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

Eredivisie · 2022-23
FC Utrecht
2 – 0
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Sat 13 May 2023 · 19:00 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Shawn Adewoye
Y 54' Jurien Gaari
Jens Toornstra 65' Y
Jens Toornstra 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

Match Details

  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Robin Hensgens
  • Referee Thomas Krijt
  • Referee Martijn Vos
  • Referee Roan van Marrewijk (Netherlands)

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
2023-05-13 FC Utrecht 2–0 RKC Waalwijk 2022-08-06 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 FC Utrecht 2022-04-02 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 FC Utrecht 2021-09-18 FC Utrecht 2–2 RKC Waalwijk 2021-03-06 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May RKC Waalwijk H 2–0 W
06 May SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 3–0 W
23 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–3 L
16 Apr FC Twente '65 H 1–0 W
07 Apr FC Groningen A 2–1 W
02 Apr FC Volendam H 0–0 D
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May FC Utrecht A 0–2 L
05 May FC Volendam H 4–1 W
23 Apr AZ A 0–3 L
19 Apr Go Ahead Eagles A 2–3 L
15 Apr FC Groningen H 2–1 W
09 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–5 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' What a night it is going to be! FC Utrecht welcome RKC Waalwijk for this crunch clash at Stadion Galgenwaard.
  • 5' RKC Waalwijk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Michiel Kramer is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Utrecht so far.
  • 15' 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.
  • 18' Shawn Adewoye catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 18.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' 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 Can Bozdogan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' FC Utrecht are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Roy Kuijpers, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Galgenwaard with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pelle Clement is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RKC Waalwijk.
  • 48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 53' Vurnon Anita has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 54' A moment of madness from Jurien Gaari on 54 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RKC Waalwijk will be frustrated.
  • 59' RKC Waalwijk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Anastasios Douvikas doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 61' Another change for RKC Waalwijk made on 61 minute. Florian Jozefzoon leaves to be changed by Zakaria Bakkali.
  • 65' Controversy at the stadium! Jens Toornstra argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 66' Jens Toornstra picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' 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.
  • 72' Roy Kuijpers has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thierry Lutonda on 72 minute.
  • 73' Fresh legs for RKC Waalwijk! Roy Kuijpers comes on to replace Thierry Lutonda.
  • 75' FC Utrecht make a change. Mark van der Maarel trudges off to be replaced by Modibo Sagnan on 75 minutes.
  • 80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 81' A tactical swap from RKC Waalwijk — Said Bakari on, Julian Lelieveld off on 81 minutes.
  • 82' A change in the RKC Waalwijk ranks — Vurnon Anita exits the field as Iiass Bel Hassani enters on 82.
  • 85' Anthony Descotte gets the nod from FC Utrecht. He replaces Anastasios Douvikas and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Fresh legs for FC Utrecht! Anthony Descotte comes on to replace Anastasios Douvikas.
  • 87' FC Utrecht ring the changes. Anastasios Douvikas has done his job and it is now time for Anthony Descotte to step up.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Silberbauer

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joseph Oosting

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michiel Kramer 2
David Min 2
Sander van de Streek 2
Bas Dost 2
Mimoun Mahi 2
Dario Van den Buijs 2
Anastasios Douvikas 2
Melle Meulensteen 2

Head to Head

2023-05-13 FC Utrecht 2–0 RKC Waalwijk 2022-08-06 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 FC Utrecht 2022-04-02 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 FC Utrecht 2021-09-18 FC Utrecht 2–2 RKC Waalwijk 2021-03-06 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht Form

2023-05-13 FC Utrecht 2–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2023-05-06 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0–3 FC Utrecht W 2023-04-23 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–1 FC Utrecht L 2023-04-16 FC Utrecht 1–0 FC Twente '65 W 2023-04-07 FC Groningen 1–2 FC Utrecht W 2023-04-02 FC Utrecht 0–0 FC Volendam D

RKC Waalwijk Form

2023-05-13 FC Utrecht 2–0 RKC Waalwijk L 2023-05-05 RKC Waalwijk 4–1 FC Volendam W 2023-04-23 AZ 3–0 RKC Waalwijk L 2023-04-19 Go Ahead Eagles 3–2 RKC Waalwijk L 2023-04-15 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 FC Groningen W 2023-04-09 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5–1 RKC Waalwijk L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.68 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: FC Utrecht to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht58% Draw25% RKC Waalwijk17%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
82%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
42%
FC Utrecht or RKC Waalwijk
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht38% Draw47% RKC Waalwijk15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.3%
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 24% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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