An important duel in the bottom section of the Eredivisie, with both RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 13th and the visitors in 17th place.
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
Three Eredivisie home games done for RKC Waalwijk, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches. Waalwijk have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
No payout for Waalwijk in their previous match, an away game at AZ Alkmaar that ended in defeat 0-3. In the match before that, RKC Waalwijk hosted SC Cambuur (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties) and drew the KNVB Beker game 2-2.
RKC Waalwijk's goalkeeper Kostas Lamprou was extremely busy against AZ Alkmaar, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.
Waalwijk has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. 4 goals have been conceded.
Sparta Rotterdam form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Eredivisie for Sparta Rotterdam with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
The manager H. Fraser was unhappy after their last game, a Eredivisie match played at their home ground Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. Sparta Rotterdam suffered a 1-4 loss to SC Heerenveen (placed 4th). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to ADO Den Haag (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties).
Goals are few and far between in Rotterdam's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. Rotterdam have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Waalwijk wins - draws - Sparta Rotterdam wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Thy 3 goals |  A. Harroui 2 goals |  S. Bakari 1 goals |
RKC Waalwijk missing players
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
| RKC Waalwijk | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 51 | 25 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 22 | 78 |
| 19 | 11 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 8 | 28 |
| 26% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 25% |
- All of Sparta Rotterdam's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- RKC Waalwijk has the fewest scored goals (5) in Eredivisie
- RKC Waalwijk has the most matches under the total-line (5) in Eredivisie
- RKC Waalwijk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- RKC Waalwijk have yet to win a game at home.
- RKC Waalwijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sparta Rotterdam has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Eredivisie
- Sparta Rotterdam has the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Eredivisie
- Sparta Rotterdam have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sparta Rotterdam have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Sparta Rotterdam have yet to win a game.
- Sparta Rotterdam haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 18 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | PSV | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 4 | SC Heerenveen | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | AZ Alkmaar | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Heracles | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 12 | Willem II | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -14 | 5 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 4 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 3 |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 2 |