RKC Waalwijk vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2023-24

RKC Waalwijk

2 – 2

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FC Utrecht

Sun 28 Apr 2024 · 12:30 UTC Mandemakers Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

David Min 26' 1–0

1–1 61' Can Bozdogan

Richonell Margaret 66' 2–1

2–2 84' Sam Lammers

Y 59' Souffian El Karouani

David Min 65' Y

Y 69' Can Bozdogan

Overview

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RKC Waalwijk vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Mandemakers Stadion.

RKC Waalwijk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
FC Utrecht 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dennis Higler
Assistant 1 Rob van de Ven
Assistant 2 Kevin Bodde

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

RKC Waalwijk 12 games · Avg 3.2 goals FC Utrecht

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-28 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 FC Utrecht 2023-12-16 FC Utrecht 1–1 RKC Waalwijk 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

Recent Form

RKC Waalwijk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Apr	FC Utrecht	H	2–2	D
13 Apr	AZ	A	2–3	L
07 Apr	FC Volendam	A	2–3	L
04 Apr	Almere City FC	H	0–0	D
30 Mar	SC Heerenveen	H	1–1	D
16 Mar	SBV Excelsior	A	1–1	D

FC Utrecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Apr	RKC Waalwijk	A	2–2	D
14 Apr	Go Ahead Eagles	H	2–1	W
07 Apr	SC Heerenveen	A	3–2	W
03 Apr	PEC Zwolle	H	5–1	W
31 Mar	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	2–4	L
17 Mar	NEC	H	1–0	W

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

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/3

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Mandemakers Stadion. RKC Waalwijk are looking to make home advantage count against FC Utrecht.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' RKC Waalwijk have won 250 goals from 197 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' David Min doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
31' FC Utrecht are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ron Jans might look to freshen things up shortly.
46' Othman Boussaid gets the nod from FC Utrecht. He replaces Isac Lidberg and will look to change the dynamic.
51' 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.
54' Mike van der Hoorn makes way for Zidane Iqbal at the 54 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
59' Souffian El Karouani catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 59.
61' GOAL! Can Bozdogan fires home to make it 1-1!
65' The referee does not hesitate — a card for David Min on 65 minutes.
65' The whistle greets Chris Lokesa as he departs to be replaced by Richonell Margaret.
66' Richonell Margaret adds to his 0 season tally! RKC Waalwijk lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
69' It’s a booking for FC Utrecht player. Can Bozdogan gets a card.
72' The FC Utrecht bench stirs into life. Mark van der Maarel is withdrawn and Hidde ter Avest gets his opportunity.
73' A change in the FC Utrecht ranks — Can Bozdogan exits the field as Taylor Booth enters on 73.
78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mike van der Hoorn, as he is very good at scoring at Mandemakers Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
80' The whistle greets Mats Seuntjens as he departs to be replaced by Denilho Cleonise.
81' Another substitution for FC Utrecht to replace Souffian El Karouani by Ole Romeny on 81 minute.
84' Sam Lammers does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Utrecht surge ahead!
87' Julian Lelieveld is ready to make an impact after coming on for Reuven Niemeijer at the 87 minute mark.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Mats Seuntjens ↓ Denilho Cleonise 80'
3
Dario Van den Buijs
24
Godfried Roemeratoe
1
Etienne Vaessen
23
Jurien Gaari
27
Reuven Niemeijer ↓ Julian Lelieveld 87'
9
David Min
4
Shawn Adewoye
5
Thierry Lutonda
6
Yassin Oukili
14
Chris Lokesa ↓ Richonell Margaret 65'

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

FC Utrecht Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

24
Nick Viergever
3
Mike van der Hoorn ↓ Zidane Iqbal 54'
2
Mark van der Maarel ↓ Hidde ter Avest 72'
18
Jens Toornstra
9
Sam Lammers
16
Souffian El Karouani ↓ Ole Romeny 81'
6
Can Bozdogan ↓ Taylor Booth 73'
37
Isac Lidberg ↓ Othman Boussaid 46'
8
Oscar Fraulo
34
Ryan Flamingo
1
Vassilis Barkas

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mimoun Mahi	2
Dario Van den Buijs	2
Anastasios Douvikas	2
Melle Meulensteen	2
Richonell Margaret	2
Gyrano Kerk	2
Michiel Kramer	2
David Min	2

Head to Head

RKC Waalwijk Form

2024-04-28 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 FC Utrecht D 2024-04-13 AZ 3–2 RKC Waalwijk L 2024-04-07 FC Volendam 3–2 RKC Waalwijk L 2024-04-04 RKC Waalwijk 0–0 Almere City FC D 2024-03-30 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2024-03-16 SBV Excelsior 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D

FC Utrecht Form

2024-04-28 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 FC Utrecht D 2024-04-14 FC Utrecht 2–1 Go Ahead Eagles W 2024-04-07 SC Heerenveen 2–3 FC Utrecht W 2024-04-03 FC Utrecht 5–1 PEC Zwolle W 2024-03-31 Feyenoord Rotterdam 4–2 FC Utrecht L 2024-03-17 FC Utrecht 1–0 NEC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.47 RKC Waalwijk xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.41 FC Utrecht xG

I would bet for: RKC Waalwijk or FC Utrecht 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RKC Waalwijk37% Draw28% FC Utrecht35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

RKC Waalwijk or Draw

65%

Draw or FC Utrecht

63%

RKC Waalwijk or FC Utrecht

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RKC Waalwijk28% Draw45% FC Utrecht27%

Actual: RKC Waalwijk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.9%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

7.4%

0 – 1

2 – 0

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — RKC Waalwijk

Handicap	RKC Waalwijk covers	Push	FC Utrecht covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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