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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)
12 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 13.9 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
7/4
16-30
6/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
4/5
61-75
3/5
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 9 G 1 A
Thom van Bergen 8 G 3 A
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. RKC Waalwijk kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The 31-year-old Etienne Vaessen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RKC Waalwijk side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' RKC Waalwijk have won 250 goals from 197 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 16' Finn Stokkers doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 21' Poor challenge from Neraysho Kasanwirjo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 22' The referee shows FC Groningen player a Yellow card on 22.
  • 25' Finn Stokkers adds to his 0 season tally! RKC Waalwijk lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' What a strike from Richard van der Venne! The score is 3-0.
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' A tactical swap from FC Groningen — Cyril Ngonge on, Michael de Leeuw off on 46 minutes.
  • 48' The supporters are chanting for Cyril Ngonge. He replaces Michael de Leeuw on 48 minute.
  • 53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 58' Jorgen Larsen doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 63' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 68' Bjorn Meijer, a Netherlands defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' 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.
  • 75' Romano Postema has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marin Sverko on 75 minute.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RKC Waalwijk and FC Groningen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 86' Another substitution for RKC Waalwijk to replace Said Bakari by Ayman Azhil on 86 minute.
  • 90' RKC Waalwijk make a change. Yassin Oukili trudges off to be replaced by Hans Mulder on 90 minutes.
  • RKC Waalwijk celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.