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FC Utrecht vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
FC Utrecht
0 – 1
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Sun 1 Dec 2019 · 13:30 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard HT 45' · FT 45'
Simon Gustafson 35' Y
Sean Klaiber 55' Y
Justin Hoogma 68' Y
Y 73' Sylla Sow

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

Match Details

  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Edgar Bijl
  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Referee Jermaine Lapar

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

5
5
2
FC Utrecht 12 games · Avg 3.2 goals RKC Waalwijk
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-01 FC Utrecht 0–1 RKC Waalwijk

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec RKC Waalwijk H 0–1 L
23 Nov AZ H 0–3 L
10 Nov AFC Ajax A 0–4 L
03 Nov Fortuna Sittard H 6–0 W
27 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 2–1 W
19 Oct PSV H 3–0 W
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec FC Utrecht A 1–0 W
24 Nov FC Emmen H 1–1 D
10 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–3 L
02 Nov Heracles Almelo H 2–0 W
26 Oct Willem II Tilburg A 1–2 L
19 Oct AFC Ajax H 1–2 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Utrecht
0-15
1/5
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/7
46-60
5/9
61-75
5/3
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Yoann Cathline 4 G 2 A
Angel Alarcon 4 G 1 A
Dani de Wit 3 G 1 A
Adrian Blake 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Utrecht is hosting RKC Waalwijk for another epic battle.
  • 5' It’s high time John van den Brom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Joris van Overeem has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Utrecht must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' FC Utrecht started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Simon Gustafson.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Utrecht and RKC Waalwijk are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' RKC Waalwijk fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sean Klaiber is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Utrecht.
  • 55' A moment of madness from Sean Klaiber on 55 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Utrecht will be frustrated.
  • 60' Dylan Vente, a Suriname , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Utrecht that had 329 games and scored 454 goals.
  • 66' Fresh legs for FC Utrecht! Vaclav Cerny comes on to replace Jean-Christophe Bahebeck.
  • 67' Another change for RKC Waalwijk made on 67 minute. Darren Maatsen leaves to be changed by Anas Tahiri.
  • 68' Justin Hoogma catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
  • 69' The deadlock is broken! Melle Meulensteen gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Sylla Sow. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 73' Fresh legs for FC Utrecht! Simon Makienok comes on to replace Joris van Overeem.
  • 77' The whistle greets Gyrano Kerk as he departs to be replaced by Patrick Joosten.
  • 81' RKC Waalwijk manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mario Bilate is hanging Dylan Vente on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' Etienne Vaessen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 197 appearances.
  • 88' A tactical swap from RKC Waalwijk — Ingo van Weert on, Daan Rienstra off on 88 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. FC Utrecht and RKC Waalwijk share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fred Grim

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.16 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: FC Utrecht or RKC Waalwijk 69% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht36% Draw31% RKC Waalwijk33%
Actual: RKC Waalwijk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
67%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
64%
FC Utrecht or RKC Waalwijk
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht25% Draw51% RKC Waalwijk24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.3%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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