RKC Waalwijk vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2022-23

RKC Waalwijk

3 – 1

Full Time

Fortuna Sittard

Fri 17 Feb 2023 · 19:00 UTC Mandemakers Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 52' Julio Velazquez

R 52' Julio Velazquez

Y 55' Julio Velazquez

R 55' Julio Velazquez

Y 59' Umaro Embalo

Y 71' Inigo Cordoba

Y 90' Burak Yilmaz

Lars Nieuwpoort 90' Y

Overview

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RKC Waalwijk vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Mandemakers Stadion.

RKC Waalwijk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Fortuna Sittard 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Rob van de Ven
Referee Rob Dieperink
Referee Bas Nijhuis
Referee Cristian Dobre
Referee Richard Martens
Referee Thomas Krijt

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

RKC Waalwijk 11 games · Avg 2.9 goals Fortuna Sittard

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-17 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 Fortuna Sittard 2022-10-15 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 RKC Waalwijk 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

Recent Form

RKC Waalwijk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Fortuna Sittard	H	3–1	W
12 Feb	AFC Ajax	A	1–3	L
04 Feb	SBV Excelsior	A	0–0	D
01 Feb	Go Ahead Eagles	H	3–1	W
28 Jan	FC Emmen	H	2–0	W
24 Jan	Sparta Rotterdam	A	0–0	D

Fortuna Sittard

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	RKC Waalwijk	A	1–3	L
11 Feb	FC Emmen	A	1–0	W
03 Feb	Sparta Rotterdam	H	0–0	D
29 Jan	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	A	2–1	W
25 Jan	SC Heerenveen	H	2–0	W
22 Jan	AZ	A	1–3	L

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard

0-15

5/–

16-30

3/3

31-45

2/4

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/3

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard

Anthony Descotte	5 G
Mohammed Ihattaren	4 G	4 A
Lequincio Zeefuik	3 G	1 A
Philip Brittijn	2 G
Edouard Michut	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against RKC Waalwijk and Fortuna Sittard has kicked off!
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' Croatia international Stipe Radic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Umaro Embalo made 277 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' It is a cagey affair so far. RKC Waalwijk in their trying to find a way past Fortuna Sittard's compact .
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. RKC Waalwijk and Fortuna Sittard are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
45' Tijjani Noslin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
46' Dario Van den Buijs makes way for Florian Jozefzoon at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from RKC Waalwijk.
49' Goal! Burak Yilmaz scores his 40 goal in 37 matches.
52' Julio Velazquez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Julio Velazquez.
59' Fortuna Sittard receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
64' The -year-old Iiass Bel Hassani has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
67' A tactical swap from RKC Waalwijk — Julen Lobete on, Thierry Lutonda off on 67 minutes.
71' Inigo Cordoba is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
76' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
77' The deadlock is broken! Michiel Kramer gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
79' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Umaro Embalo is replaced by Tijjani Noslin.
82' It is a substitution in RKC Waalwijk team. Vurnon Anita is replaced by Yassin Oukili on 82 minute.
85' Stipe Radic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dimitrios Siovas at the 85 minute mark.
86' Against the run of play, Julen Lobete has scored! This game has turned on its head.
88' Paul Gladon is replacing Inigo Cordoba for the Fortuna Sittard side.
89' Lars Nieuwpoort is replacing Michiel Kramer for the RKC Waalwijk side.
90' The deadlock is broken! Florian Jozefzoon gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
90' The referee calls foul for Burak Yilmaz. He receives a Yellow card.
With this win, RKC Waalwijk is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

14
Pelle Clement
20
Mats Seuntjens
24
Dario Van den Buijs ↓ Florian Jozefzoon 46'
6
Vurnon Anita ↓ Yassin Oukili 82'
2
Julian Lelieveld
1
Etienne Vaessen
23
Jurien Gaari
29
Michiel Kramer ↓ Lars Nieuwpoort 89'
4
Shawn Adewoye
5
Thierry Lutonda ↓ Julen Lobete 67'
11
Iiass Bel Hassani ↓ Said Bakari 82'

Bench

Coach Joseph Oosting

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julio Velazquez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Michiel Kramer	4
Mats Seuntjens	3
Alessio Da Cruz	2
Oskar Zawada	2
Vitalie Damascan	2
Lisandro Semedo	2
David Min	1
Ezequiel Bullaude	1

Head to Head

RKC Waalwijk Form

2023-02-17 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-02-12 AFC Ajax 3–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2023-02-04 SBV Excelsior 0–0 RKC Waalwijk D 2023-02-01 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 Go Ahead Eagles W 2023-01-28 RKC Waalwijk 2–0 FC Emmen W 2023-01-24 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 RKC Waalwijk D

Fortuna Sittard Form

2023-02-17 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-02-11 FC Emmen 0–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-02-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D 2023-01-29 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 1–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-01-25 Fortuna Sittard 2–0 SC Heerenveen W 2023-01-22 AZ 3–1 Fortuna Sittard L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.68 RKC Waalwijk xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Fortuna Sittard xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

RKC Waalwijk51% Draw26% Fortuna Sittard23%

Actual: RKC Waalwijk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

RKC Waalwijk or Draw

77%

Draw or Fortuna Sittard

49%

RKC Waalwijk or Fortuna Sittard

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RKC Waalwijk36% Draw46% Fortuna Sittard18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

8.2%

1 – 2

0 – 1

5.9%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — RKC Waalwijk

Handicap	RKC Waalwijk covers	Push	Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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