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Sparta Rotterdam vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Sparta Rotterdam
1 – 1
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Sun 19 Jan 2025 · 19:00 UTC Het Kasteel 9,030 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 10' Oskar Zawada
Said Bakari 24' 1–1
Y 88' Liam van Gelderen

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Assistant 1 Maarten Ketting
  • Assistant 2 Martijn Beijer (Netherlands)
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 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
2025-01-19 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 RKC Waalwijk 2024-09-21 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 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

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan RKC Waalwijk H 1–1 D
11 Jan Heracles Almelo A 1–1 D
22 Dec AFC Ajax H 0–2 L
15 Dec NEC A 1–1 D
07 Dec NAC Breda H 0–2 L
30 Nov PEC Zwolle A 0–1 L
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
11 Jan AFC Ajax A 1–2 L
20 Dec PEC Zwolle H 1–1 D
14 Dec Fortuna Sittard A 2–3 L
07 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–3 L
29 Nov SC Heerenveen A 1–1 D

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: RKC Waalwijk gets underway.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sparta Rotterdam is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Oskar Zawada puts RKC Waalwijk on the lead.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joshua Kitolano made 230 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 24' Goal! Said Bakari scores his 5 goal in 197 matches.
  • 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nick Olij, as he is very good at scoring at Het Kasteel with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' The travelling RKC Waalwijk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 44' RKC Waalwijk is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' RKC Waalwijk seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 59' Sparta Rotterdam started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 64' 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 Reuven Niemeijer suffering a number of foals already.
  • 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Nokkvi THorisson. He replaces Shunsuke Mito on 71 minute.
  • 75' The RKC Waalwijk manager makes a substitution. Tim van de Loo departs to be replaced by Kevin Felida.
  • 80' RKC Waalwijk is showing some good football. However, RKC Waalwijk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 83' Another substitution for Sparta Rotterdam to replace Carel Eiting by Kayky on 83 minute.
  • 88' RKC Waalwijk receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 88' It is a substitution in RKC Waalwijk team. Mohammed Ihattaren is replaced by Reuven Niemeijer on 88 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arno Verschueren 3
Michiel Kramer 2
Bryan Smeets 2
Tom Beugelsdijk 1
Oskar Zawada 1
Said Bakari 1
Jens Odgaard 1
Vito van Crooij 1

Head to Head

2025-01-19 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 RKC Waalwijk 2024-09-21 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 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

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2025-01-19 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2025-01-11 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2024-12-22 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 AFC Ajax L 2024-12-15 NEC 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2024-12-07 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 NAC Breda L 2024-11-30 PEC Zwolle 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam L

RKC Waalwijk Form

2025-01-19 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2025-01-11 AFC Ajax 2–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2024-12-20 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 PEC Zwolle D 2024-12-14 Fortuna Sittard 3–2 RKC Waalwijk L 2024-12-07 RKC Waalwijk 2–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2024-11-29 SC Heerenveen 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.23 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or RKC Waalwijk 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam41% Draw29% RKC Waalwijk30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
71%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
59%
Sparta Rotterdam or RKC Waalwijk
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam27% Draw51% RKC Waalwijk22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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