Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Groningen vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
FC Groningen
6 – 1
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Sat 3 May 2025 · 18:00 UTC Euroborg 22,525 HT 45' · FT 45'
Leandro Bacuna pen 7' 1–0
Stije Resink 45+2' 2–0
Noam Emeran 46' 3–0
Stije Resink 50' 4–0
Thom van Bergen 60' 5–0
5–1 67' Godfried Roemeratoe
Mats Seuntjens 89' 6–1
Y 18' Julian Lelieveld

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
12 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 13.9 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

4
1
4
FC Groningen 9 games · Avg 3.7 goals RKC Waalwijk
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-03 FC Groningen 6–1 RKC Waalwijk 2024-08-17 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 FC Groningen 2023-04-15 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 FC Groningen 2022-10-07 FC Groningen 2–3 RKC Waalwijk 2022-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May RKC Waalwijk H 6–1 W
23 Apr Heracles Almelo H 4–1 W
13 Apr FC Utrecht A 1–3 L
05 Apr PSV H 1–3 L
02 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–4 L
29 Mar NAC Breda A 1–1 D
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May FC Groningen A 1–6 L
25 Apr FC Utrecht H 0–4 L
11 Apr NEC A 1–2 L
06 Apr Heracles Almelo H 0–0 D
01 Apr AZ A 2–2 D
29 Mar PEC Zwolle A 0–2 L

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
7/4
16-30
6/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
4/5
61-75
3/5
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 9 G 1 A
Thom van Bergen 8 G 3 A
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Groningen host RKC Waalwijk — let the battle begin!
  • 5' RKC Waalwijk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 7' GOAL! Leandro Bacuna fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 12' The travelling RKC Waalwijk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 17' FC Groningen are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against RKC Waalwijk's 5-3-2 shape.
  • 18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julian Lelieveld on 18.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 5-3-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 33' Liam van Gelderen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mark Spenkelink is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RKC Waalwijk.
  • 43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Noam Emeran does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Groningen surge ahead!
  • 46' A change in the FC Groningen ranks — Marco Rente exits the field as Noam Emeran enters on 46.
  • 47' GOAL! Stije Resink fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 50' Stije Resink doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 57' The RKC Waalwijk manager makes a substitution. Chris Lokesa departs to be replaced by Denilho Cleonise.
  • 60' Thom van Bergen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 67' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Godfried Roemeratoe makes no mistake. 5-1!
  • 68' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Romano Postema comes on to replace Dave Kwakman.
  • 73' FC Groningen is showing some good football. However, FC Groningen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 74' Julian Lelieveld makes way for Kevin Felida at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from RKC Waalwijk.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson. He replaces Luciano Valente on 75 minute.
  • 80' FC Groningen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RKC Waalwijk backline.
  • 82' RKC Waalwijk ring the changes. Tim van de Loo has done his job and it is now time for Alexander Jakobsen to step up.
  • 87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 89' What a moment for Mats Seuntjens! That strike on 89 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 6-1 the final result. RKC Waalwijk will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michiel Kramer 3
Ahmed El Messaoudi 2
Stije Resink 2
Thijs Oosting 2
Jorgen Larsen 2
Richard van der Venne 2
Finn Stokkers 2
Ricardo Pepi 2

Head to Head

2025-05-03 FC Groningen 6–1 RKC Waalwijk 2024-08-17 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 FC Groningen 2023-04-15 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 FC Groningen 2022-10-07 FC Groningen 2–3 RKC Waalwijk 2022-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen

FC Groningen Form

2025-05-03 FC Groningen 6–1 RKC Waalwijk W 2025-04-23 FC Groningen 4–1 Heracles Almelo W 2025-04-13 FC Utrecht 3–1 FC Groningen L 2025-04-05 FC Groningen 1–3 PSV L 2025-04-02 Feyenoord Rotterdam 4–1 FC Groningen L 2025-03-29 NAC Breda 1–1 FC Groningen D

RKC Waalwijk Form

2025-05-03 FC Groningen 6–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2025-04-25 RKC Waalwijk 0–4 FC Utrecht L 2025-04-11 NEC 2–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2025-04-06 RKC Waalwijk 0–0 Heracles Almelo D 2025-04-01 AZ 2–2 RKC Waalwijk D 2025-03-29 PEC Zwolle 2–0 RKC Waalwijk L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.33 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen57% Draw22% RKC Waalwijk21%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
79%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
43%
FC Groningen or RKC Waalwijk
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen43% Draw38% RKC Waalwijk19%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted
6 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.6%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4%
0 – 0
3.8%
4 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 21% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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