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RKC Waalwijk vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
RKC Waalwijk
3 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sun 1 May 2022 · 18:00 UTC Mandemakers Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Neraysho Kasanwirjo
Y 22' Neraysho Kasanwirjo

Overview

Match Preview

RKC Waalwijk vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Mandemakers Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Luca Cantineau
  • Referee Erik Koopman
  • Referee Luuk Timmer (Netherlands)
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

Head-to-Head

4
1
4
RKC Waalwijk 9 games · Avg 3.7 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen 2021-11-07 FC Groningen 1–1 RKC Waalwijk 2021-03-20 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen 2020-12-12 FC Groningen 2–0 RKC Waalwijk 2019-10-04 FC Groningen 3–0 RKC Waalwijk

Recent Form

RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May FC Groningen H 3–1 W
23 Apr PEC Zwolle H 0–2 L
10 Apr PSV A 0–2 L
02 Apr FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
20 Mar SBV Vitesse A 2–1 W
12 Mar SC Heerenveen H 0–0 D
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May RKC Waalwijk A 1–3 L
24 Apr Heracles Almelo H 0–1 L
10 Apr SC Heerenveen A 1–3 L
02 Apr AFC Ajax H 1–3 L
20 Mar FC Utrecht A 3–1 W
12 Mar NEC H 4–3 W

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! RKC Waalwijk vs FC Groningen — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' RKC Waalwijk are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Groningen's shape.
  • 10' Yassin Oukili is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Groningen so far.
  • 15' It looks surprising FC Groningen does not make any changes. Paulos Abraham has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 16' GOAL! Finn Stokkers scores on 16.
  • 21' Neraysho Kasanwirjo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 21.
  • 22' Neraysho Kasanwirjo was booked on 22.
  • 25' Finn Stokkers does the damage! The net is bulging and RKC Waalwijk surge ahead!
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. RKC Waalwijk and FC Groningen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RKC Waalwijk and FC Groningen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 39' Richard van der Venne doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' FC Groningen ring the changes. Michael de Leeuw has done his job and it is now time for Cyril Ngonge to step up.
  • 48' FC Groningen ring the changes. Michael de Leeuw has done his job and it is now time for Cyril Ngonge to step up.
  • 53' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 58' What a strike from Jorgen Larsen! The score is 3-1.
  • 63' Bjorn Meijer is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RKC Waalwijk tonight.
  • 68' Marin Sverko, a Croatia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' RKC Waalwijk are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' The whistle greets Marin Sverko as he departs to be replaced by Romano Postema.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 86' Fresh legs for RKC Waalwijk! Ayman Azhil comes on to replace Said Bakari.
  • 90' The whistle greets Yassin Oukili as he departs to be replaced by Hans Mulder.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joseph Oosting

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen 2021-11-07 FC Groningen 1–1 RKC Waalwijk 2021-03-20 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen 2020-12-12 FC Groningen 2–0 RKC Waalwijk 2019-10-04 FC Groningen 3–0 RKC Waalwijk

RKC Waalwijk Form

2022-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen W 2022-04-23 RKC Waalwijk 0–2 PEC Zwolle L 2022-04-10 PSV 2–0 RKC Waalwijk L 2022-04-02 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2022-03-20 SBV Vitesse 1–2 RKC Waalwijk W 2022-03-12 RKC Waalwijk 0–0 SC Heerenveen D

FC Groningen Form

2022-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen L 2022-04-24 FC Groningen 0–1 Heracles Almelo L 2022-04-10 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen L 2022-04-02 FC Groningen 1–3 AFC Ajax L 2022-03-20 FC Utrecht 1–3 FC Groningen W 2022-03-12 FC Groningen 4–3 NEC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 RKC Waalwijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RKC Waalwijk46% Draw26% FC Groningen28%
Actual: RKC Waalwijk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

RKC Waalwijk or Draw
72%
Draw or FC Groningen
54%
RKC Waalwijk or FC Groningen
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RKC Waalwijk31% Draw46% FC Groningen23%
Actual: RKC Waalwijk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — RKC Waalwijk

Handicap RKC Waalwijk covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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