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

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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

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FC Groningen vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

FC Groningen 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
RKC Waalwijk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
Assistant 2 Patrick Inia

6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

3/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen

Thom van Bergen	4 G	2 A
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson	4 G
David van der Werff	2 G	3 A
Tygo Land	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Groningen and RKC Waalwijk has kicked off!
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Groningen and RKC Waalwijk are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
7' FC Groningen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Leandro Bacuna on 7.
12' It’s high time Dick Lukkien made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julian Lelieveld on 18.
23' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Groningen must find a spark to ignite this game.
28' 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.
33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
38' 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.
43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Noam Emeran makes it 2-0.
46' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Marco Rente is replaced by Noam Emeran.
47' What a strike from Stije Resink! The score is 3-0.
50' GOAL! Stije Resink fires home to make it 4-0!
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dick Lukkien might look to freshen things up shortly.
57' The whistle greets Chris Lokesa as he departs to be replaced by Denilho Cleonise.
60' What a strike from Thom van Bergen! The score is 5-0.
65' A quiet spell here at Euroborg. FC Groningen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
67' Godfried Roemeratoe does the damage! The net is bulging and RKC Waalwijk surge ahead!
68' The supporters are chanting for Romano Postema. He replaces Dave Kwakman on 68 minute.
73' FC Groningen are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against RKC Waalwijk's 5-3-2 shape.
74' The RKC Waalwijk bench stirs into life. Julian Lelieveld is withdrawn and Kevin Felida gets his opportunity.
75' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson comes on to replace Luciano Valente.
80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
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' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
89' Brilliant from the midfielder! Mats Seuntjens makes it 6-1 with a superb finish on 89.
Another three points for FC Groningen.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Leandro Bacuna
5
Marco Rente ↓ Noam Emeran 46'
1
Etienne Vaessen
6
Stije Resink
10
Luciano Valente ↓ Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 75'
26
Thom van Bergen ↓ Mats Seuntjens 82'
14
Jorg Schreuders
4
Hjalmar Ekdal
3
Tijmen Blokzijl
16
Dave Kwakman ↓ Romano Postema 68'
43
Marvin Peersman ↓ Wouter Prins 68'

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

17
Roshon van Eijma
2
Julian Lelieveld ↓ Kevin Felida 74'
16
Mark Spenkelink
29
Michiel Kramer ↓ Godfried Roemeratoe 57'
19
Richonell Margaret ↓ Silvester van der Water 74'
6
Yassin Oukili
4
Liam van Gelderen
14
Chris Lokesa ↓ Denilho Cleonise 57'
5
Juan Familia-Castillo
33
Faissal Al Mazyani
22
Tim van de Loo ↓ Alexander Jakobsen 82'

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Michiel Kramer	3
Richard van der Venne	2
Finn Stokkers	2
Ricardo Pepi	2
Thom van Bergen	2
Ahmed El Messaoudi	2
Stije Resink	2
Thijs Oosting	2

Head to Head

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

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

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

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.