WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk beats Vitesse 1-0 after M. Kramer scored just 1 goal (27′). Vitesse lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük who was helped by Rogier Honig and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 10 Total 16
- 4 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 87 Attack 124
- 38 Dangerous attack 47
- 81 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 2
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Vitesse was in firm control of the ball 57% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vitesse was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, RKC Waalwijk managed to find the solution to win this contest.
RKC Waalwijk shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Vitesse shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
RKC Waalwijk received 1 yellow card (Michiel Kramer ). Regarding the opposition, Vitesse received 3 yellow cards (K. Kozłowski, Miliano Jonathans and Miliano Jonathans).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, RKC Waalwijk will have 35 points like SC Heerenveen to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Vitesse will stay with 24 points like FC Emmen and Excelsior to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will play away against AZ on the 23rd of April with a 15-4 head to head in favor of AZ (1 draw).
Vitesse will host Excelsior on the 22nd of April with a 11-6 head to head stats in favor of Vitesse (3 draws).
RKC Waalwijk – Formation
RKC Waalwijk
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RKC Waalwijk started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen , Julian Lelieveld , Jurien Gaari , Shawn Adewoye , Thierry Lutonda , Yassin Oukili , Vurnon Anita , Pelle Clement , Florian Jozefzoon , Michiel Kramer and Mats Seuntjens .
The home team had on the bench: Roy Kuijpers, Mark Spenkelink, Sebbe Augustijns, Joel Pereira, Patrick Vroegh, Kevin Felida, Julen Lobete , Saïd Bakari , Mika Bieveth, Dario Van Den Buijs , Lars Nieuwpoort and Luuk Wouters.
Substitutions
RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: F. Jozefzoon for Saïd Bakari (76′), Yassin Oukili for Dario Van Den Buijs (79′), Michiel Kramer for Julen Lobete (88′), Thierry Lutonda for Luuk Wouters (88′) and Pelle Clement for Patrick Vroegh (88′).
Best player: Mats Seuntjens
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was Mats Seuntjens even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse
Vitesse started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Phillip Cocu played with: Kjell Scherpen , Ryan Flamingo , Dominik Oroz , Nicolas Isimat-Mirin , Enzo Cornelisse , Million Manhoef , Melle Meulensteen , Sondre Tronstad , Kacper Kozłowski , Marco van Ginkel and Bartosz Białek .
These were the players on the bench: Mohamed Sankoh, Tomáš Hájek, Miliano Jonathans , Simon van Duivenbooden , Gabriel Vidović , Carlens Arcus , Gyan de Regt, Mitchell Dijks , Romaric Yapi, Daan Reiziger, Toni Domgjoni and Jeroen Houwen.
Substitutions
Vitesse made 5 changes: Dominik Oroz for Carlens Arcus (46′), E. Cornelisse for Mitchell Dijks (46′), B. Białek for S. van Duivenbooden (66′), Sondre Tronstad for Miliano Jonathans (74′) and M. Manhoef for Gabriel Vidović (74′).
Best player: Miliano Jonathans
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitesse was Miliano Jonathans.
His rating is with 4 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 74′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Cambuur – FC Emmen – 1-2
- RKC Waalwijk – Vitesse – 1-0
- NEC – PSV – 2-4
- Excelsior – FC Twente – 0-0
- AZ – SC Heerenveen – 1-1
