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AZ vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
AZ
1 – 3
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Sun 15 May 2022 · 12:30 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
  • RKC Waalwijk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Referee Yorick Weterings
  • Referee Robin Gansner
  • Referee Thomas Krijt
  • Referee Mark Janssen (Netherlands)
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 7.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

8
1
3
AZ 12 games · Avg 3.4 goals RKC Waalwijk
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-15 AZ 1–3 RKC Waalwijk 2021-08-14 RKC Waalwijk 1–0 AZ 2021-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 1–3 AZ 2020-11-01 AZ 3–0 RKC Waalwijk 2020-01-31 AZ 4–0 RKC Waalwijk

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May RKC Waalwijk H 1–3 L
11 May FC Utrecht A 2–2 D
08 May AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
30 Apr Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
23 Apr SC Heerenveen H 2–1 W
10 Apr PEC Zwolle A 1–2 L
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May AZ A 3–1 W
11 May Heracles Almelo H 2–0 W
06 May SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 1–1 D
01 May FC Groningen H 3–1 W
23 Apr PEC Zwolle H 0–2 L
10 Apr PSV A 0–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Ro-Zangelo Daal 4 G
Mexx Meerdink 3 G 2 A
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Ayoub Oufkir 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AZ is hosting RKC Waalwijk for another epic battle.
  • 5' Etienne Vaessen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' RKC Waalwijk fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Richard van der Venne is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
  • 18' Brilliant from the forward! Finn Stokkers makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 18.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and RKC Waalwijk are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 38' The 25-year-old Yassin Oukili has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Joseph Oosting will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' Time for substitution for RKC Waalwijk. Melle Meulensteen is replaced by Jurien Gaari.
  • 47' Dani de Wit is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and RKC Waalwijk are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' The whistle greets Lennerd Daneels as he departs to be replaced by Iiass Bel Hassani.
  • 61' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Aslak Fonn Witry departs to be replaced by Tijani Reijnders.
  • 64' The Curacao Jurien Gaari breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 1-2!
  • 69' Pantelis Chatzidiakos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 74' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' A change in the RKC Waalwijk ranks — Thierry Lutonda exits the field as Luuk Wouters enters on 75.
  • 79' A goal from the Netherlands international Roy Kuijpers! He fires home on 79 to make it 1-3!
  • 80' Another change for AZ made on 80 minute. Hakon Evjen leaves to be changed by Myron van Brederode.
  • 83' RKC Waalwijk make a change. Vurnon Anita trudges off to be replaced by Sebbe Augustijns on 83 minutes.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shawn Adewoye made 320 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for RKC Waalwijk players.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joseph Oosting

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Oussama Idrissi 4
Michiel Kramer 4
Calvin Stengs 3
Vangelis Pavlidis 3
Finn Stokkers 2
David Min 2
Mexx Meerdink 2
Jesper Karlsson 2

Head to Head

2022-05-15 AZ 1–3 RKC Waalwijk 2021-08-14 RKC Waalwijk 1–0 AZ 2021-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 1–3 AZ 2020-11-01 AZ 3–0 RKC Waalwijk 2020-01-31 AZ 4–0 RKC Waalwijk

AZ Form

2022-05-15 AZ 1–3 RKC Waalwijk L 2022-05-11 FC Utrecht 2–2 AZ D 2022-05-08 AZ 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2022-04-30 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 AZ D 2022-04-23 AZ 2–1 SC Heerenveen W 2022-04-10 PEC Zwolle 2–1 AZ L

RKC Waalwijk Form

2022-05-15 AZ 1–3 RKC Waalwijk W 2022-05-11 RKC Waalwijk 2–0 Heracles Almelo W 2022-05-06 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2022-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen W 2022-04-23 RKC Waalwijk 0–2 PEC Zwolle L 2022-04-10 PSV 2–0 RKC Waalwijk L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: AZ or RKC Waalwijk 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ40% Draw28% RKC Waalwijk32%
Actual: RKC Waalwijk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
67%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
60%
AZ or RKC Waalwijk
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ30% Draw45% RKC Waalwijk25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.