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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 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

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
1/4
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/6
61-75
2/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Dani de Wit 2 G
Matisse Didden 2 G
Adrian Blake 2 G

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' 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.
  • 10' Anas Tahiri has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 197 appearances.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' RKC Waalwijk are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Utrecht side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Simon Gustafson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Utrecht needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' RKC Waalwijk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Sean Klaiber picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' The 30-year-old Stijn Spierings has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' RKC Waalwijk have won 250 goals from 197 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 66' FC Utrecht ring the changes. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck has done his job and it is now time for Vaclav Cerny to step up.
  • 67' A change in the RKC Waalwijk ranks — Darren Maatsen exits the field as Anas Tahiri enters on 67.
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Justin Hoogma is booked for FC Utrecht — Yellow card on 68.
  • 69' Melle Meulensteen makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and RKC Waalwijk are in front.
  • 73' Sylla Sow catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 73' FC Utrecht manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Simon Makienok is hanging Joris van Overeem on the field on 73 minute.
  • 77' Another change for FC Utrecht made on 77 minute. Gyrano Kerk leaves to be changed by Patrick Joosten.
  • 81' Dylan Vente makes way for Mario Bilate at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from RKC Waalwijk.
  • 86' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 88' A tactical swap from RKC Waalwijk — Ingo van Weert on, Daan Rienstra off on 88 minutes.
  • The points are shared — FC Utrecht 0-1 RKC Waalwijk. Honours even.

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.