Sparta Rotterdam vs RKC Waalwijk betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Sat 21.September
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel (11026 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Sparta Rotterdam are in the 11th position while the guests worry at 18th.

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.

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Sparta Rotterdam form and stats

Only two Eredivisie home games for Sparta Rotterdam so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Sparta Rotterdam lost their last game at AZ (placed 5th) after a 1-5 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Sparta Rotterdam lost 1-4 at home to Ajax.

Early season league goal statistics from Sparta Rotterdam's 2 home games: 5 goals, 5 conceded.

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RKC Waalwijk form and stats

The Eredivisie season is young and RKC Waalwijk, who have the most conceded goals (12) away in Eredivisie, have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far. It's a growing despair in RKC Waalwijk as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Two away games in a row for RKC Waalwijk, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-6 versus PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie. Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus PSV.

The RKC Waalwijk manager F. Grim has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 league matches. The RKC Waalwijk defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 12 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Sparta Rotterdam victories, 2 draws and 4 RKC Waalwijk wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Rayhi
3 goals
L. Veldwijk
3 goals
A. Harroui
2 goals / 2 assists

Sparta Rotterdam missing players

RKC Waalwijk missing players

Sparta Rotterdam RKC Waalwijk
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Away vs mid Away Total
6 2 0 Played 2 3 6
2 1 0 Won 0 0 0
2 0 0 Drew 0 1 1
2 1 0 Lost 2 2 5
12 5 0 Scored 3 6 7
15 5 0 Conceded 9 12 20
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 100% 100% 83%
83% 100% 0% Over 3.5 100% 100% 67%
50% 100% 0% Over 4.5 50% 67% 33%
100% 100% 0% BTTS 100% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score 0% 0% 33%
 
2.7 3 0 Corners For (avg) 4 3.3 5.7
7.2 6 0 Corners Against (avg) 3 5 5
1.8 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.5 2.7 2.2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats This season:
  • All of RKC Waalwijk's away matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • All of Sparta Rotterdam's home matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
  • RKC Waalwijk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • RKC Waalwijk have created more than twice as many corners as Sparta Rotterdam.
  • RKC Waalwijk have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • RKC Waalwijk have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • RKC Waalwijk have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • RKC Waalwijk have yet to win a game.
  • RKC Waalwijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sparta Rotterdam have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Sparta Rotterdam have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Sparta Rotterdam have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Sparta Rotterdam haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Sparta Rotterdam
All Eredivisie Playoffs Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
09-08-19 ER Sparta Rotterdam 4 - 1 VVV-Venlo
17-08-19 ER ADO Den Haag 1 - 2 Sparta Rotterdam
25-08-19 ER PEC Zwolle 2 - 2 Sparta Rotterdam
01-09-19 ER Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 4 Ajax
14-09-19 ER AZ 5 - 1 Sparta Rotterdam
21-09-19 ER Sparta Rotterdam 16:30 RKC Waalwijk
28-09-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 18:45 Sparta Rotterdam
05-10-19 ER Sparta Rotterdam 17:45 FC Twente
20-10-19 ER FC Groningen 12:30 Sparta Rotterdam
27-10-19 ER Sparta Rotterdam 13:30 FC Utrecht
RKC Waalwijk
All Eredivisie Playoffs Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
11-08-19 ER RKC Waalwijk 0 - 2 AZ
18-08-19 ER FC Twente 3 - 3 RKC Waalwijk
25-08-19 ER RKC Waalwijk 0 - 3 ADO Den Haag
01-09-19 ER RKC Waalwijk 1 - 3 PSV
15-09-19 ER PEC Zwolle 6 - 2 RKC Waalwijk
21-09-19 ER Sparta Rotterdam 16:30 RKC Waalwijk
29-09-19 ER RKC Waalwijk 10:15 Vitesse
04-10-19 ER FC Groningen 18:00 RKC Waalwijk
19-10-19 ER RKC Waalwijk 16:30 Ajax
26-10-19 ER Willem II 16:30 RKC Waalwijk

  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 5 4 1 0 19 5 2 2 0 0 9 1 3 2 1 0 10 4 14 13
2 PSV 5 4 1 0 14 3 2 2 0 0 8 1 3 2 1 0 6 2 11 13
3 FC Twente 6 3 3 0 13 8 3 1 2 0 7 5 3 2 1 0 6 3 5 12
4 Vitesse 6 3 2 1 10 9 3 2 1 0 7 3 3 1 1 1 3 6 1 11
5 AZ Alkmaar 5 3 1 1 12 3 3 2 1 0 9 1 2 1 0 1 3 2 9 10
6 FC Utrecht 6 3 1 2 13 10 3 2 0 1 7 4 3 1 1 1 6 6 3 10
7 Feyenoord 5 2 3 0 8 6 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 9
8 Willem II 6 3 0 3 9 11 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 2 0 1 7 7 -2 9
9 VVV-Venlo 6 3 0 3 9 12 3 2 0 1 6 6 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 9
10 Heracles 6 2 2 2 8 10 4 1 1 2 5 8 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 8
11 Sparta Rotterdam 6 2 2 2 12 15 2 1 0 1 5 5 4 1 2 1 7 10 -3 8
12 PEC Zwolle 6 2 1 3 13 14 3 1 1 1 9 7 3 1 0 2 4 7 -1 7
13 SC Heerenveen 6 1 3 2 7 8 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 6
14 ADO Den Haag 6 2 0 4 10 12 3 1 0 2 4 6 3 1 0 2 6 6 -2 6
15 FC Groningen 5 1 1 3 4 7 2 0 0 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 -3 4
16 FC Emmen 6 1 0 5 5 14 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 0 0 3 2 10 -9 3
17 Fortuna Sittard 5 0 2 3 6 12 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 1 5 -6 2
18 RKC Waalwijk 6 0 1 5 7 20 3 0 0 3 1 8 3 0 1 2 6 12 -13 1

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