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FC Groningen vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
FC Groningen
2 – 3
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Fri 7 Oct 2022 · 18:00 UTC Euroborg HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

Match Details

  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Referee Jan Derk Kleinjan
  • Referee Joris Westhof (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

4
1
4
FC Groningen 9 games · Avg 3.7 goals RKC Waalwijk
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-07 FC Groningen 2–3 RKC Waalwijk 2022-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen 2021-11-07 FC Groningen 1–1 RKC Waalwijk 2021-03-20 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen 2020-12-12 FC Groningen 2–0 RKC Waalwijk

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 2–3 L
01 Oct AZ H 1–4 L
17 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 1–2 L
11 Sep SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 1–0 W
04 Sep SBV Vitesse H 0–1 L
26 Aug NEC A 1–1 D
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct FC Groningen A 3–2 W
02 Oct Sparta Rotterdam H 2–2 D
17 Sep SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 5–1 W
11 Sep PSV A 0–1 L
04 Sep SBV Excelsior H 5–2 W
27 Aug SBV Vitesse A 2–2 D

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Groningen welcome RKC Waalwijk for this crunch clash at Euroborg.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Groningen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 14' Ricardo Pepi doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 19' A quiet spell here at Euroborg. RKC Waalwijk seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 24' It’s high time Frank Wormuth made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' Isak Dybvik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 34' RKC Waalwijk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' international Iiass Bel Hassani has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' Jurien Gaari, a Curacao , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 49' FC Groningen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 54' FC Groningen have won 243 goals from 307 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mike te Wierik, as he is very good at scoring at Euroborg with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 79' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 84' 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 Florian Kruger suffering a number of foals already.
  • 89' Over 89 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • With this win, RKC Waalwijk is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joseph Oosting

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-10-07 FC Groningen 2–3 RKC Waalwijk 2022-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen 2021-11-07 FC Groningen 1–1 RKC Waalwijk 2021-03-20 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen 2020-12-12 FC Groningen 2–0 RKC Waalwijk

FC Groningen Form

2022-10-07 FC Groningen 2–3 RKC Waalwijk L 2022-10-01 FC Groningen 1–4 AZ L 2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen L 2022-09-11 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0–1 FC Groningen W 2022-09-04 FC Groningen 0–1 SBV Vitesse L 2022-08-26 NEC 1–1 FC Groningen D

RKC Waalwijk Form

2022-10-07 FC Groningen 2–3 RKC Waalwijk W 2022-10-02 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam D 2022-09-17 RKC Waalwijk 5–1 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden W 2022-09-11 PSV 1–0 RKC Waalwijk L 2022-09-04 RKC Waalwijk 5–2 SBV Excelsior W 2022-08-27 SBV Vitesse 2–2 RKC Waalwijk D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.39 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen or RKC Waalwijk 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen30% Draw26% RKC Waalwijk44%
Actual: RKC Waalwijk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
57%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
70%
FC Groningen or RKC Waalwijk
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen24% Draw44% RKC Waalwijk32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 1
7%
0 – 2
6.5%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
3.6%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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