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RKC Waalwijk vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
RKC Waalwijk
3 – 0
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sun 21 Feb 2021 · 13:30 UTC Mandemakers Stadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Ahmed Touba 35' Y
Y 70' Rai Vloet
Y 88' Noah Fadiga

Overview

Match Preview

RKC Waalwijk vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at Mandemakers Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Stan Teuben
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Christiaan Bax
  • Referee Dyon Fikkert

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

5
2
3
RKC Waalwijk 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-21 RKC Waalwijk 3–0 Heracles Almelo 2020-10-17 Heracles Almelo 0–1 RKC Waalwijk 2020-03-08 Heracles Almelo 4–2 RKC Waalwijk 2019-11-02 RKC Waalwijk 2–0 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Heracles Almelo H 3–0 W
12 Feb FC Emmen H 1–0 W
06 Feb PEC Zwolle A 1–1 D
30 Jan SBV Vitesse A 1–1 D
27 Jan Fortuna Sittard H 1–2 L
23 Jan PSV A 0–2 L
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb RKC Waalwijk A 0–3 L
13 Feb AFC Ajax H 0–2 L
05 Feb Fortuna Sittard A 1–0 W
30 Jan FC Groningen H 1–0 W
26 Jan PEC Zwolle A 2–2 D
23 Jan SC Heerenveen H 1–0 W

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — RKC Waalwijk and Heracles Almelo get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 11' Magnificent from Ola John! That is 4 goals in 404 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 16' Ahmed Touba has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 21' Heracles Almelo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 23' Goal! Lennerd Daneels scores his 2 goal in 197 matches.
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' 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.
  • 35' Ahmed Touba has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' It looks surprising RKC Waalwijk does not make any changes. Melle Meulensteen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Said Bakari needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 46' Heracles Almelo make a change. Delano Burgzorg trudges off to be replaced by Sinan Bakis on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Delano Burgzorg has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heracles Almelo that had 233 games and scored 284 goals.
  • 61' The Heracles Almelo manager makes a substitution. Ahmed Kutucu departs to be replaced by Adrian Szoke.
  • 66' Both keepers have barely been tested. RKC Waalwijk and Heracles Almelo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 67' A tactical swap from RKC Waalwijk — Finn Stokkers on, Thijs Oosting off on 67 minutes.
  • 70' The referee shows Heracles Almelo player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 75' What composure from Richard van der Venne! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 76' The RKC Waalwijk manager makes a substitution. Lennerd Daneels departs to be replaced by Sylla Sow.
  • 81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Frank Wormuth might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 82' The whistle greets Lucas Schoofs as he departs to be replaced by Orestis Kiomourtzoglou.
  • 87' RKC Waalwijk currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 88' Noah Fadiga is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — RKC Waalwijk 3-0 Heracles Almelo.

Lineups

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fred Grim

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
David Min 3
Richard van der Venne 3
Michiel Kramer 2
Silvester van der Water 2
Delano Burgzorg 2
Clint Leemans 1
Shawn Adewoye 1
Anas Tahiri 1

Head to Head

2021-02-21 RKC Waalwijk 3–0 Heracles Almelo 2020-10-17 Heracles Almelo 0–1 RKC Waalwijk 2020-03-08 Heracles Almelo 4–2 RKC Waalwijk 2019-11-02 RKC Waalwijk 2–0 Heracles Almelo

RKC Waalwijk Form

2021-02-21 RKC Waalwijk 3–0 Heracles Almelo W 2021-02-12 RKC Waalwijk 1–0 FC Emmen W 2021-02-06 PEC Zwolle 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2021-01-30 SBV Vitesse 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2021-01-27 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-01-23 PSV 2–0 RKC Waalwijk L

Heracles Almelo Form

2021-02-21 RKC Waalwijk 3–0 Heracles Almelo L 2021-02-13 Heracles Almelo 0–2 AFC Ajax L 2021-02-05 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 Heracles Almelo W 2021-01-30 Heracles Almelo 1–0 FC Groningen W 2021-01-26 PEC Zwolle 2–2 Heracles Almelo D 2021-01-23 Heracles Almelo 1–0 SC Heerenveen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.63 RKC Waalwijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
RKC Waalwijk53% Draw26% Heracles Almelo21%
Actual: RKC Waalwijk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

RKC Waalwijk or Draw
79%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
47%
RKC Waalwijk or Heracles Almelo
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RKC Waalwijk37% Draw47% Heracles Almelo16%
Actual: RKC Waalwijk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
11.7%
2 – 0
10%
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — RKC Waalwijk

Handicap RKC Waalwijk covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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