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

Match Preview

RKC Waalwijk vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Mandemakers Stadion.

RKC Waalwijk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Fortuna Sittard 2 games · 4 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	AZ	2	6
2	Fortuna Sittard	2	4
3	PSV	2	4
4	SBV Excelsior	2	3
5	Go Ahead Eagles	1	3
6	NEC	2	3
7	AFC Ajax	1	3
8	Sparta Rotterdam	2	3
9	FC Groningen	1	3
10	Feyenoord Rotterdam	1	3
11	SC Heerenveen	1	3
12	Telstar 1963	2	3
13	FC Twente '65	1	0
14	ADO Den Haag	1	0
15	PEC Zwolle	1	0
16	FC Utrecht	2	0
17	Willem II Tilburg	2	0
18	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	2	0

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

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' Welcome to Mandemakers Stadion that hosts another battle between RKC Waalwijk and Fortuna Sittard.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RKC Waalwijk and Fortuna Sittard are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Fortuna Sittard is showing some good football. However, Fortuna Sittard are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' It looks surprising Fortuna Sittard does not make any changes. Deroy Duarte has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Dario Van den Buijs has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. Fortuna Sittard is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' It’s high time Julio Velazquez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' Dimitrios Siovas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' A tactical swap from RKC Waalwijk — Florian Jozefzoon on, Dario Van den Buijs off on 46 minutes.
49' A goal from the Turkey international Burak Yilmaz! He fires home on 49 to make it 0-1!
52' Julio Velazquez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
55' The referee has no hesitation. Julio Velazquez is booked for Fortuna Sittard — Yellow card on 55.
59' Umaro Embalo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 59.
64' Fortuna Sittard come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
67' Julen Lobete is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thierry Lutonda at the 67 minute mark.
71' Controversy at the stadium! Inigo Cordoba argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
76' 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.
77' The Netherlands Michiel Kramer breaks the deadlock on 77 minutes. 1-1!
79' A tactical swap from Fortuna Sittard — Tijjani Noslin on, Umaro Embalo off on 79 minutes.
82' Fresh legs for RKC Waalwijk! Yassin Oukili comes on to replace Vurnon Anita.
85' The Fortuna Sittard manager makes a substitution. Dimitrios Siovas departs to be replaced by Stipe Radic.
86' Julen Lobete does the damage! The net is bulging and RKC Waalwijk surge ahead!
88' Fresh legs for Fortuna Sittard! Paul Gladon comes on to replace Inigo Cordoba.
89' The whistle greets Michiel Kramer as he departs to be replaced by Lars Nieuwpoort.
90' Against the run of play, Florian Jozefzoon has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' Burak Yilmaz was booked on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for RKC Waalwijk players.

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
Lisandro Semedo	2
Alessio Da Cruz	2
Oskar Zawada	2
Vitalie Damascan	2
Clint Leemans	1
Florian Jozefzoon	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.