Eredivisie game tips and preview for the RKC Waalwijk vs Excelsior encounter

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 04.September
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: Mandemakers Stadion (7500 seats)

Excelsior have come here for an action-packed game against the hosts RKC Waalwijk. Get smart on the match with this in-depth Eredivisie preview!

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Eredivisie. That game was also an away game, at FC Twente. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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RKC Waalwijk form and stats

The story so far in the Eredivisie for RKC Waalwijk at their home stadium (Mandemakers Stadion) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

The RKC Waalwijk coach Oosting and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Vitesse (placed 16th). Opportunity lost for RKC Waalwijk in the Vitesse match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. The Waalwijk goalkeeper Vaessen was crucial in the match against Vitesse last time out, making six saves. Midfielder Hassani was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.82 (out of ten) in that game. Hassani scored one goal and hit four key passes.

Before that game, the home loss against Feyenoord with the scoreline 0-1.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the RKC Waalwijk at home in the league. 2 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Excelsior form and stats

Excelsior are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Eredivisie, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

There might be some fixture complaints from Excelsior as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-4 against FC Twente. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against FC Twente was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Ayoub got a match rating of 7.03 in that game, top player of the team. Ayoub hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 28 successful passes (of 34 total).

A loss against PSV was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Excelsior have the goal stats of 2-4 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's four RKC Waalwijk victories, three draws and one Excelsior win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

RKC WaalwijkI. Bel Hassani
I. Bel Hassani
2 goals
ExcelsiorR. Kharchouch
R. Kharchouch
2 goals
RKC WaalwijkD. Van den Buijs
D. Van den Buijs
1 goals

RKC Waalwijk missing players

Excelsior missing players

Total First Half Second Half
RKC Waalwijk Excelsior
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
5 2 0 Scored S 0 2 6
6 3 0 Conceded C 0 4 11
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
75% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 25%
25% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
4.2 4.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 2.5
7 7.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.5 7
1.2 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 0.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.8 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 8.8
3.8 3.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 4.2
33% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 35%
 
16.2 14.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 20 21.5
5 4.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 7 8
RKC Waalwijk Last season Excelsior
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   3 6
9 6   Won W   2 3
11 3   Drew D   1 3
14 8   Lost L   0 0
40 17   Scored S   9 15
51 25   Conceded C   5 8
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
82% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 100%
50% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 67%
29% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   67% 50%
12% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   33% 17%
65% 53%   BTTS BTTS   67% 67%
18% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 33%
24% 29%   Failed to Score F T   0% 0%
 
4.3 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3 4.2
5.4 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   7.3 6.3
1.6 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 1.3
1 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
10.7 11.4   Shots (avg) S (   15 15.5
3.4 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   8 7.5
34% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 33%
 
15.7 13.9   Shots against (avg) S A   18 14.8
5.1 4.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.3 5.7

