Thursday , 2 July 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
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Groningen is hosting RKC Waalwijk for another epic battle.
  • 5' FC Groningen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 7' Goal! Leandro Bacuna scores his 14 goal in 379 matches.
  • 12' Faissal Al Mazyani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 18' The referee shows RKC Waalwijk player a card on 18.
  • 23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luciano Valente, as he is very good at scoring at Euroborg with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RKC Waalwijk that had 197 games and scored 250 goals.
  • 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.
  • 43' RKC Waalwijk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 46' Goal! Noam Emeran scores his 1 goal in 307 matches.
  • 46' Noam Emeran is replacing Marco Rente for the FC Groningen side.
  • 47' GOAL! Stije Resink scores on 45. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna
  • 50' GOAL! Stije Resink scores on 50.
  • 55' Michiel Kramer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 57' Time for substitution for RKC Waalwijk. Chris Lokesa is replaced by Denilho Cleonise.
  • 60' GOAL! Thom van Bergen scores on 60.
  • 65' It looks like no one’s ball. RKC Waalwijk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 67' Goal! Godfried Roemeratoe scores his 2 goal in 242 matches.
  • 68' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Dave Kwakman departs to be replaced by Romano Postema.
  • 73' 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.
  • 74' The whistle greets Julian Lelieveld as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Felida.
  • 75' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Luciano Valente departs to be replaced by Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson.
  • 80' The travelling RKC Waalwijk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 82' Alexander Jakobsen is replacing Tim van de Loo for the RKC Waalwijk side.
  • 87' 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.
  • 89' GOAL! Mats Seuntjens scores on 89. Assisted by Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Groningen players.

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
Finn Stokkers 2
Ricardo Pepi 2
Thom van Bergen 2
Ahmed El Messaoudi 2
Stije Resink 2
Thijs Oosting 2
Jorgen Larsen 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.