Season ticket holders at Mandemakers Stadion haven’t seen too many victories this season, with RKC Waalwijk languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting FC Utrecht will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- RKC Waalwijk have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Eredivisie
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Waalwijk's stadium, Mandemakers Stadion, has a artifical turf surface. FC Utrecht have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for FC Utrecht when playing on artifical turf; 4 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses from twelve matches. They have scored 27 goals in these games and conceded 26.
RKC Waalwijk form and stats
RKC Waalwijk have collected 13 points from their Eredivisie home games so far after 3-4-5. Waalwijk has recorded two wins in a row here at Mandemakers Stadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Waalwijk are confident in defense, having played 287 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
RKC Waalwijk drew their last game, 0-0 away at ADO Den Haag (placed 16th). Ahead of that match, Waalwijk won a home game hosting Heracles (3-0).
The Waalwijk fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
FC Utrecht form and stats
3-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for FC Utrecht in their Eredivisie matches away. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Utrecht are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Utrecht failed to get anything from their last game, a Eredivisie home match vs FC Emmen (placed 18th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 6-0 at Willem II.
Utrecht are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 10 away games so far. 12 goals have been conceded by FC Utrecht in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
FC Utrecht - RKC Waalwijk 3-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - zero - six (Waalwijk wins - draws - FC Utrecht wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. van de Streek 7 goals |  M. Mahi 6 goals |   F. Stokkers 5 goals |
RKC Waalwijk missing players
FC Utrecht missing players
| RKC Waalwijk | FC Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 10 | 15 | 36 |
| 35 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 29 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 96% |
| 79% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 78% |
| 38% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 40% | 48% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 30% | 35% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 30% | 17% |
| 50% | 58% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 65% |
| 21% | 17% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 22% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 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 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.2 | 14 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.6 | 14.6 |
| 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 22% | 23% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 27% | 29% |
- 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 (17) 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 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 55 | 56 |
| 2 | PSV | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 29 | 50 |
| 3 | AZ | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 46 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 45 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 43 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | FC Twente | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 35 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Fortuna Sittard | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 31 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Heracles | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -11 | 29 |
| 12 | PEC Zwolle | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 23 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 60 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -23 | 22 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 27 | -30 | 15 |
| 17 | Willem II | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 26 | -29 | 14 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 20 | -32 | 12 |