ALMELO. Heracles beats RKC Waalwijk 1-0 after D. Burgzorg scored just 1 goal (59′).
The match was played at the Erve Asito stadium in Almelo on Sunday and it started at 2:45 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis who had the assistance of Bas van Dongen and Marco Ribbink. The 4th official was Sam Dröge. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.8 degrees Celsius or 69.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Heracles – Formation
Heracles Almelo
69'
59'
Heracles adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Frank Wormuth decided to play with the following team: Janis Blaswich , Noah Fadiga , Marco Rente , Mats Knoester , Giacomo Quagliata , Luca De La Torre , Lucas Schoofs , Bilal Başaçıkoğlu , Rai Vloet , Delano Burgzorg and Kaj Sierhuis .
The home team had on the bench: Orestis Kiomourtzoglou , Sinan Bakış , Mateo Leš , Alessandro Damen, Nikolai Laursen, Melih Ibrahimoglu, Ismail Azzaoui , Koen Bucker, Mohamed Amissi , Elias Sierra, Navajo Bakboord and Ruben Roosken.
Heracles could not rely on the presence of D. Burgzorg (injured) and M. Les (injured).
Best player: Bilal Başaçıkoğlu
The player that probably impressed the most for Heracles was Bilal Başaçıkoğlu even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 17 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
RKC Waalwijk – Formation
RKC Waalwijk
23'
Also RKC Waalwijk adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Joseph Oosting played with: Etienne Vaessen , Jurien Gaari , Melle Meulensteen , Ahmed Touba , Thierry Lutonda , Ayman Azhil , Vurnon Anita , Iliass Bel Hassani , Jens Odgaard , Saïd Bakari and Michiel Kramer .
They had on the bench: Luuk Wouters, Hans Mulder, Issam El Maach, Dario Van Den Buijs , Jens Teunckens, Sebbe Augustijns, Finn Stokkers , Shawn Adewoye, Achraf El Bouchataoui , Yassin Oukili and Lennerd Daneels .
RKC Waalwijk could not rely on the presence of J. Gaari (injured) and L. Daneels (injured).
Best player: Etienne Vaessen
The player that probably impressed the most for RKC Waalwijk was the goalkeeper: Etienne Vaessen. His rating is 8.30. He performed 8 saves.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 22 Total 5
- 9 On Target 0
- 13 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 142 Attack 109
- 70 Dangerous attack 31
- 90 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Heracles was in firm control of the ball 55% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Heracles was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Heracles won the match.
Heracles shot 22 times, 9 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Heracles didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk received 1 yellow card (J. Gaari).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Heracles will have 7 points to move down in the 11th place. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk will stay with 5 points like FC Groningen and Fortuna Sittard to move up in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Heracles will host Willem II on the 2nd of October with a 16-9 head to head record in favor of Heracles (3 draws).
RKC Waalwijk will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 2nd of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (1 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Sparta Rotterdam – SC Cambuur – 0-4
- AZ Alkmaar – Go Ahead Eagles – 5-0
- SC Heerenveen – FC Twente – 2-3
- Heracles – RKC Waalwijk – 1-0
