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NEC vs RKC Waalwijk, 2018-19

Eredivisie · 2018-19
NEC
2 – 0
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Fri 10 May 2019 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

NEC vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Luca Cantineau
  • Referee Christiaan Bax
  • Referee Ruud Bexkens

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

6
1
2
NEC 9 games · Avg 3.2 goals RKC Waalwijk
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-10 NEC 2–0 RKC Waalwijk

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May RKC Waalwijk H 2–0 W
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May NEC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

NEC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/5
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

NEC
Tjaronn Chery 4 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — NEC and RKC Waalwijk get this one started.
  • 5' Emil Hansson is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for NEC tonight.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mattijs Branderhorst made 177 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 12' Mike Ndayishimye does the damage! The net is bulging and NEC surge ahead!
  • 15' Jordy Bruijn does the damage! The net is bulging and NEC surge ahead!
  • 20' It’s high time Fred Grim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 21' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mathias Bossaerts.
  • 26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ron de Groot will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' NEC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 41' Darren Maatsen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' A quiet spell here at . NEC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. NEC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' RKC Waalwijk manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Darren Maatsen is hanging Dylan Seys on the field on 65 minute.
  • 67' Randy Wolters picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Anthony Musaba. He replaces Randy Wolters on 70 minute.
  • 75' It looks like no one’s ball. RKC Waalwijk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 79' NEC ring the changes. Mike Ndayishimye has done his job and it is now time for Joey van den Berg to step up.
  • 84' Another substitution for RKC Waalwijk to replace Anas Tahiri by Ezra Walian on 84 minute.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ezra Walian.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Stijn Spierings.
  • It finishes all square. NEC and RKC Waalwijk share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ron de Groot

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fred Grim

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 66% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NEC62% Draw25% RKC Waalwijk13%
Actual: NEC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
87%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
38%
NEC or RKC Waalwijk
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NEC43% Draw48% RKC Waalwijk9%
Actual: NEC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
17.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
10.3%
3 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
2.4%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 20% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 27% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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