Struggling RKC Waalwijk will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying FC Groningen in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- RKC Waalwijk have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
RKC Waalwijk and FC Groningen 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.
RKC Waalwijk form and stats
RKC Waalwijk's results here at Mandemakers Stadion in the Eredivisie have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats.
RKC Waalwijk are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Sparta Rotterdam. Ahead of that match, RKC Waalwijk lost 1-2 at home to FC Utrecht.
RKC Waalwijk are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. On the other hand, Waalwijk have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
FC Groningen form and stats
As the visiting team in Eredivisie matches, FC Groningen have produced an overall stat of 5-2-5 so far.
Groningen played 1-1 against FC Emmen in their previous match. A 1-3 defeat away at Ajax before that.
The visiting Groningen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Groningen struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 19 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Waalwijk and FC Groningen have met before this season: FC Groningen - RKC Waalwijk 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): RKC Waalwijk two wins, three draws and FC Groningen five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Strand Larsen 9 goals |  A. El Messaoudi 7 goals |   F. Stokkers 5 goals |
RKC Waalwijk missing players
FC Groningen missing players
| RKC Waalwijk | FC Groningen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 23 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 33 |
| 39 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 19 | 28 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 81% | 77% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 62% |
| 38% | 46% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 42% |
| 15% | 23% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 31% |
| 8% | 15% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 50% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 8% | 35% |
| 35% | 23% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 13.9 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.2 | 11.2 |
| 3.9 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 23% | 23% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | 35% |
- 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 played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- RKC Waalwijk have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Eredivisie
- RKC Waalwijk have the most matches under the total-line (18) 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 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 57 | 60 |
| 2 | PSV | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 54 |
| 3 | AZ | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 23 | 52 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 48 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 46 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 43 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 8 | FC Twente | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | Heracles | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 25 | -9 | 35 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26 | -2 | 33 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -9 | 31 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 23 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 67 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 34 | -30 | 22 |
| 16 | Willem II | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -25 | 21 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 30 | -34 | 15 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -32 | 14 |