WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk succeeded in turn the tables against NEC to win 2-1. It was NEC to strike first with a goal of J. Bruijn at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 28′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Kuijpers gave the win to RKC Waalwijk in the 90′ minute with a goal. RKC Waalwijk took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler assisted by Erwin Zeinstra and Mario Diks. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

RKC Waalwijk had a superior ball possession 57% while NEC was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RKC Waalwijk was was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RKC Waalwijk won the match​.

RKC Waalwijk shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, NEC shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

RKC Waalwijk received 3 yellow cards (S. Augustijns, S. Adewoye and A. Azhil). On the other side, NEC received 3 yellow cards (I. Marquez, C. Odenthal and C. Verdonk).

Standings

After this encounter, RKC Waalwijk will have 15 points to sit in the 14th place. On the other side, NEC will stay with 19 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will play away with FC Twente on the 12th of December with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).

NEC will host PSV on the 12th of December with a 17-2 head to head stats in favor of PSV (4 draws).

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

RKC Waalwijk started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen (6.1), Shawn Adewoye (6.7), Melle Meulensteen (7.3), Dario Van Den Buijs (7.0), Jurien Gaari (6.3), Vurnon Anita (6.2), Ayman Azhil (6.4), Saïd Bakari (6.9), Iliass Bel Hassani (7.9), Jens Odgaard (8.0) and Lennerd Daneels (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Lars Nieuwpoort, Luuk Wouters, Finn Stokkers (6.5), Achraf El Bouchataoui (6.6), Hans Mulder, Sebbe Augustijns (6.7), Jens Teunckens, Issam El Maach, Roy Kuijpers (7.8), Thierry Lutonda and Alexander Büttner (6.2).

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: V. Anita for S. Augustijns (46′), L. Daneels for R. Kuijpers (71′), J. Gaari for A. Buttner (82′), I. Bel Hassani for A. El Bouchataoui (82′) and S. Augustijns for F. Stokkers (83′).

Best player: Jens Odgaard​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was Jens Odgaard.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 22 passes (54% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.

NEC – Formation

NEC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Rogier Meijer played with: Mattijs Branderhorst (6.9), Bart van Rooij (6.2), Iván Márquez (6.1), Cas Odenthal (7.4), Souffian El Karouani (7.6), Lasse Schöne (7.0), Dirk Proper (6.8), Elayis Tavsan (6.9), Jordy Bruijn (7.1), Magnus Mattsson (7.1) and Ali Akman (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Robin Roefs, Thomas Beekman, Javier Vet (6.7), Ilias Bronkhorst (6.4), Calvin Verdonk (6.6), Mikkel Duelund (6.1), Ole Romeny (6.6) and Danny Vukovic.

Substitutions

NEC made 5 changes: E. Tavsan for C. Verdonk (46′), A. Akman for O. ter Haar Romeny (46′), J. Bruijn for J. Vet (64′), D. Proper for M. Duelund (76′) and M. Mattsson for I. Bronkhorst (85′).

Best player: Souffian El Karouani​

The player that probably impressed the most for NEC was Souffian El Karouani.

His rating is (7.6) with 28 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Feyenoord – Fortuna Sittard – 5-0
• AZ – Sparta Rotterdam – 3-1
• Go Ahead Eagles – FC Twente – 1-2
• RKC Waalwijk – NEC – 2-1