RKC Waalwijk are yearning to get the points at their own ground in this soon-to-be-played game hosting SC Heerenveen.
- RKC Waalwijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SC Heerenveen is in the worst form (0-1-5)
It should be mentioned that SC Heerenveen play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for SC Heerenveen on artifical turf are 7 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats from 13 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 23-14. You can compare this with overall results below.
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
RKC Waalwijk have played 12 Eredivisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-7 (wins-draws-losses). When RKC Waalwijk hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like RKC Waalwijk, Fortuna Sittard, Sparta Rotterdam, PEC Zwolle and Willem II), they have won 2 of 3 matches! We have seen two home losses in a row now for RKC Waalwijk, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The club members are hoping that Waalwijk will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the match against Ajax (placed 1st).
Preceding that match was a defeat to FC Twente (1-2).This is expected to be a close game, with RKC Waalwijk perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with RKC Waalwijk as a small favourite), we find ten games. RKC Waalwijk has won four of these, drawn one and lost five.
Waalwijk aren't scoring a lot here at Mandemakers Stadion in the league, with only 11 goals from 12 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.
SC Heerenveen form and stats
Playing away, SC Heerenveen have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Eredivisie this season.
SC Heerenveen are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Willem II (placed 15th). Mulder (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.04. Mulder topped it up with a clean sheet.
A loss against FC Utrecht 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 SC Heerenveen playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were six Heerenveen wins, three draws and two defeats.
The attacking power of SC Heerenveen when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Heerenveen have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
SC Heerenveen - RKC Waalwijk 3-2 was the result in these squads' previous head-to-head game, played this season. RKC Waalwijk-SC Heerenveen H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: RKC Waalwijk one win, SC Heerenveen six wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  M. Kramer 9 goals |  J. Odgaard 8 goals |   T. Halilović 4 goals |
RKC Waalwijk missing players
SC Heerenveen missing players
| RKC Waalwijk | SC Heerenveen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 28 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 42 | 21 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 36 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 92% |
| 80% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 68% |
| 56% | 58% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| 32% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 68% | 58% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 52% |
| 16% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 24% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 25% | 32% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.5 | 11.9 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12.5 | 11.7 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 34% | 23% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 23% | 24% |
| 16 | 14.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 14.2 | 14.6 |
| 5.6 | 5.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
- 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.
- SC Heerenveen is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 65 | 60 |
| 2 | PSV | 25 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 31 | 58 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 52 |
| 4 | AZ | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 51 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 48 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Vitesse | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -6 | 40 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -11 | 33 |
| 9 | NEC | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -9 | 31 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 27 |
| 12 | Heracles | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 22 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | SC Heerenveen | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -14 | 26 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -14 | 23 |
| 15 | Willem II | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -22 | 22 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -20 | 20 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -28 | 19 |
| 18 | Sparta Rotterdam | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -19 | 17 |
