Saturday , 14 November 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)
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
3/1
16-30
3/9
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 8 G 2 A
Marvin Young 2 G 1 A
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Mandemakers Stadion. RKC Waalwijk are looking to make home advantage count against Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 8' Poor challenge from Jurien Gaari. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 13' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 18' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jeroen Rijsdijk might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 23' It’s high time Jeroen Rijsdijk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' Sparta Rotterdam fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' 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 Mike Eerdhuijzen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shawn Adewoye, as he is very good at scoring at Mandemakers Stadion with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' The referee shows Sparta Rotterdam player a Yellow card on 46.
  • 46' Julian Lelieveld has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jurien Gaari on 46 minute.
  • 51' Mats Seuntjens has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 53' Arno Verschueren puts Sparta Rotterdam on the lead.
  • 54' Michiel Kramer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 55' It’s a booking for RKC Waalwijk player. Dario Van den Buijs gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' Arno Verschueren is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' Sparta Rotterdam manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Koki Saito is hanging Shunsuke Mito on the field on 65 minute.
  • 67' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Metinho trudges off to be replaced by Pelle Clement on 67 minutes.
  • 72' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 73' Michiel Kramer makes way for Reuven Niemeijer at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from RKC Waalwijk.
  • 75' It’s a booking for RKC Waalwijk player. Godfried Roemeratoe gets a Red card.
  • 80' Sparta Rotterdam come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 82' Etienne Vaessen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 82' Joshua Kitolano adds to his 0 season tally! Sparta Rotterdam lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 86' Fresh legs for RKC Waalwijk! Kevin Felida comes on to replace Chris Lokesa.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for David Min. He replaces Denilho Cleonise on 87 minute.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Aaron Meijers.
  • It finishes all square. RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam share the spoils 1-1.

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
Tobias Lauritsen 1
Ragnar Ache 1
Joshua Kitolano 1
Patrick Joosten 1
Richonell Margaret 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.