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RKC Waalwijk vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
RKC Waalwijk
3 – 1
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sat 10 May 2025 · 14:30 UTC Mandemakers Stadion 6,128 HT 45' · FT 45'
Richonell Margaret 10' 1–0
1–1 36' Ion Nicolaescu pen
Yassin Oukili 75' 2–1
Chris Lokesa 79' 3–1
Y 43' Oliver Braude
R 56' Ilias Sebaoui
Liam van Gelderen 71' Y
Chris Lokesa 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RKC Waalwijk vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Mandemakers Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Assistant 1 Murat Kucukerbir (Netherlands)
  • Assistant 2 Sjoerd Nanninga

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 AFC Ajax 2 6
4 Go Ahead Eagles 2 4
5 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
6 PSV 2 4
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 4
8 SBV Excelsior 2 3
9 NEC 2 3
10 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
11 FC Twente '65 2 3
12 SC Heerenveen 2 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
6
3
RKC Waalwijk 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-10 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 SC Heerenveen 2024-11-29 SC Heerenveen 1–1 RKC Waalwijk 2024-03-30 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2023-08-12 SC Heerenveen 3–1 RKC Waalwijk 2023-02-25 SC Heerenveen 1–4 RKC Waalwijk

Recent Form

RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May SC Heerenveen H 3–1 W
03 May FC Groningen A 1–6 L
25 Apr FC Utrecht H 0–4 L
11 Apr NEC A 1–2 L
06 Apr Heracles Almelo H 0–0 D
01 Apr AZ A 2–2 D
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May RKC Waalwijk A 1–3 L
27 Apr NEC H 1–0 W
19 Apr Almere City FC H 2–1 W
12 Apr Sparta Rotterdam A 1–3 L
04 Apr Willem II Tilburg H 3–1 W
30 Mar FC Utrecht A 0–2 L

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between RKC Waalwijk and SC Heerenveen is underway.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Richonell Margaret has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
  • 15' RKC Waalwijk is showing some good football. However, RKC Waalwijk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 16' It is a substitution in SC Heerenveen team. Marcus Linday is replaced by Amara Conde on 16 minute.
  • 21' RKC Waalwijk are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Heerenveen backline.
  • 26' It’s high time Robin Veldman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' Denilho Cleonise needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 36' Brilliant from the ! Ion Nicolaescu makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 36.
  • 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 43' That is a card for SC Heerenveen. Oliver Braude will be fuming at that decision.
  • 48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RKC Waalwijk and SC Heerenveen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 53' 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.
  • 56' SC Heerenveen receives a card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 66' Mark Spenkelink has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' Milos Lukovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jacob Trenskow at the 67 minute mark.
  • 71' The referee has no hesitation. Liam van Gelderen is booked for RKC Waalwijk — card on 71.
  • 72' Tim van de Loo makes way for Godfried Roemeratoe at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from RKC Waalwijk.
  • 74' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Ion Nicolaescu is withdrawn and Kai Jansen gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Yassin Oukili makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and RKC Waalwijk are in front.
  • 79' Chris Lokesa makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and RKC Waalwijk are in front.
  • 80' It’s a booking for RKC Waalwijk player. Chris Lokesa gets a card.
  • 85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RKC Waalwijk and SC Heerenveen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 87' Patrick Vroegh gets the nod from RKC Waalwijk. He replaces Yassin Oukili and will look to change the dynamic.
  • With this win, RKC Waalwijk is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Veldman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Henk Veerman 4
Yassin Oukili 3
Ion Nicolaescu 2
Richard van der Venne 2
Tibor Halilovic 2
Florian Jozefzoon 2
Jens Odgaard 1
Anders Dreyer 1

Head to Head

2025-05-10 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 SC Heerenveen 2024-11-29 SC Heerenveen 1–1 RKC Waalwijk 2024-03-30 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2023-08-12 SC Heerenveen 3–1 RKC Waalwijk 2023-02-25 SC Heerenveen 1–4 RKC Waalwijk

RKC Waalwijk Form

2025-05-10 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 SC Heerenveen W 2025-05-03 FC Groningen 6–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2025-04-25 RKC Waalwijk 0–4 FC Utrecht L 2025-04-11 NEC 2–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2025-04-06 RKC Waalwijk 0–0 Heracles Almelo D 2025-04-01 AZ 2–2 RKC Waalwijk D

SC Heerenveen Form

2025-05-10 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 SC Heerenveen L 2025-04-27 SC Heerenveen 1–0 NEC W 2025-04-19 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Almere City FC W 2025-04-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 SC Heerenveen L 2025-04-04 SC Heerenveen 3–1 Willem II Tilburg W 2025-03-30 FC Utrecht 2–0 SC Heerenveen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.7 RKC Waalwijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RKC Waalwijk49% Draw26% SC Heerenveen25%
Actual: RKC Waalwijk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

RKC Waalwijk or Draw
74%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
51%
RKC Waalwijk or SC Heerenveen
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RKC Waalwijk35% Draw45% SC Heerenveen20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — RKC Waalwijk

Handicap RKC Waalwijk covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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