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​

RKC Waalwijk

1 - 2

Feyenoord

  • ! 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

Denilho Cleonise(goal)Godfried Roemeratoe
25'
35'
Quinten Timber(goal)
42'
Q. Hartman- Yellow
Shawn Adewoye- Red
45'
45'
Santiago Gimenez- missed penaltySantiago Gimenez
Shawn Adewoye(VAR_CARD)
45'
Shawn Adewoye(VAR)
45'
Jeffrey Bruma- sub ->Filip Stevanovic
46'
46'
Alireza Jahanbakhsh - sub ->Igor Paixão
58'
Leo Sauer- sub ->Luka Ivanusec
David Min- sub ->Michiel Kramer
61'
64'
Bart Nieuwkoop(goal)
71'
M. López- sub ->Quilindschy Hartman
Zakaria Bakkali- sub ->Denilho Cleonise
74'
Thierry Lutonda- sub ->Godfried Roemeratoe
46'
90'
Bart Nieuwkoop- Yellow

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, 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

RKC Waalwijk
G
Mark Spenkelink 13.Netherlands
8.7
G
Jeroen Houwen 21.Netherlands
D
Shawn Adewoye 4.Belgium
5.6
45'
D
Julian Lelieveld 2.Netherlands
7.0
D
J. Gaari 23.Curaçao
6.8
D
Aaron Meijers 28.Netherlands
6.8
M
Filip Stevanovic 10.Serbia
6.4
46'
M
Chris Lokesa 14.Belgium
7.0
M
G. Roemeratoe 24.Curaçao
6.4
46'
M
Y. Oukili 6.Morocco
6.3
M
Denilho Cleonise 7.Netherlands
7.1
74' 25'
M
K. Felida 35.Curaçao
F
Michiel Kramer 29.Netherlands
6.8
61'
Substitutes
G
Joey Kesting 31.Netherlands
D
Thierry Lutonda 5.Belgium
46'
D
R. Meir 22.Israel
D
Jeffrey Bruma 25.Netherlands
6.7
46'
M
Patrick Vroegh 8.Netherlands
M
Daouda Weidmann 30.France
F
David Min 9.Netherlands
6.6
61'
F
Zakaria Bakkali 11.Belgium
6.4
74'

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 (8.7), Julian Lelieveld (7.0), Shawn Adewoye (5.6), Juriën Gaari (6.8), Aaron Meijers (6.8), Godfried Roemeratoe  (6.4), Denilho Cleonise (7.1), Chris Lokesa (7.0), Yassin Oukili (6.3), Filip Stevanovic (6.4) and Michiel Kramer (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: David Min (6.6), Zakaria Bakkali (6.4), Jeffrey Bruma (6.7), 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

Feyenoord
G
Justin Bijlow 1.Netherlands
6.6
D
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
8.1
90' 64'
D
Lutsharel Geertruida 4.Netherlands
7.3
D
Q. Hartman 5.Netherlands
7.9
71' 42'
D
Dávid Hancko 33.Slovakia
8.2
M
Luka Ivanusec 17.Croatia
7.5
58'
M
Ramiz Zerrouki 6.Algeria
8.1
M
Quinten Timber 8.Netherlands
7.7
35'
M
C. Stengs 10.Netherlands
8.1
M
Igor Paixão 14.Brazil
6.4
46'
M
Mats Wieffer 20.Netherlands
F
Santiago Gimenez 29.Mexico
6.6
Substitutes
G
Timon Wellenreuther 22.Germany
G
Kostas Lamprou 31.Greece
D
Thomas Beelen 3.Netherlands
D
M. López 15.Peru
6.7
71'
M
Thomas van den Belt 16.Netherlands
M
A. Milambo 27.Netherlands
M
Ondrej Lingr 32.Czech Republic
F
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 7.Iran
8.5
46'
F
Ayase Ueda 9.Japan
F
Javairô Dilrosun 11.Netherlands
F
Leo Sauer 25.Slovakia
7.0
58'

Feyenoord started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Arne Slot played with: Mats Wieffer, Justin Bijlow  (6.6), Bart Nieuwkoop (8.1), Lutsharel Geertruida (7.3), David Hancko (8.2), Quilindschy Hartman (7.9), Ramiz Zerrouki (8.1), Quinten Timber (7.7), Igor Paixão (6.4), Calvin Stengs (8.1), Luka Ivanusec (7.5), Santiago Gimenez  (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Thomas Beelen, Alireza Jahanbakhsh (8.5), Ayase Ueda, Javairô Dilrosun, Marcos López (6.7), Thomas van den Belt, Timon Wellenreuther, Leo Sauer (7.0), 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 (8.5) 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.​