AZ vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
AZ vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.
- AZ 34 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
- RKC Waalwijk 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rob Dieperink
- Assistant 1 Frans Ozinga (Netherlands)
- Assistant 2 Luc de Koning (Netherlands)
14 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 PSV 34 84 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 65 3 NEC 34 59 4 FC Twente '65 34 58 5 AFC Ajax 34 56 6 FC Utrecht 34 53 7 AZ 34 52 8 SC Heerenveen 34 51 9 FC Groningen 34 48 10 Sparta Rotterdam 34 43 11 Fortuna Sittard 34 39 12 Go Ahead Eagles 34 38 13 SBV Excelsior 34 38 14 Telstar 1963 34 37 15 PEC Zwolle 34 37 16 FC Volendam 34 32 17 NAC Breda 34 29 18 Heracles Almelo 34 19 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr RKC Waalwijk H 2–2 D 29 Mar NEC A 3–3 D 16 Mar AFC Ajax A 2–2 D 13 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L 06 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W 02 Mar SC Heerenveen A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr AZ A 2–2 D 29 Mar PEC Zwolle A 0–2 L 15 Mar PSV H 0–3 L 28 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 1–2 L 16 Feb FC Twente '65 A 0–2 L 09 Feb NAC Breda H 5–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
AZ this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
AZ0-158/–16-30–/–31-45–/–46-60–/261-751/276+2/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at AFAS Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RKC Waalwijk needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 13' Goal! Troy Parrott scores his 43 goal in 382 matches.
- 18' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 23' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mexx Meerdink, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 8 goals in the last 8 games.
- 33' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 38' RKC Waalwijk is showing some good football. However, RKC Waalwijk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 42' Richard van der Venne was booked on 42.
- 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elijah Dijkstra made 298 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Wouter Goes suffering a number of foals already.
- 58' The supporters are chanting for Chris Lokesa. He replaces Richard van der Venne on 58 minute.
- 59' Denso Kasius has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ibrahim Sadiq on 59 minute.
- 62' Goal! Michiel Kramer scores his 48 goal in 315 matches.
- 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 298 games and scored 562 goals.
- 69' The whistle greets Elijah Dijkstra as he departs to be replaced by Kristijan Belic.
- 71' Time for substitution for RKC Waalwijk. Oskar Zawada is replaced by Richonell Margaret.
- 76' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
- 81' Chris Lokesa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 82' RKC Waalwijk is taking the lead after the goal scored by Chris Lokesa on 82.
- 84' What a strike from Mexx Meerdink! The score is 2-2.
- 85' Roshon van Eijma was booked on 85.
- 89' It’s a booking for RKC Waalwijk player. Chris Lokesa gets a card.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.
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Lineups
AZ Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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11
Ibrahim Sadiq ↓ Denso Kasius 59'
- 9
- 6
- 28
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34
Mees De Wit ↓ Ruben van Bommel 59'
- 5
- 1
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3
Wouter Goes ↓ Maxim Dekker 69'
- 18
- 26
- 43
Bench
- 41
- 4
- 12
- 21
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30
Denso Kasius ↑ 59'
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35
Mexx Meerdink ↑ 69'
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22
Maxim Dekker ↑ 69'
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7
Ruben van Bommel ↑ 59'
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14
Kristijan Belic ↑ 69'
- 27
- 48
Coach Maarten MartensRKC Waalwijk Lineups
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 28
- 17
- 24
- 2
- 23
- 29
- 6
- 1
- 32
- 4
- 9
Bench
- 18
- 16
- 52
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19
Richonell Margaret ↑ 71'
- 35
- 11
- 8
- 7
- 13
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14
Chris Lokesa ↑ 58'
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Juan Familia-Castillo ↑ 58'
- 22
Coach Henk Fraser -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Michiel Kramer 4 Oussama Idrissi 4 Vangelis Pavlidis 3 Calvin Stengs 3 Dani de Wit 2 Finn Stokkers 2 David Min 2 Mexx Meerdink 2 Head to Head
AZ Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.79 AZ xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.07 RKC Waalwijk xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.86Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
AZ or Draw 79%Draw or RKC Waalwijk 45%AZ or RKC Waalwijk 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AZ win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.8%1 – 0 9.5%2 – 1 9.4%2 – 0 9%0 – 0 7.5%3 – 1 5.7%1 – 2 5.6%3 – 0 5.3%0 – 1 5.2%2 – 2 Actual0 – 2 3.2%3 – 2 3.1%Asian Handicap — AZ
Handicap AZ covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 16% 70% -1.5 30% — 70% -1 30% 23% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 13% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
AZ keeps clean sheet 35% ✓RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.