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RKC Waalwijk vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
RKC Waalwijk
2 – 1
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sun 23 Jan 2022 · 19:00 UTC Mandemakers Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Roel Janssen
Y 45' Mickael Tirpan
Shawn Adewoye 52' Y
Michiel Kramer 64' Y
Y 90' Ivo Pinto
Y 90' Ben Rienstra

Overview

Match Preview

RKC Waalwijk vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Mandemakers Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Martin Perez
  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Referee Ralf van Vlokhoven (Netherlands)
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

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

2
2
7
RKC Waalwijk 11 games · Avg 2.9 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-23 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 Fortuna Sittard 2021-08-27 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 RKC Waalwijk 2021-01-27 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Fortuna Sittard 2020-12-22 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 RKC Waalwijk 2019-12-14 Fortuna Sittard 3–2 RKC Waalwijk

Recent Form

RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan Fortuna Sittard H 2–1 W
15 Jan Go Ahead Eagles A 2–0 W
23 Dec Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
19 Dec PSV H 1–4 L
12 Dec FC Twente '65 A 1–2 L
05 Dec NEC H 2–1 W
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan RKC Waalwijk A 1–2 L
16 Jan AZ H 1–2 L
22 Dec AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
18 Dec FC Utrecht H 2–2 D
11 Dec PEC Zwolle A 1–0 W
05 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–5 L

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' RKC Waalwijk have kicked off against Fortuna Sittard. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 2' Jurien Gaari puts RKC Waalwijk on the lead.
  • 7' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 12' It looks surprising RKC Waalwijk does not make any changes. Zian Flemming has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. RKC Waalwijk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 19' Michiel Kramer doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 23' Roel Janssen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Melle Meulensteen made 197 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' The home supporters are growing impatient. RKC Waalwijk must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' Both keepers have barely been tested. RKC Waalwijk and Fortuna Sittard are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Mickael Tirpan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' Ivo Pinto is replacing Nigel Lonwijk for the Fortuna Sittard side.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Shawn Adewoye on 52.
  • 57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
  • 62' RKC Waalwijk is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' Michiel Kramer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
  • 65' The Netherlands forward Mats Seuntjens breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 2-1!
  • 70' Yassin Oukili has so much to prove this time. He replaces Michiel Kramer on 70 minute.
  • 75' Fortuna Sittard started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 80' Mickael Tirpan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 83' Fortuna Sittard ring the changes. Roel Janssen has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Johansson to step up.
  • 84' Lars Nieuwpoort gets the nod from RKC Waalwijk. He replaces Vurnon Anita and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Roy Kuijpers has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jens Odgaard on 87 minute.
  • 88' Fresh legs for RKC Waalwijk! Roy Kuijpers comes on to replace Jens Odgaard.
  • 89' Tijjani Noslin is replacing Mickael Tirpan for the Fortuna Sittard side.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ivo Pinto on 90.
  • It finishes all square. RKC Waalwijk and Fortuna Sittard share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joseph Oosting

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michiel Kramer 4
Mats Seuntjens 3
Alessio Da Cruz 2
Oskar Zawada 2
Vitalie Damascan 2
Lisandro Semedo 2
Kristoffer Peterson 1
David Min 1

Head to Head

2022-01-23 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 Fortuna Sittard 2021-08-27 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 RKC Waalwijk 2021-01-27 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Fortuna Sittard 2020-12-22 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 RKC Waalwijk 2019-12-14 Fortuna Sittard 3–2 RKC Waalwijk

RKC Waalwijk Form

2022-01-23 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2022-01-15 Go Ahead Eagles 0–2 RKC Waalwijk W 2021-12-23 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2021-12-19 RKC Waalwijk 1–4 PSV L 2021-12-12 FC Twente '65 2–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2021-12-05 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 NEC W

Fortuna Sittard Form

2022-01-23 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2022-01-16 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AZ L 2021-12-22 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-12-18 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 FC Utrecht D 2021-12-11 PEC Zwolle 0–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-12-05 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5–0 Fortuna Sittard L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.71 RKC Waalwijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RKC Waalwijk48% Draw25% Fortuna Sittard27%
Actual: RKC Waalwijk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

RKC Waalwijk or Draw
73%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
52%
RKC Waalwijk or Fortuna Sittard
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RKC Waalwijk33% Draw44% Fortuna Sittard23%
Actual: RKC Waalwijk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — RKC Waalwijk

Handicap RKC Waalwijk covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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