Wednesday , 30 September 2026

RKC Waalwijk vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
RKC Waalwijk
1 – 1
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sat 27 Jan 2024 · 17:45 UTC Mandemakers Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Arno Verschueren og 53' 1–0
1–1 82' Joshua Kitolano pen
Jurien Gaari 8' Y
Y 46' Metinho
Michiel Kramer 54' Y
Dario Van den Buijs 55' Y
Y 58' Arno Verschueren
Godfried Roemeratoe 75' R
Etienne Vaessen 82' Y
Aaron Meijers 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RKC Waalwijk vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Mandemakers Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Assistant 1 Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
  • Assistant 2 Murat Kucukerbir (Netherlands)
4 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

1
5
6
RKC Waalwijk 12 games · Avg 2.1 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-27 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-10-28 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 RKC Waalwijk 2023-01-24 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 RKC Waalwijk 2022-10-02 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-12-23 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 RKC Waalwijk

Recent Form

RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan Sparta Rotterdam H 1–1 D
21 Jan AFC Ajax A 1–4 L
12 Jan Heracles Almelo H 1–2 L
16 Dec FC Utrecht A 1–1 D
10 Dec Fortuna Sittard A 0–1 L
06 Dec AFC Ajax H 2–3 L
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan RKC Waalwijk A 1–1 D
21 Jan Go Ahead Eagles H 0–2 L
13 Jan Fortuna Sittard A 2–0 W
17 Dec FC Twente '65 H 2–2 D
09 Dec AFC Ajax A 1–2 L
02 Dec Heracles Almelo A 1–0 W

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/5
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 5 G 1 A
Marvin Young 2 G
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. RKC Waalwijk host Sparta Rotterdam — let the battle begin!
  • 5' RKC Waalwijk currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 8' RKC Waalwijk receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 8.
  • 13' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RKC Waalwijk side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 18' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 23' It looks like no one’s ball. Sparta Rotterdam is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 28' Sparta Rotterdam started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RKC Waalwijk needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' Aaron Meijers is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RKC Waalwijk tonight.
  • 43' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Metinho catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 46.
  • 46' Julian Lelieveld has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jurien Gaari on 46 minute.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sparta Rotterdam that had 235 games and scored 316 goals.
  • 53' Arno Verschueren makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Sparta Rotterdam are in front.
  • 54' The referee shows RKC Waalwijk player a Yellow card on 54.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dario Van den Buijs.
  • 58' Arno Verschueren was booked on 58.
  • 63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Shunsuke Mito as he leaves the pitch. Koki Saito steps in for Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Pelle Clement comes on to replace Metinho.
  • 72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 73' The RKC Waalwijk manager makes a substitution. Michiel Kramer departs to be replaced by Reuven Niemeijer.
  • 75' Godfried Roemeratoe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 75.
  • 80' Charles-Andreas Brym, a Canada , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 82' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Etienne Vaessen on 82 minutes.
  • 82' Goal! Joshua Kitolano scores his 9 goal in 235 matches.
  • 86' Another substitution for RKC Waalwijk to replace Chris Lokesa by Kevin Felida on 86 minute.
  • 87' RKC Waalwijk ring the changes. Denilho Cleonise has done his job and it is now time for David Min to step up.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Aaron Meijers on 87 minutes.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arno Verschueren 3
Michiel Kramer 2
Bryan Smeets 2
Richonell Margaret 1
Lennart Thy 1
Camiel Neghli 1
Abdou Harroui 1
Mohamed Nassoh 1

Head to Head

2024-01-27 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-10-28 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 RKC Waalwijk 2023-01-24 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 RKC Waalwijk 2022-10-02 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-12-23 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 RKC Waalwijk

RKC Waalwijk Form

2024-01-27 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2024-01-21 AFC Ajax 4–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2024-01-12 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Heracles Almelo L 2023-12-16 FC Utrecht 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2023-12-10 Fortuna Sittard 1–0 RKC Waalwijk L 2023-12-06 RKC Waalwijk 2–3 AFC Ajax L

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2024-01-27 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2024-01-21 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 Go Ahead Eagles L 2024-01-13 Fortuna Sittard 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-12-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 FC Twente '65 D 2023-12-09 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-12-02 Heracles Almelo 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.12 RKC Waalwijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: RKC Waalwijk or Sparta Rotterdam 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RKC Waalwijk33% Draw30% Sparta Rotterdam37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

RKC Waalwijk or Draw
64%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
67%
RKC Waalwijk or Sparta Rotterdam
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RKC Waalwijk23% Draw50% Sparta Rotterdam27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
10.5%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — RKC Waalwijk

Handicap RKC Waalwijk covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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