Stadium regulars at Mandemakers Stadion haven’t seen many victories this season, with RKC Waalwijk rotting in the 15th place. The opposing FC Groningen will hope to defend their higher league spot in this game.
- RKC Waalwijk have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This looks to be an engaging game with lots of action and excitement as both teams are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!
RKC Waalwijk form and stats
With 4 Eredivisie wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, RKC Waalwijk are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Waalwijk haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 180 minutes ago. Kramer scored that one.
RKC Waalwijk's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus PEC Zwolle (placed 16th). The forward Stokkers won the honour of being "man of the match" for Waalwijk with a rating of 7.25/10. Stokkers hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at PSV.RKC Waalwijk aren't scoring a lot here at Mandemakers Stadion in the league, with only 12 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Waalwijk defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
FC Groningen form and stats
5-3-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for FC Groningen in their Eredivisie matches away. Three has not been a lucky number for FC Groningen as they have been defeated three times in a row since the FC Utrecht match.
FC Groningen might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Heracles Almelo proved too strong as FC Groningen slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Euroborg. Midfielder Duarte was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.23. Duarte dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 61 successful passes (of 68 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against SC Heerenveen wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.Groningen are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 15 games (in the league). FC Groningen struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 28 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The last head to head game ended FC Groningen - RKC Waalwijk 1-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Waalwijk wins - draws - FC Groningen wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Strand Larsen 12 goals |   M. Kramer 10 goals |  J. Odgaard 8 goals |
RKC Waalwijk missing players
FC Groningen missing players
| RKC Waalwijk | FC Groningen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 31 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 9 | 22 | 37 |
| 48 | 24 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 28 | 44 |
| 93% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 80% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 87% | 73% |
| 50% | 47% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 67% | 43% |
| 27% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 40% | 27% |
| 13% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | 13% |
| 63% | 53% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 63% |
| 17% | 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 13% |
| 27% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 10.2 | 11.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 32% | 22% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | 29% |
| 16 | 14.4 | 14.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 14.1 | 13.1 |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
- FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Groningen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- RKC Waalwijk have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in Eredivisie
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 71 | 75 |
| 2 | PSV | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 40 | 71 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 69 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 40 | 64 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 61 |
| 5 | AZ | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 58 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -10 | 44 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 42 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -7 | 36 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -9 | 36 |
| 10 | NEC | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 26 | -12 | 35 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 34 |
| 12 | Heracles Almelo | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 24 | -10 | 33 |
| 13 | SC Cambuur | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | -18 | 33 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 61 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 35 | -30 | 29 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -17 | 28 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -20 | 26 |
| 17 | Willem II | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 32 | -28 | 26 |
| 18 | Sparta Rotterdam | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -23 | 25 |
