Eredivisie: We're expecting an entertaining and crucial duel starring RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam at Mandemakers Stadion. Both need the points!
- RKC Waalwijk have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sparta Rotterdam have yet to win a game away.
This could be an interesting fixture with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
RKC Waalwijk form and stats
The Eredivisie results at home this season for RKC Waalwijk are 1-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
An away draw last time out for Waalwijk, facing Feyenoord in a game that ended 2-2. The Waalwijk goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen was crucial in the match against Feyenoord last time out, making seven saves. The goalie Etienne Vaessen was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.31 out of ten. Vaessen stopped the opponent with seven saves.
Before that, Waalwijk drew at home versus Go Ahead Eagles.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 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 RKC Waalwijk fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 4 matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Sparta Rotterdam form and stats
0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Sparta Rotterdam playing as the away team in the Eredivisie this season.
Rotterdam played 1-1 against FC Groningen in their previous match. Sven Mijnans got a match rating of 7.2 in that game, top player of the team. Mijnans dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times.
Preceding that, the 0-4 home loss versus SC Cambuur.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Sparta Rotterdam in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Rotterdam, one draw and five defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Rotterdam manager H. Fraser as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against GVVV.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Rotterdam's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. For Sparta Rotterdam, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these contenders: RKC Waalwijk won one, Sparta Rotterdam triumphed in seven and we saw two draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Kramer 3 goals |  J. Odgaard 3 goals |  A. Büttner 2 goals |
RKC Waalwijk missing players
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
| RKC Waalwijk | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 44% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 5.6 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.3 | 10.8 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 7.8 | 10.8 |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 46% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 22% | 32% |
- All of Sparta Rotterdam's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- RKC Waalwijk have scored in all their home matches so far.
- RKC Waalwijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sparta Rotterdam have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- 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 played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sparta Rotterdam have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sparta Rotterdam have yet to win a game away.
- 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 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 22 |
| 2 | PSV | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Utrecht | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Willem II | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 16 |
| 7 | FC Twente | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 13 |
| 9 | AZ | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | SC Cambuur | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 11 | NEC | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 12 | Heracles | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 8 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | FC Groningen | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 7 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 1 |