Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Don Frijn
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.8 goals/game

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

6
5
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Het Kasteel that hosts another battle between Sparta Rotterdam and RKC Waalwijk.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sparta Rotterdam and RKC Waalwijk are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Denilho Cleonise needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Dario Van den Buijs has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 18' That is a Yellow card for RKC Waalwijk. Godfried Roemeratoe will be fuming at that decision.
  • 23' It’s high time Jeroen Rijsdijk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jeroen Rijsdijk will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 38' Pelle Clement picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 39' A moment of madness from Pelle Clement on 39 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sparta Rotterdam will be frustrated.
  • 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 49' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jeffrey Bruma, as he is very good at scoring at Het Kasteel with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 54' Tobias Lauritsen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 59' 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.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Zakaria Bakkali. He replaces Denilho Cleonise on 63 minute.
  • 64' Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Arno Verschueren makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 64' The crowd applauds Kevin Felida as he leaves the pitch. Chris Lokesa steps in for RKC Waalwijk.
  • 67' It’s gonna be a Red card for Arno Verschueren.
  • 70' Poor challenge from Tobias Lauritsen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Django Warmerdam comes on to replace Camiel Neghli.
  • 85' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 88' Jeffrey Bruma is replacing Filip Stevanovic for the RKC Waalwijk side.
  • Full Time. Sparta Rotterdam beats RKC Waalwijk

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

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

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

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
2%

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.