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RKC Waalwijk vs NEC, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
RKC Waalwijk
2 – 1
Full Time
NEC
Sun 5 Dec 2021 · 11:15 UTC Mandemakers Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 47' Ivan Marquez
Sebbe Augustijns 55' Y
Shawn Adewoye 62' Y
Y 65' Cas Odenthal
Y 84' Calvin Verdonk
Ayman Azhil 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RKC Waalwijk vs NEC — Eredivisie at Mandemakers Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Sam Droge
  • Referee Martijn Vos

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

2
1
6
RKC Waalwijk 9 games · Avg 3.2 goals NEC
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-05 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 NEC 2019-05-10 NEC 2–0 RKC Waalwijk

Recent Form

RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec NEC H 2–1 W
27 Nov PEC Zwolle A 0–0 D
21 Nov AFC Ajax H 0–5 L
07 Nov FC Groningen A 1–1 D
31 Oct SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 0–1 L
23 Oct Sparta Rotterdam H 1–0 W
NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec RKC Waalwijk A 1–2 L
26 Nov SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 2–3 L
20 Nov AZ A 1–1 D
06 Nov SC Heerenveen H 1–1 D
31 Oct FC Groningen H 3–0 W
24 Oct FC Twente '65 A 2–1 W

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

NEC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/5
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

NEC
Tjaronn Chery 4 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Mandemakers Stadion!
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ali Akman is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RKC Waalwijk.
  • 10' NEC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. RKC Waalwijk must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 16' Jordy Bruijn doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 21' Denmark international Jens Odgaard has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' A quiet spell here at Mandemakers Stadion. RKC Waalwijk seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 28' A goal from the Denmark international Jens Odgaard! He fires home on 28 to make it 1-1!
  • 33' RKC Waalwijk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 38' RKC Waalwijk currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 43' Lennerd Daneels has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Sebbe Augustijns. He replaces Vurnon Anita on 46 minute.
  • 47' The referee calls foul for Ivan Marquez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RKC Waalwijk that had 197 games and scored 250 goals.
  • 55' Sebbe Augustijns is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 60' Dirk Proper has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 188 appearances.
  • 62' Shawn Adewoye was booked on 62.
  • 64' Javier Vet is replacing Jordy Bruijn for the NEC side.
  • 65' It’s a booking for NEC player. Cas Odenthal gets a Yellow card.
  • 70' RKC Waalwijk are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against NEC's shape.
  • 71' Roy Kuijpers has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lennerd Daneels on 71 minute.
  • 76' A change in the NEC ranks — Dirk Proper exits the field as Mikkel Duelund enters on 76.
  • 81' Ole Romeny needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 83' RKC Waalwijk ring the changes. Sebbe Augustijns has done his job and it is now time for Achraf El Bouchataoui to step up.
  • 84' The referee has no hesitation. Calvin Verdonk is booked for NEC — Yellow card on 84.
  • 85' It is a substitution in NEC team. Magnus Mattsson is replaced by Ilias Bronkhorst on 85 minute.
  • 90' Ayman Azhil is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • With this win, RKC Waalwijk is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joseph Oosting

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.22 RKC Waalwijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 NEC xG
I would bet for: RKC Waalwijk or NEC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RKC Waalwijk38% Draw28% NEC34%
Actual: RKC Waalwijk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
66%
Draw or NEC
62%
RKC Waalwijk or NEC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RKC Waalwijk24% Draw48% NEC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — RKC Waalwijk

Handicap RKC Waalwijk covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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