  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 22 5 2 2 0 0 11 2 2 2 0 0 11 3 17 12
2 Ajax 4 4 0 0 12 3 1 1 0 0 6 1 3 3 0 0 6 2 9 12
3 Feyenoord 4 3 1 0 10 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 6 2 8 10
4 FC Twente 4 3 0 1 8 1 2 2 0 0 7 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 7 9
5 AZ 3 3 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 4 9
6 SC Heerenveen 4 2 2 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 5 8
7 Excelsior 4 2 0 2 6 11 2 1 0 1 4 7 2 1 0 1 2 4 -5 6
8 FC Groningen 4 1 2 1 5 9 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 7 -4 5
9 NEC 3 1 1 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 4
10 SC Cambuur 4 1 1 2 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 0 4
11 Sparta Rotterdam 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 4
12 FC Emmen 4 1 1 2 5 11 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 1 8 -6 4
13 FC Volendam 4 1 1 2 5 13 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 3 9 -8 4
14 RKC Waalwijk 4 0 3 1 5 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 3
15 FC Utrecht 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 5 -3 2
16 Vitesse 4 0 1 3 5 14 3 0 1 2 4 11 1 0 0 1 1 3 -9 1
17 Go Ahead Eagles 4 0 0 4 2 9 2 0 0 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 -7 0
18 Fortuna Sittard 4 0 0 4 4 12 2 0 0 2 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 -8 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 26 5 3 98 19 17 14 1 2 62 8 17 12 4 1 36 11 79 83
2 PSV 34 26 3 5 86 42 17 14 0 3 49 22 17 12 3 2 37 20 44 81
3 Feyenoord 34 22 5 7 76 34 17 11 3 3 39 17 17 11 2 4 37 17 42 71
4 FC Twente 34 20 8 6 55 37 17 10 5 2 28 13 17 10 3 4 27 24 18 68
5 AZ 34 18 7 9 64 44 17 11 3 3 36 20 17 7 4 6 28 24 20 61
6 Vitesse 34 15 6 13 42 51 17 6 3 8 20 29 17 9 3 5 22 22 -9 51
7 FC Utrecht 34 12 11 11 51 46 17 8 6 3 32 20 17 4 5 8 19 26 5 47
8 SC Heerenveen 34 11 8 15 37 50 17 6 3 8 23 26 17 5 5 7 14 24 -13 41
9 SC Cambuur 34 11 6 17 53 70 17 5 3 9 29 35 17 6 3 8 24 35 -17 39
10 RKC Waalwijk 34 9 11 14 40 51 17 6 3 8 17 25 17 3 8 6 23 26 -11 38
11 NEC 34 10 8 16 38 52 17 3 5 9 13 22 17 7 3 7 25 30 -14 38
12 FC Groningen 34 9 9 16 41 55 17 4 6 7 18 21 17 5 3 9 23 34 -14 36
13 Go Ahead Eagles 34 10 6 18 37 51 17 7 1 9 25 24 17 3 5 9 12 27 -14 36
14 Sparta Rotterdam 34 8 11 15 30 48 17 4 7 6 16 21 17 4 4 9 14 27 -18 35
15 Fortuna Sittard 34 10 5 19 36 67 17 6 2 9 20 31 17 4 3 10 16 36 -31 35
16 Heracles 34 9 7 18 33 49 17 7 5 5 22 21 17 2 2 13 11 28 -16 34
17 Willem II 34 9 6 19 32 57 17 7 3 7 18 20 17 2 3 12 14 37 -25 33
18 PEC Zwolle 34 7 6 21 26 52 17 3 5 9 13 20 17 4 1 12 13 32 -26 27

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 PSV 4 4 0 0 22 5 2 2 0 0 11 2 2 2 0 0 11 3 17 12
2 Ajax 4 4 0 0 12 3 1 1 0 0 6 1 3 3 0 0 6 2 9 12
3 Feyenoord 4 3 1 0 10 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 6 2 8 10
4 FC Twente 4 3 0 1 8 1 2 2 0 0 7 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 7 9
5 AZ 3 3 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 4 9
6 SC Heerenveen 4 2 2 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 5 8
7 Excelsior 4 2 0 2 6 11 2 1 0 1 4 7 2 1 0 1 2 4 -5 6
8 FC Groningen 4 1 2 1 5 9 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 7 -4 5
9 NEC 3 1 1 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 4
10 SC Cambuur 4 1 1 2 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 0 4
11 Sparta Rotterdam 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 4
12 FC Emmen 4 1 1 2 5 11 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 1 8 -6 4
13 FC Volendam 4 1 1 2 5 13 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 3 9 -8 4
14 RKC Waalwijk 4 0 3 1 5 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 3
15 FC Utrecht 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 5 -3 2
16 Vitesse 4 0 1 3 5 14 3 0 1 2 4 11 1 0 0 1 1 3 -9 1
17 Go Ahead Eagles 4 0 0 4 2 9 2 0 0 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 -7 0
18 Fortuna Sittard 4 0 0 4 4 12 2 0 0 2 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 -8 0

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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.