This match stars two participants living in the carpet of the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk holding 14th spot and PEC Zwolle lying 16th. A good opportunity for one of the sides to upgrade their position.
- RKC Waalwijk have the the worst goal difference (-10) at home in Eredivisie
- PEC Zwolle have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in Eredivisie
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 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 14 games. When RKC Waalwijk hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like RKC Waalwijk, Fortuna Sittard, Sparta Rotterdam, Heracles and Willem II), they have won 2 of 3 matches! Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
No payout for RKC Waalwijk in their previous match, an away game at PSV that ended in defeat 0-2. Vaessen had a busy but productive day in the PSV match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus FC Utrecht.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how RKC Waalwijk have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost four.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Waalwijk here at Mandemakers Stadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 14 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the RKC Waalwijk defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
PEC Zwolle form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for PEC Zwolle so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-10 (win-draw-lose).
Redan and Kastaneer scored in PEC Zwolle's previous match, the home game against AZ that ended 2-1. Kastaneer, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.04. Kastaneer scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
A loss against Go Ahead Eagles was the result prior to that, in a home game.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with PEC Zwolle playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were four PEC Zwolle wins, zero draws and three defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Zwolle as they have only managed to score 11 times from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. PEC Zwolle's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 27 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This happened when the squads faced each other earlier this season; PEC Zwolle - Waalwijk 0-0. Last ten meetings involving these sides: RKC Waalwijk won zero, PEC Zwolle were winners in three and we saw seven draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Kramer 10 goals |  J. Odgaard 8 goals |   D. Redan 5 goals |
RKC Waalwijk missing players
PEC Zwolle missing players
| RKC Waalwijk | PEC Zwolle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 31 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 46 | 22 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 27 | 44 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 79% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 57% | 59% |
| 52% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 31% |
| 28% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 21% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 21% | 10% |
| 66% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 41% |
| 17% | 21% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 17% |
| 24% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 45% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.2 | 11.1 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 11 | 11.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 33% | 24% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 18% | 21% |
| 16.2 | 14.7 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 16.1 | 13.7 |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
- PEC Zwolle have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- PEC Zwolle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- PEC Zwolle have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Eredivisie
- PEC Zwolle have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in Eredivisie
- PEC Zwolle have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Eredivisie
- PEC Zwolle have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- PEC Zwolle haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- RKC Waalwijk have the the worst goal difference (-10) 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 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 70 | 72 |
| 2 | PSV | 29 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 73 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 39 | 68 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 39 | 61 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 58 |
| 5 | AZ | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 55 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -8 | 44 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 42 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 36 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 36 |
| 10 | NEC | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 26 | -11 | 35 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 34 |
| 12 | SC Cambuur | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 61 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | -17 | 33 |
| 13 | Heracles | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 24 | -11 | 30 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -15 | 28 |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 61 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 35 | -31 | 26 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -22 | 23 |
| 17 | Willem II | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 32 | -29 | 23 |
| 18 | Sparta Rotterdam | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -22 | 22 |
