11 39 42 15 6 4 5 21 16 15 3 6 6 18 26 -3 37
11 Sparta Rotterdam 30 10 7 13 42 46 15 5 3 7 27 27 15 5 4 6 15 19 -4 37
12 Fortuna Sittard 30 11 4 15 43 52 15 4 2 9 21 30 15 7 2 6 22 22 -9 37
13 PEC Zwolle 30 8 11 11 40 46 15 5 6 4 18 17 15 3 5 7 22 29 -6 35
14 RKC Waalwijk 30 6 8 16 27 45 15 4 4 7 18 21 15 2 4 9 9 24 -18 26
15 Willem II 30 6 7 17 32 61 15 5 2 8 20 30 15 1 5 9 12 31 -29 25
16 FC Emmen 30 5 9 16 33 59 15 3 4 8 23 36 15 2 5 8 10 23 -26 24
17 VVV-Venlo 30 6 4 20 39 77 15 3 3 9 17 39 15 3 1 11 22 38 -38 22
18 ADO Den Haag 30 2 10 18 22 67 15 0 6 9 13 32 15 2 4 9 9 35 -45 16

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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.