Sparta Rotterdam prevails over RKC Waalwijk 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. Sparta Rotterdam overcomes RKC Waalwijk with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by T. Lauritsen (54') and a goal from A. Verschueren (64').

By
Luke Meyer
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Sparta Rotterdam prevails over RKC Waalwijk 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. Sparta Rotterdam defeats RKC Waalwijk with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by T. Lauritsen (54′) and a goal from A. Verschueren (64′).

Sparta Rotterdam remained with 10 players after Arno Verschueren received a red card in the 67′. Nonetheless, Sparta Rotterdam still was able to win this encounter competing only in players​.

The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 10,341 spectators.​ The referee was Sander van der Eijk with the assistance of Rogier Honig and Don Frijn. The 4th official was Stan Teuben. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.73 degrees Celsius or 53.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sparta Rotterdam

2 - 0

Team 1

RKC Waalwijk

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 15 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 108 Attack 98
  • 52 Dangerous attack 48
  • 99 Ball safe 92
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 7 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sparta Rotterdam was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. RKC Waalwijk that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sparta Rotterdam was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sparta Rotterdam won the match​.

Sparta Rotterdam shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards (Pelle Clement and Tobias Lauritsen). On the other side, RKC Waalwijk received 1 yellow card (Godfried Roemeratoe ).

(Sparta Rotterdam) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (67′).

Match Timeline

18'
G. Roemeratoe- Yellow
Pelle Clement- Yellow
39'
Joshua Kitolano (VAR)
53'
Jonathan de Guzmán(VAR)
45'
Tobias Lauritsen(penalty)
54'
Arno Verschueren(goal)Tobias Lauritsen
64'
63'
Zakaria Bakkali- sub ->Denilho Cleonise
63'
64'
Chris Lokesa- sub ->Kevin Felida
Arno Verschueren- Red
67'
Tobias Lauritsen- Yellow
70'
80'
Jeffrey Bruma- sub ->Filip Stevanovic
C. Brym- sub ->Tobias Lauritsen
80'
80'
Daouda Weidmann- sub ->Godfried Roemeratoe 
Django Warmerdam - sub ->Camiel Neghli
80'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After playing this match, Sparta Rotterdam will have 15 points like Go Ahead Eagles to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk will stay with 9 points like Almere City to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will host SC Heerenveen on the 19th of May with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of SC Heerenveen (7 draws).

RKC Waalwijk will play away agasint Heracles Almelo on the 5th of May with a 12-6 head to head in favor of Heracles Almelo (5 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
7.3
D
Bart Vriends  3.Netherlands
7.1
D
Saïd Bakari 2.Comoros
7.9
D
Tijs Velthuis 4.Netherlands
7.3
D
D. van der Kust 5.Suriname
7.5
M
C. Neghli 7.Algeria
7.7
80'
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 6.Netherlands
7.7
M
Joshua Kitolano  8.Norway
7.0
M
Arno Verschueren 10.Belgium
7.5
67' Goals64'
M
Pelle Clement 11.Netherlands
7.3
39'
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
8.1
80' 70' Goals54'
Substitutes
G
Y. Schoonderwaldt 20.Netherlands
G
Delano van Crooy 30.Netherlands
D
Django Warmerdam  15.Netherlands
7.1
80'
D
R. Meissen 13.Netherlands
M
D. van Wageningen 12.Netherlands
M
Metinho 14.Brazil
M
H. El Dahri 16.Netherlands
F
C. Brym 18.Canada
7.0
80'
F
Agustín Anello 17.Belgium

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

The manager Jeroen Rijsdijk decided to play with the following team: Nick Olij (7.3), Saïd Bakari (7.9), Bart Vriends (7.1), Tijs Velthuis (7.3), Djevencio van der Kust (7.5), Jonathan de Guzmán (7.7), Joshua Kitolano (7.0), Camiel Neghli (7.7), Arno Verschueren (7.5), Pelle Clement (7.3) and Tobias Lauritsen (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Rick Meissen, Agustin Anello, Dylan van Wageningen, Metinho, Django Warmerdam (7.1), Hamza el Dahri, Charles-Andreas Brym (7.0), Youri Schoonderwaldt and Delano van Crooy.

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 2 changes: Camiel Neghli for Django Warmerdam (80′) and Tobias Lauritsen for Charles-Andreas Brym (80′).

Best player: Tobias Lauritsen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Tobias Lauritsen.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 22 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

RKC Waalwijk
G
Jeroen Houwen 21.Netherlands
7.3
D
Dario Van den Buijs 3.Belgium
7.1
D
Shawn Adewoye 4.Belgium
7.0
D
Julian Lelieveld 2.Netherlands
7.3
63'
D
Aaron Meijers 28.Netherlands
7.0
M
Filip Stevanovic 10.Serbia
6.0
80'
M
G. Roemeratoe 24.Curaçao
7.0
80' 18'
M
Y. Oukili 6.Morocco
6.8
M
Denilho Cleonise 7.Netherlands
6.3
63'
M
David Min 9.Netherlands
M
K. Felida 35.Curaçao
6.6
64'
F
Michiel Kramer  29.Netherlands
6.6
Substitutes
G
Mark Spenkelink 13.Netherlands
G
Joey Kesting 31.Netherlands
D
R. Meir 22.Israel
7.0
63'
D
J. Gaari 23.Curaçao
D
Jeffrey Bruma 25.Netherlands
6.4
80'
M
Patrick Vroegh 8.Netherlands
M
Chris Lokesa 14.Belgium
6.6
64'
M
Daouda Weidmann 30.France
7.0
80'
F
Zakaria Bakkali 11.Belgium
7.0
63'

RKC Waalwijk started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Henk Fraser played with: David Min, Jeroen Houwen (7.3), Julian Lelieveld (7.3), Shawn Adewoye (7.0), Dario Van den Buijs (7.1), Aaron Meijers (7.0), Godfried Roemeratoe  (7.0), Denilho Cleonise (6.3), Kevin Felida (6.6), Yassin Oukili (6.8) and Filip Stevanovic (6.0), Michiel Kramer (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Zakaria Bakkali (7.0), Juriën Gaari, Jeffrey Bruma (6.4), Patrick Vroegh, Mark Spenkelink, Chris Lokesa (6.6), Raz Meir (7.0), Daouda Weidmann (7.0) and Joey Kesting.

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: Julian Lelieveld for Raz Meir (63′), Kevin Felida for Chris Lokesa (64′), Denilho Cleonise for Zakaria Bakkali (63′), Filip Stevanovic for Jeffrey Bruma (80′) and Godfried Roemeratoe  for Daouda Weidmann (80′).

Best player: Julian Lelieveld​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was Julian Lelieveld.

His rating is (7.3) with 30 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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