Another adrenaline-pumping fixture in Eredivisie as RKC Waalwijk welcome FC Twente

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Fri 25.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mandemakers Stadion (7500 seats)

Preview: 19 points stand between the teams up until now, FC Twente having performed best. Can RKC Waalwijk take the guests by surprise?

Insights:
  • RKC Waalwijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Twente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This football field has artifical turf, which is not FC Twente's normal surface at their own football field. When appearing on artifical turf FC Twente have performed like this: Played 15 matches taking 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats with the goal stats 17-21 (scored/conceded).

RKC Waalwijk and FC Twente 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.

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RKC Waalwijk form and stats

RKC Waalwijk have collected 13 points from their Eredivisie home games so far after 4-1-6.

RKC Waalwijk drew their last game, 1-1 away at NEC (placed 8th). The forward Odgaard was named "man of the match" for Waalwijk with a rating of 8.31/10. Odgaard hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Feyenoord with the scoreline 0-2.

RKC Waalwijk have scored 10 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Waalwijk have conceded 19 from these games.

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FC Twente form and stats

As the visiting team in Eredivisie matches, FC Twente have produced an overall stat of 6-2-4 so far.

FC Twente's last game was the home draw against Go Ahead Eagles (2-2). Midfield player Zerrouki was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.52/10. Zerrouki hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 74 successful passes (of 84 total).

Prior to that match, the Twente manager Jans faced defeat when travelling to Ajax and losing 0-5.

FC Twente are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 12 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Twente have conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have played each other before in this season, with the final score FC Twente - RKC Waalwijk 2-1 registered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Waalwijk wins - draws - FC Twente wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FC TwenteR. van Wolfswinkel
R. van Wolfswinkel
11 goals
RKC WaalwijkM. Kramer
M. Kramer
8 goals
RKC WaalwijkJ. Odgaard
J. Odgaard
7 goals

RKC Waalwijk missing players

FC Twente missing players

Total First Half Second Half
RKC Waalwijk FC Twente
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 5 Played P 5 12 23
5 4 1 Won W 4 6 12
8 1 0 Drew D 0 2 6
10 6 4 Lost L 1 4 5
25 10 3 Scored S 8 19 36
37 19 13 Conceded C 4 21 29
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
78% 73% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 83% 78%
52% 55% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 58% 52%
30% 18% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 42% 30%
13% 18% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 17%
65% 55% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 67% 61%
17% 18% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 17% 30%
22% 27% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 13%
 
4.3 4.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 3.5 3.7
5.2 4.7 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 6.2 5.4
1.7 1.5 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.6 11.8 9 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 8.9 11.4
3.2 3.8 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.5 4
34% 24% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 45% 39%
 
14.9 14.4 17.4 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 13.6 11.8
5.3 5.4 6.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 5 4
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Twente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Twente haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • RKC Waalwijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • 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 23 18 3 2 70 5 12 9 1 2 46 3 11 9 2 0 24 2 65 57
2 PSV 23 17 1 5 57 29 12 9 0 3 32 17 11 8 1 2 25 12 28 52
3 Feyenoord 23 16 3 4 55 20 12 9 1 2 31 11 11 7 2 2 24 9 35 51
4 AZ 23 14 3 6 45 27 11 8 2 1 26 11 12 6 1 5 19 16 18 45
5 FC Twente 23 12 6 5 36 29 11 6 4 1 17 8 12 6 2 4 19 21 7 42
6 Vitesse 23 11 4 8 28 37 11 4 2 5 11 21 12 7 2 3 17 16 -9 37
7 FC Utrecht 23 10 6 7 40 30 12 7 4 1 27 13 11 3 2 6 13 17 10 36
8 NEC 23 8 7 8 28 32 11 2 4 5 11 15 12 6 3 3 17 17 -4 31
9 SC Cambuur 23 9 3 11 39 50 11 4 1 6 21 25 12 5 2 5 18 25 -11 30
10 FC Groningen 23 6 8 9 26 32 11 2 6 3 9 9 12 4 2 6 17 23 -6 26
11 SC Heerenveen 23 7 4 12 21 34 12 3 2 7 11 19 11 4 2 5 10 15 -13 25
12 Heracles 23 6 5 12 24 32 12 6 3 3 17 13 11 0 2 9 7 19 -8 23
13 RKC Waalwijk 23 5 8 10 25 37 11 4 1 6 10 19 12 1 7 4 15 18 -12 23
14 Go Ahead Eagles 23 6 5 12 24 40 11 4 0 7 14 19 12 2 5 5 10 21 -16 23
15 Willem II 23 6 3 14 21 42 12 4 1 7 10 18 11 2 2 7 11 24 -21 21
16 Fortuna Sittard 22 5 4 13 24 50 10 3 2 5 13 23 12 2 2 8 11 27 -26 19
17 Sparta Rotterdam 22 3 8 11 17 35 12 2 5 5 10 17 10 1 3 6 7 18 -18 17
18 PEC Zwolle 23 4 5 14 18 37 12 2 4 6 8 13 11 2 1 8 10 24 -19 17

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 23 18 3 2 70 5 12 9 1 2 46 3 11 9 2 0 24 2 65 57
2 PSV 23 17 1 5 57 29 12 9 0 3 32 17 11 8 1 2 25 12 28 52
3 Feyenoord 23 16 3 4 55 20 12 9 1 2 31 11 11 7 2 2 24 9 35 51
4 AZ 23 14 3 6 45 27 11 8 2 1 26 11 12 6 1 5 19 16 18 45
5 FC Twente 23 12 6 5 36 29 11 6 4 1 17 8 12 6 2 4 19 21 7 42
6 Vitesse 23 11 4 8 28 37 11 4 2 5 11 21 12 7 2 3 17 16 -9 37
7 FC Utrecht 23 10 6 7 40 30 12 7 4 1 27 13 11 3 2 6 13 17 10 36
8 NEC 23 8 7 8 28 32 11 2 4 5 11 15 12 6 3 3 17 17 -4 31
9 SC Cambuur 23 9 3 11 39 50 11 4 1 6 21 25 12 5 2 5 18 25 -11 30
10 FC Groningen 23 6 8 9 26 32 11 2 6 3 9 9 12 4 2 6 17 23 -6 26
11 SC Heerenveen 23 7 4 12 21 34 12 3 2 7 11 19 11 4 2 5 10 15 -13 25
12 Heracles 23 6 5 12 24 32 12 6 3 3 17 13 11 0 2 9 7 19 -8 23
13 RKC Waalwijk 23 5 8 10 25 37 11 4 1 6 10 19 12 1 7 4 15 18 -12 23
14 Go Ahead Eagles 23 6 5 12 24 40 11 4 0 7 14 19 12 2 5 5 10 21 -16 23
15 Willem II 23 6 3 14 21 42 12 4 1 7 10 18 11 2 2 7 11 24 -21 21
16 Fortuna Sittard 22 5 4 13 24 50 10 3 2 5 13 23 12 2 2 8 11 27 -26 19
17 Sparta Rotterdam 22 3 8 11 17 35 12 2 5 5 10 17 10 1 3 6 7 18 -18 17
18 PEC Zwolle 23 4 5 14 18 37 12 2 4 6 8 13 11 2 1 8 10 24 -19 17

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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.