WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk snatched a late win FC Twente 1-0 after F. Stevanovic scored just 1 goal (89′).

The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. In front of 5,512 spectators.​ The referee was Joey Kooij with the assistance of Joost van Zuilen and Roy de Nas. The 4th official was Laurens Gerrets. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.16 degrees Celsius or 64.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. RKC Waalwijk was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. FC Twente that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, RKC Waalwijk was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

RKC Waalwijk shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, FC Twente shot 7 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

RKC Waalwijk received 1 yellow card (Yassin Oukili). On the opposite side, FC Twente received 1 yellow card (Michel Vlap).

Standings

After this encounter, RKC Waalwijk will have 6 points like SC Heerenveen to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Twente will stay with 12 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will play away with Heracles Almelo on the 5th of May with a 12-6 head to head record in favor of Heracles Almelo (5 draws).

FC Twente will play away agasint PEC Zwolle on the 19th of May with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

RKC Waalwijk adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Henk Fraser decided to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen (7.5), Julian Lelieveld (7.7), Shawn Adewoye (7.3), Dario Van den Buijs (7.5), Aaron Meijers (7.3), Godfried Roemeratoe  (7.0), Yassin Oukili (7.3), Denilho Cleonise (7.0), Reuven Niemeijer (7.0), Zakaria Bakkali (7.0) and Michiel Kramer (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick Vroegh, David Min (6.4), Filip Stevanovic (7.1), Mark Spenkelink, Chris Lokesa, Richonell Margaret (6.4), Jeroen Houwen, Raz Meir, Juriën Gaari, Jeffrey Bruma, Daouda Weidmann and Kevin Felida.

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: Denilho Cleonise for Richonell Margaret (72′), Zakaria Bakkali for Filip Stevanovic (72′), Michiel Kramer for David Min (84′), Godfried Roemeratoe  for Jeffrey Bruma (90′) and Reuven Niemeijer for Juriën Gaari (90′).

Best player: Julian Lelieveld​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was Julian Lelieveld even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 34 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

FC Twente – Formation

Also FC Twente adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Joseph Oosting played with: Lars Unnerstall (6.7), Alfons Sampsted (7.0), Mees Hilgers (7.0), Robin Pröpper (7.3), Youri Regeer (6.7), Sem Steijn (6.8), Mathias Kjölö (7.0), Michal Sadilek (7.1), Daan Rots (6.7), Manfred Ugalde (7.0) and Michel Vlap (6.7).

They had on the bench: Carel Eiting  (6.6), Mitchell van Bergen (6.6), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.0), Issam El Maach, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Younes Taha (6.4), Przemyslaw Tyton, Juliën Mesbahi, Mats Rots and Gijs Besselink (6.6).

Substitutions

FC Twente made 5 changes: Daan Rots for Mitchell van Bergen (54′), Sem Steijn for Ricky van Wolfswinkel (54′), Mathias Kjölö for Carel Eiting  (70′), Michel Vlap for Younes Taha (70′) and Manfred Ugalde for Gijs Besselink (87′).

Best player: Robin Pröpper​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Twente was Robin Pröpper.

His rating is (7.3) with 72 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​

• RKC Waalwijk – FC Twente – 1-0
• PEC Zwolle – AZ – 0-3
• Sparta Rotterdam – Vitesse – 1-0