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Sparta Rotterdam vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
Sparta Rotterdam
1 – 1
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Thu 23 Dec 2021 · 20:00 UTC Sparta Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 8' Alexander Buttner
Bart Vriends 34' Y
Bart Vriends 35' Y
Adil Auassar 41' Y
Y 90' Vurnon Anita

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at Sparta Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Robin Gansner
  • Referee Nils van Kampen
  • Referee Jesse Rozendal

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

6
5
1
Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · Avg 2.1 goals RKC Waalwijk
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-23 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 RKC Waalwijk 2021-10-23 RKC Waalwijk 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-03-13 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 RKC Waalwijk 2020-11-07 RKC Waalwijk 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-02-21 RKC Waalwijk 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec RKC Waalwijk H 1–1 D
18 Dec SBV Vitesse H 2–2 D
11 Dec SC Heerenveen A 0–0 D
05 Dec AZ A 1–3 L
28 Nov AFC Ajax H 0–1 L
20 Nov FC Twente '65 H 0–1 L
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
19 Dec PSV H 1–4 L
12 Dec FC Twente '65 A 1–2 L
05 Dec NEC H 2–1 W
27 Nov PEC Zwolle A 0–0 D
21 Nov AFC Ajax H 0–5 L

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' We are underway at Sparta Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 8' Controversy at the stadium! Alexander Buttner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 13' Vurnon Anita is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RKC Waalwijk so far.
  • 18' Dario Van den Buijs needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 23' 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 Giannis Masouras suffering a number of foals already.
  • 27' Jens Odgaard doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 32' Dirk Abels, a Netherlands , has 15 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bart Vriends on 34.
  • 35' Bart Vriends catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
  • 39' Vito van Crooij doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 41' The referee calls foul for Adil Auassar. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' Sparta Rotterdam are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RKC Waalwijk backline.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 56' RKC Waalwijk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sparta Rotterdam and RKC Waalwijk are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Sparta Rotterdam — Mohammed Osman on, Bryan Smeets off on 64 minutes.
  • 65' The Sparta Rotterdam bench stirs into life. Bryan Smeets is withdrawn and Mohammed Osman gets his opportunity.
  • 70' It’s high time Henk Fraser made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Lennart Thy comes on to replace Mario Engels.
  • 74' RKC Waalwijk ring the changes. Michiel Kramer has done his job and it is now time for Finn Stokkers to step up.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Michael Heylen comes on to replace Adil Auassar.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Iiass Bel Hassani as he leaves the pitch. Roy Kuijpers steps in for RKC Waalwijk.
  • 87' The travelling RKC Waalwijk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Vurnon Anita.
  • It finishes all square. Sparta Rotterdam and RKC Waalwijk share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joseph Oosting

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arno Verschueren 3
Bryan Smeets 2
Michiel Kramer 2
Iiass Bel Hassani 1
Mohammed Rayhi 1
Halil Dervisoglu 1
Tobias Lauritsen 1
Ragnar Ache 1

Head to Head

2021-12-23 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 RKC Waalwijk 2021-10-23 RKC Waalwijk 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-03-13 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 RKC Waalwijk 2020-11-07 RKC Waalwijk 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-02-21 RKC Waalwijk 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2021-12-23 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2021-12-18 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 SBV Vitesse D 2021-12-11 SC Heerenveen 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D 2021-12-05 AZ 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-11-28 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax L 2021-11-20 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 FC Twente '65 L

RKC Waalwijk Form

2021-12-23 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2021-12-19 RKC Waalwijk 1–4 PSV L 2021-12-12 FC Twente '65 2–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2021-12-05 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 NEC W 2021-11-27 PEC Zwolle 0–0 RKC Waalwijk D 2021-11-21 RKC Waalwijk 0–5 AFC Ajax L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.21 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam43% Draw30% RKC Waalwijk27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
73%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
57%
Sparta Rotterdam or RKC Waalwijk
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam28% Draw53% RKC Waalwijk19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
14%
1 – 0
12.9%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.3%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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