RKC Waalwijk vs Vitesse betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 01.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mandemakers Stadion (7500 seats)

Showdown between RKC Waalwijk - Vitesse! Forget the ups and downs, this fixture could be great fun!

Insights:
  • RKC Waalwijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vitesse haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

4-2-4 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Vitesse when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those ten matches are 16-15 (scored/conceded).

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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RKC Waalwijk form and stats

The story so far in the Eredivisie for RKC Waalwijk at their home stadium (Mandemakers Stadion) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Waalwijk, their manager Oosting and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

The RKC Waalwijk crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to NEC here at Mandemakers Stadion. Midfielder Anita was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.84 (out of ten) in that game. Anita scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 54 successful passes (of 59 total).

Preceding that match was a defeat to PSV (0-1).

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (27 in 13 games), RKC Waalwijk's attacking play is working. Waalwijk's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Vitesse form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vitesse so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-6 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Vitesse have lost on their last two travels.

Vitesse delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against PSV (placed 3rd) in their previous game. Midfielder Meulensteen was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.21. Meulensteen hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sparta Rotterdam wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

Vitesse are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Vitesse struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have battled before this season: Vitesse - Waalwijk 2-2. Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: RKC Waalwijk won three, Vitesse triumphed in five and we saw two draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

RKC WaalwijkM. Kramer
M. Kramer
7 goals
VitesseM. Manhoef
M. Manhoef
6 goals
RKC WaalwijkI. Bel Hassani
I. Bel Hassani
5 goals

RKC Waalwijk missing players

Vitesse missing players

Total First Half Second Half
RKC Waalwijk Vitesse
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
8 6 3 Won W 1 3 5
8 3 0 Drew D 1 4 9
9 4 0 Lost L 1 6 12
40 27 12 Scored S 5 16 30
40 19 3 Conceded C 4 21 46
84% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
72% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 77% 81%
64% 69% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 62%
56% 69% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 46% 42%
24% 23% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
64% 69% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 54% 58%
20% 15% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 15%
32% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 31%
 
4.4 5.2 9 Corners for (avg) C F 9 6.2 6.2
6.2 4.9 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.2 5
1.8 1.9 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.5 1.5
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
11.4 12.1 13 Shots (avg) S ( 14 13.8 13.8
4.6 5.2 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.2 4.2
35% 40% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 30% 28%
 
16.2 13.8 10 Shots against (avg) S A 7.7 13.2 12
5.4 5.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.5 4.5
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • RKC Waalwijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vitesse haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Feyenoord 26 18 7 1 59 25 13 9 4 0 26 7 13 9 3 1 33 18 34 61
2 Ajax 26 16 7 3 72 28 13 7 4 2 37 12 13 9 3 1 35 16 44 55
3 PSV 26 16 5 5 67 31 13 11 1 1 42 10 13 5 4 4 25 21 36 53
4 AZ 26 16 5 5 52 30 12 7 4 1 26 15 14 9 1 4 26 15 22 53
5 FC Twente 26 13 8 5 44 22 13 10 3 0 32 7 13 3 5 5 12 15 22 47
6 Sparta Rotterdam 26 13 7 6 41 27 13 8 2 3 23 13 13 5 5 3 18 14 14 46
7 FC Utrecht 26 10 8 8 42 41 13 5 4 4 14 13 13 5 4 4 28 28 1 38
8 NEC 26 7 13 6 35 26 13 3 9 1 23 14 13 4 4 5 12 12 9 34
9 SC Heerenveen 26 9 7 10 31 36 13 4 2 7 15 22 13 5 5 3 16 14 -5 34
10 RKC Waalwijk 25 8 8 9 40 40 13 6 3 4 27 19 12 2 5 5 13 21 0 32
11 Go Ahead Eagles 25 7 8 10 36 44 12 4 4 4 19 20 13 3 4 6 17 24 -8 29
12 Fortuna Sittard 26 8 5 13 32 46 13 3 3 7 15 23 13 5 2 6 17 23 -14 29
13 FC Volendam 26 7 5 14 31 56 13 6 1 6 20 26 13 1 4 8 11 30 -25 26
14 Vitesse 26 5 9 12 30 46 13 2 5 6 14 25 13 3 4 6 16 21 -16 24
15 Excelsior 26 7 2 17 25 61 13 6 1 6 17 23 13 1 1 11 8 38 -36 23
16 FC Emmen 26 4 9 13 23 45 14 3 8 3 15 17 12 1 1 10 8 28 -22 21
17 FC Groningen 26 4 5 17 25 52 13 3 3 7 17 23 13 1 2 10 8 29 -27 17
18 SC Cambuur 26 4 4 18 20 49 13 2 0 11 9 25 13 2 4 7 11 24 -29 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Feyenoord 26 18 7 1 59 25 13 9 4 0 26 7 13 9 3 1 33 18 34 61
2 Ajax 26 16 7 3 72 28 13 7 4 2 37 12 13 9 3 1 35 16 44 55
3 PSV 26 16 5 5 67 31 13 11 1 1 42 10 13 5 4 4 25 21 36 53
4 AZ 26 16 5 5 52 30 12 7 4 1 26 15 14 9 1 4 26 15 22 53
5 FC Twente 26 13 8 5 44 22 13 10 3 0 32 7 13 3 5 5 12 15 22 47
6 Sparta Rotterdam 26 13 7 6 41 27 13 8 2 3 23 13 13 5 5 3 18 14 14 46
7 FC Utrecht 26 10 8 8 42 41 13 5 4 4 14 13 13 5 4 4 28 28 1 38
8 NEC 26 7 13 6 35 26 13 3 9 1 23 14 13 4 4 5 12 12 9 34
9 SC Heerenveen 26 9 7 10 31 36 13 4 2 7 15 22 13 5 5 3 16 14 -5 34
10 RKC Waalwijk 25 8 8 9 40 40 13 6 3 4 27 19 12 2 5 5 13 21 0 32
11 Go Ahead Eagles 25 7 8 10 36 44 12 4 4 4 19 20 13 3 4 6 17 24 -8 29
12 Fortuna Sittard 26 8 5 13 32 46 13 3 3 7 15 23 13 5 2 6 17 23 -14 29
13 FC Volendam 26 7 5 14 31 56 13 6 1 6 20 26 13 1 4 8 11 30 -25 26
14 Vitesse 26 5 9 12 30 46 13 2 5 6 14 25 13 3 4 6 16 21 -16 24
15 Excelsior 26 7 2 17 25 61 13 6 1 6 17 23 13 1 1 11 8 38 -36 23
16 FC Emmen 26 4 9 13 23 45 14 3 8 3 15 17 12 1 1 10 8 28 -22 21
17 FC Groningen 26 4 5 17 25 52 13 3 3 7 17 23 13 1 2 10 8 29 -27 17
18 SC Cambuur 26 4 4 18 20 49 13 2 0 11 9 25 13 2 4 7 11 24 -29 16

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The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.