RKC Waalwijk will aim to employ their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s adversaries. The host team are currently 17 points behind FC Twente.
- RKC Waalwijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Eredivisie
RKC Waalwijk can neither be promoted or relegated from Eredivisie. Twente are still fighting for top positions and their benefits. This ground has artifical turf, which is not FC Twente's familiar surface at their own stadium. When playing on artifical turf FC Twente have performed like this: Played eleven matches earning 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats with the goal numbers 12-9 (scored/conceded).
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
RKC Waalwijk form and stats
When playing at home in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk have managed 9 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 16 games. RKC Waalwijk are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
RKC Waalwijk faced defeat in their previous match, away at FC Utrecht (0-2). Midfield player Oukili got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Oukili dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 49 successful passes (of 57 total).
Ahead of that match, Waalwijk won a home game hosting FC Volendam (4-1).Goal fest? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 12 latest league games with this team has had three goals or more.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (34 in 16 games), RKC Waalwijk's attacking play is working. 21 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
FC Twente form and stats
Playing away, FC Twente, who have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Eredivisie, have won 4 games, drawn 6 and suffered 6 defeats in the Eredivisie this season.
180 minutes! That's how long the Twente goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The fans enjoyed FC Twente's previous match versus NEC (placed 10th), a 4-0 win played at home. As you can tell from the results above, FC Twente was very dominant against NEC, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Misidjan (2), Černý and van Wolfswinkel providing the goals. Černý has found the net for this side three fixtures in a row. The competence! Attacker Černý got a player rating of 9.44 in the game. "Man of the match" Černý scored one goal, signed up for two assists and hit nine key passes.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus FC Emmen at their stadium, the result 3-0.Observe that 8 of this team's 10 latest league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.
The visitors have scored 15 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
The two sides met each other before this campaign: FC Twente - Waalwijk 3-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four RKC Waalwijk victories, one draw and five FC Twente wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Kramer 12 goals |   V. Černý 12 goals |  R. van Wolfswinkel 9 goals |
RKC Waalwijk missing players
FC Twente missing players
| RKC Waalwijk | FC Twente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 11 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 50 | 34 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 58 |
| 55 | 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 26 |
| 88% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 75% | 75% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 62% | 81% |
| 66% | 69% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 31% | 53% |
| 53% | 62% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| 28% | 25% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 62% | 69% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 38% | 38% |
| 19% | 19% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 38% | 50% |
| 31% | 19% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 38% | 19% |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| 6.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 11.9 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.4 | 15.9 | 17.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| 37% | 44% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 21% | 33% |
| 16.5 | 14.1 | 17.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 12.2 | 11 |
| 5.8 | 5.1 | 6.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
- FC Twente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Eredivisie
- FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in Eredivisie
- FC Twente have the most clean sheets (16) in Eredivisie
- RKC Waalwijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- RKC Waalwijk have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Twente have scored away.
- RKC Waalwijk have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 32 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 78 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 19 | 50 | 79 |
| 2 | PSV | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 48 | 71 |
| 3 | AZ | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 31 | 64 |
| 4 | Ajax | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 79 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 47 | 63 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 32 | 58 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 53 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 6 | 51 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -8 | 42 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 34 | -5 | 41 |
| 10 | NEC | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 38 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -11 | 37 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 58 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -20 | 35 |
| 13 | Vitesse | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -12 | 34 |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 66 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 36 | -27 | 33 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 68 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 42 | -41 | 29 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 39 | -29 | 28 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 31 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 35 | -32 | 18 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 32 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 65 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 32 | -44 | 16 |
