WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk succeeded in turn the tables against Fortuna Sittard. It was Fortuna Sittard to score first with a goal from Burak Yilmaz. However, later RKC Waalwijk found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Michiel Kramer (76′), Julen Lobete (86′) and F. Jozefzoon (90′).
The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis who had the assistance of Rob van de Ven and Cristian Dobre. The 4th official was Rob Dieperink. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 18 Total 10
- 9 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 120 Attack 114
- 58 Dangerous attack 47
- 94 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. RKC Waalwijk was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Fortuna Sittard that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
RKC Waalwijk was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RKC Waalwijk won the match.
RKC Waalwijk shot 18 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fortuna Sittard shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
RKC Waalwijk didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Sittard received 4 yellow cards (Julio Velázquez, Úmaro Embaló, Iñigo Córdoba and Lars Nieuwpoort).
Also, Fortuna Sittard didn’t end the match with 11 players after Julio Velázquez (Fortuna Sittard) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (52′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, RKC Waalwijk will have 29 points to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Fortuna Sittard will stay with 26 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will host NEC on the 18th of March with a 16-7 head to head stats in favor of NEC (3 draws).
Fortuna Sittard will play away agasint FC Volendam on the 17th of March with a 16-8 head to head in favor of FC Volendam (1 draw).
RKC Waalwijk – Formation
RKC Waalwijk
46'
76'
RKC Waalwijk started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen , Jurien Gaari , Shawn Adewoye , Dario Van Den Buijs , Julian Lelieveld , Iliass Bel Hassani , Vurnon Anita , Pelle Clement , Thierry Lutonda , Michiel Kramer and Mats Seuntjens .
The home team had on the bench: Lars Nieuwpoort , Zakaria Bakkali, Sebbe Augustijns, Kevin Felida, Florian Jozefzoon , Yassin Oukili , Mark Spenkelink, Luuk Wouters, Saïd Bakari , Patrick Vroegh, Joel Pereira and Julen Lobete .
RKC Waalwijk could not rely on the presence of Yassin Oukili (injured).
Substitutions
RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: Dario Van den Buijs for Florian Jozefzoon (46′), Thierry Lutonda for Julen Lobete (67′), Vurnon Anita for Yassin Oukili (82′), Iliass Bel Hassani for Saïd Bakari (82′) and Michiel Kramer for Lars Nieuwpoort (89′).
Best player: Florian Jozefzoon
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was Florian Jozefzoon.
His rating is with 1 goal, 5 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Fortuna Sittard – Formation
Fortuna Sittard
71'
Fortuna Sittard started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Julio Velázquez Santiago played with: Ivor Pandur , Doğan Erdoğan , Rodrigo Guth , Dimitrios Siovas , Rémy Vita , Kristijan Bistrović , Deroy Duarte , Iñigo Cordoba , Oğuzhan Özyakup , Úmaro Embaló and Burak Yılmaz .
They had on the bench: Gianmarco Cangiano, Tom Hendriks, Yanick van Osch, Ximo Navarro, Roel Janssen, Muhammet Tunahan Tasci, Tijjani Noslin , Thomas Buitink, Arianit Ferati, Stipe Radić , Mike van Beijnen and Paul Gladon.
Substitutions
Fortuna Sittard made 4 changes: Úmaro Embaló for Tijanni Noslin (79′), Dimitrios Siovas for Stipe Radić (79′), Iñigo Córdoba for Thomas Buitink (88′) and Deroy Duarte for Paul Gladon (88′).
Best player: Burak Yılmaz
The player that probably impressed the most for Fortuna Sittard was Burak Yılmaz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
