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Almere City FC vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
Almere City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 16:45 UTC Yanmar Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Thomas Robinet 32' 1–0
Y 36' Aaron Meijers
Loic Mbe Soh 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Almere City FC vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at Yanmar Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Assistant 1 Cristian Dobre
  • Assistant 2 Mark Janssen (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Almere City FC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals RKC Waalwijk
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-07 Almere City FC 1–0 RKC Waalwijk

Recent Form

Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 1–0 W
30 Sep FC Utrecht A 2–0 W
23 Sep PSV H 0–4 L
17 Sep SBV Excelsior A 0–0 D
02 Sep PEC Zwolle H 1–2 L
27 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–6 L
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Almere City FC A 0–1 L
24 Sep FC Twente '65 H 1–0 W
16 Sep SBV Vitesse A 2–0 W
02 Sep PSV H 0–4 L
26 Aug NEC A 0–3 L
20 Aug AZ H 1–3 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Yanmar Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Almere City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 12' Another change for RKC Waalwijk made on 12 minute. Denilho Cleonise leaves to be changed by Chris Lokesa.
  • 17' RKC Waalwijk have won 250 goals from 197 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' The 30-year-old Jeroen Houwen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 32' Magnificent from Thomas Robinet! That is 17 goals in 328 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 36' Aaron Meijers is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 41' Nordin Bakker has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 69 appearances.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Almere City FC. Damian van Bruggen is replaced by Yoann Cathline.
  • 51' Jeffrey Bruma, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 52' Time for substitution for RKC Waalwijk. Zakaria Bakkali is replaced by Filip Stevanovic.
  • 55' Kornelius Hansen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yann Kitala at the 55 minute mark.
  • 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 65' named a 5-3-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' 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.
  • 74' Manel Royo is replacing Hamdi Akujobi for the Almere City FC side.
  • 79' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Pastoor might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 84' RKC Waalwijk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp gets the nod from Almere City FC. He replaces Rajiv van La Parra and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' RKC Waalwijk manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daouda Weidmann is hanging Godfried Roemeratoe on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Loic Mbe Soh is booked for Almere City FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Almere City FC players.

Lineups

Almere City FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Pastoor

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14 Almere City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: Almere City FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Almere City FC44% Draw30% RKC Waalwijk26%
Actual: Almere City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Almere City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
56%
Almere City FC or RKC Waalwijk
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Almere City FC27% Draw54% RKC Waalwijk19%
Actual: Almere City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
3%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Almere City FC

Handicap Almere City FC covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 22% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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