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

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Eredivisie · 2023-24

Sparta Rotterdam

2 – 0

Full Time

RKC Waalwijk

Sat 28 Oct 2023 · 18:00 UTC Het Kasteel HT 45' · FT 45'

Tobias Lauritsen pen 54' 1–0

Arno Verschueren 64' 2–0

Y 18' Godfried Roemeratoe

Pelle Clement 39' Y

Arno Verschueren 67' R

Tobias Lauritsen 70' Y

Overview

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Sparta Rotterdam vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
RKC Waalwijk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Van der Eijk
Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
Assistant 2 Don Frijn

10 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 14.2 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

Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · Avg 2.1 goals RKC Waalwijk

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-10-23 RKC Waalwijk 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	RKC Waalwijk	H	2–0	W
22 Oct	Go Ahead Eagles	A	0–0	D
08 Oct	PSV	H	0–4	L
01 Oct	SBV Excelsior	A	1–2	L
24 Sep	SBV Vitesse	H	1–0	W
17 Sep	AZ	A	0–2	L

RKC Waalwijk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Sparta Rotterdam	A	0–2	L
21 Oct	FC Volendam	H	2–1	W
07 Oct	Almere City FC	A	0–1	L
24 Sep	FC Twente '65	H	1–0	W
16 Sep	SBV Vitesse	A	2–0	W
02 Sep	PSV	H	0–4	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' What a night it is going to be! Sparta Rotterdam welcome RKC Waalwijk for this crunch clash at Het Kasteel.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. RKC Waalwijk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sparta Rotterdam needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
18' Godfried Roemeratoe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 18.
23' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
28' RKC Waalwijk have won 250 goals from 197 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
33' Denilho Cleonise has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
38' Poor challenge from Pelle Clement. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
39' The referee has no hesitation. Pelle Clement is booked for Sparta Rotterdam — Yellow card on 39.
44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
54' Magnificent from Tobias Lauritsen! That is 38 goals in 242 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sparta Rotterdam must find a spark to ignite this game.
63' Zakaria Bakkali is ready to make an impact after coming on for Denilho Cleonise at the 63 minute mark.
64' Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Arno Verschueren makes no mistake. 2-0!
64' RKC Waalwijk ring the changes. Kevin Felida has done his job and it is now time for Chris Lokesa to step up.
67' That is a Red card for Sparta Rotterdam. Arno Verschueren will be fuming at that decision.
70' Tobias Lauritsen is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
75' Dario Van den Buijs needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
80' A tactical swap from Sparta Rotterdam — Django Warmerdam on, Camiel Neghli off on 80 minutes.
85' RKC Waalwijk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
88' A change in the RKC Waalwijk ranks — Filip Stevanovic exits the field as Jeffrey Bruma enters on 88.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sparta Rotterdam take all three points.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

28
Aaron Meijers
3
Dario Van den Buijs
24
Godfried Roemeratoe ↓ Daouda Weidmann 80'
2
Julian Lelieveld ↓ Yosef Raz Meir 63'
29
Michiel Kramer
10
Filip Stevanovic ↓ Jeffrey Bruma 80'
35
Kevin Felida ↓ Chris Lokesa 64'
4
Shawn Adewoye
7
Denilho Cleonise ↓ Zakaria Bakkali 63'
6
Yassin Oukili
21
Jeroen Houwen

Bench

25
Jeffrey Bruma ↑ 80'
13
Mark Spenkelink
23
Jurien Gaari
11
Zakaria Bakkali ↑ 63'
22
Yosef Raz Meir ↑ 63'
8
Patrick Vroegh
31
Joey Kesting
14
Chris Lokesa ↑ 64'
30
Daouda Weidmann ↑ 80'

Coach Henk Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Arno Verschueren	3
Bryan Smeets	2
Michiel Kramer	2
Vito van Crooij	1
Iiass Bel Hassani	1
Mohammed Rayhi	1
Halil Dervisoglu	1
Tobias Lauritsen	1

Head to Head

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2023-10-28 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2023-10-22 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D 2023-10-08 Sparta Rotterdam 0–4 PSV L 2023-10-01 SBV Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-09-24 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 SBV Vitesse W 2023-09-17 AZ 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam L

RKC Waalwijk Form

2023-10-28 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 RKC Waalwijk L 2023-10-21 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 FC Volendam W 2023-10-07 Almere City FC 1–0 RKC Waalwijk L 2023-09-24 RKC Waalwijk 1–0 FC Twente '65 W 2023-09-16 SBV Vitesse 0–2 RKC Waalwijk W 2023-09-02 RKC Waalwijk 0–4 PSV L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.22 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.97 RKC Waalwijk xG

I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam43% Draw30% RKC Waalwijk27%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

73%

Draw or RKC Waalwijk

57%

Sparta Rotterdam or RKC Waalwijk

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam28% Draw52% RKC Waalwijk20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

13.5%

1 – 0

12.4%

0 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.2%

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

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%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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