Thursday , 2 July 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)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Mandemakers Stadion that hosts another battle between RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 5' Yassin Oukili has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 8' Controversy at the stadium! Jurien Gaari argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 13' RKC Waalwijk are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 18' Bart Vriends needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 23' Shunsuke Mito has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Djevencio van der Kust, as he is very good at scoring at Mandemakers Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 33' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Django Warmerdam is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 43' RKC Waalwijk currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' The referee has no hesitation. Metinho is booked for Sparta Rotterdam — Yellow card on 46.
  • 46' Julian Lelieveld is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jurien Gaari at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Etienne Vaessen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' The deadlock is broken! Arno Verschueren gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
  • 54' Michiel Kramer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dario Van den Buijs on 55.
  • 58' The referee has no hesitation. Arno Verschueren is booked for Sparta Rotterdam — Yellow card on 58.
  • 63' It is a cagey affair so far. RKC Waalwijk in their 4-4-1-1 trying to find a way past Sparta Rotterdam's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 65' The Sparta Rotterdam bench stirs into life. Shunsuke Mito is withdrawn and Koki Saito gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Pelle Clement is ready to make an impact after coming on for Metinho at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' It looks surprising RKC Waalwijk does not make any changes. Charles-Andreas Brym has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 73' Time for substitution for RKC Waalwijk. Michiel Kramer is replaced by Reuven Niemeijer.
  • 75' Godfried Roemeratoe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 75.
  • 80' RKC Waalwijk are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 82' The referee has no hesitation. Etienne Vaessen is booked for RKC Waalwijk — Yellow card on 82.
  • 82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joshua Kitolano makes it 0-2.
  • 86' Chris Lokesa makes way for Kevin Felida at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from RKC Waalwijk.
  • 87' David Min is replacing Denilho Cleonise for the RKC Waalwijk side.
  • 87' Aaron Meijers has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Bryan Smeets 2
Michiel Kramer 2
Jens Odgaard 1
Vito van Crooij 1
Iiass Bel Hassani 1
Mohammed Rayhi 1
Halil Dervisoglu 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.