WAALWIJK. Feyenoord succeeded in reverse the scoreline against RKC Waalwijk to win 2-1. It was RKC Waalwijk to strike first with a goal of Denilho Cleonise at the 25′. Then it was a goal in the 35′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Bart Nieuwkoop gave the win to Feyenoord in the 64′ minute. Feyenoord was much superior in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Shawn Adewoye received a red card (45′). This red card was one of the reason why RKC Waalwijk lost the match.
Santiago Gimenez didn’t convert a penalty (45′) for Feyenoord.
The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 7,186 spectators. The referee was Pol van Boekel with the assistance of Freek Vandeursen and Stefan de Groot. The 4th official was Jannick van der Laan. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 25 Ball Possession 75
Shots
- 5 Total 27
- 1 On Target 12
- 2 Off Target 11
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 41 Attack 149
- 13 Dangerous attack 113
- 94 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 10
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 5 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Feyenoord had a superior ball possession 75% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord had a more offensive attitude with 113 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the match.
RKC Waalwijk shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Feyenoord shot 27 times, 12 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
RKC Waalwijk didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Feyenoord received 2 yellow cards (Bart Nieuwkoop and Quilindschy Hartman).
(RKC Waalwijk) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, RKC Waalwijk will stay with 9 points like NEC and Almere City to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Feyenoord will have 26 points like AZ to hold in the 2nd 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 in favor of Heracles Almelo (5 draws).
Feyenoord will play away agasint FC Volendam on the 3rd of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Feyenoord (0 draws).
RKC Waalwijk – Formation
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RKC Waalwijk started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Henk Fraser decided to play with the following team: Jeroen Houwen, Kevin Felida, Mark Spenkelink
, Julian Lelieveld , Shawn Adewoye , Juriën Gaari , Aaron Meijers , Godfried Roemeratoe , Denilho Cleonise , Chris Lokesa , Yassin Oukili , Filip Stevanovic and Michiel Kramer .The home team had on the bench: David Min
, Zakaria Bakkali , Jeffrey Bruma , Thierry Lutonda, Patrick Vroegh, Raz Meir, Daouda Weidmann and Joey Kesting.Substitutions
RKC Waalwijk made 4 changes: Filip Stevanovic for Jeffrey Bruma (46′), Denilho Cleonise for Zakaria Bakkali (74′), Michiel Kramer for David Min (61′) and Godfried Roemeratoe for Thierry Lutonda (46′).
Best player: Mark Spenkelink
The player that probably impressed the most for RKC Waalwijk was the goalkeeper: Mark Spenkelink. His rating is 8.67. He performed 10 saves.
Feyenoord – Formation
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Feyenoord started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Arne Slot played with: Mats Wieffer, Justin Bijlow
, Bart Nieuwkoop , Lutsharel Geertruida , David Hancko , Quilindschy Hartman , Ramiz Zerrouki , Quinten Timber , Igor Paixão , Calvin Stengs , Luka Ivanusec , Santiago Gimenez .These were the players on the bench: Thomas Beelen, Alireza Jahanbakhsh
, Ayase Ueda, Javairô Dilrosun, Marcos López , Thomas van den Belt, Timon Wellenreuther, Leo Sauer , Antoni Milambo , Kostas Lamprou and Ondrej Lingr.Substitutions
Feyenoord made 3 changes: Luka Ivanusec for Leo Sauer (58′), Igor Paixão for Alireza Jahanbakhsh (46′) and Quilindschy Hartman for Marcos López (71′).
Best player: Alireza Jahanbakhsh
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Feyenoord was Alireza Jahanbakhsh even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 40 passes (95% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Heracles Almelo – PSV – 0-6
- Go Ahead Eagles – Vitesse – 5-1
- Excelsior – AZ – 1-1
- RKC Waalwijk – Feyenoord – 1-2