UTRECHT. FC Utrecht and RKC Waalwijk draw 1-1. V. Jensen scored the first goal (28′) for FC Utrecht. M. Kramer equalized (45′) with a penalty. FC Utrecht was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 22,033 spectators.​ The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the collaboration of Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Richard Martens. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.07 degrees Celsius or 46.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Utrecht

1 - 1

RKC Waalwijk

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 17 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 77 Attack 112
  • 45 Dangerous attack 32
  • 95 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 2
  • 10 Corners 4
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

FC Utrecht had a strong ball possession 57% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Utrecht had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FC Utrecht to win the match​.

FC Utrecht shot 17 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, RKC Waalwijk shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

FC Utrecht didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk received 4 yellow cards (K. Felida, Yassin Oukili, Shawn Adewoye and K. Felida).

Match Timeline

Victor Jensen(goal)
28'
43'
Aaron Meijers(VAR)
45'
Michiel Kramer (VAR)
45'
Michiel Kramer (penalty)
Ole Romeny - sub ->Mats Seuntjens
46'
58'
Y. Oukili- Yellow
63'
Shawn Adewoye- Yellow
T. Booth- sub ->Bart Ramselaar
63'
Zidane Iqbal- sub ->Oscar Fraulo
63'
65'
J. Gaari- sub ->G. Roemeratoe
Marouan Azarkan- sub ->Othmane Boussaid
73'
73'
Filip Stevanovic- sub ->Reuven Niemeijer
Jens Toornstra- sub ->Marouan Azarkan
81'
88'
K. Felida- sub ->Dario Van den Buijs
90'
K. Felida- Yellow
90'
90'
K. Felida- 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 this match, FC Utrecht has 17 points like Excelsior and PEC Zwolle to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, RKC Waalwijk will has 14 points to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away with Vitesse on the 14th of January with a 17-14 head to head record in favor of Vitesse (12 draws).

RKC Waalwijk will host Heracles Almelo on the 12th of January with a 12-6 head to head stats in favor of Heracles Almelo (5 draws).

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
Vasilis Barkas 1.Greece
7.3
D
Hidde ter Avest 5.Netherlands
7.5
D
Souffian El Karouani 16.Morocco
6.7
90'
D
Nick Viergever 24.Netherlands
6.7
D
R. Flamingo 34.Netherlands
7.1
M
Can Bozdoğan 6.Germany
7.1
M
Victor Jensen 7.Denmark
8.4
28'
M
O. Fraulo 8.Denmark
6.8
63'
M
B. Ramselaar 23.Netherlands
6.6
63'
M
Othmane Boussaid 26.Belgium
7.0
73'
F
Mats Seuntjens 21.Netherlands
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 31.Netherlands
G
C. Raatsie 32.Netherlands
D
Mark van der Maarel 2.Netherlands
D
Rickson van Hees 35.Netherlands
D
Yannick Leliendal 36.Netherlands
6.7
90'
D
Joshua Mukeh 44.Netherlands
M
T. Booth 10.United States
7.1
63'
M
Zidane Iqbal 14.Iraq
7.0
63'
M
Jens Toornstra 18.Netherlands
6.8
81'
F
Marouan Azarkan 11.Netherlands
6.8
73'
F
Ole Romeny 77.Netherlands
7.1
46'

FC Utrecht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Vasilis Barkas (7.3), Hidde ter Avest (7.5), Ryan Flamingo (7.1), Nick Viergever (6.7), Souffian El Karouani (6.7), Can Bozdogan (7.1), Oscar Fraulo (6.8), Othmane Boussaid (7.0), Victor Jensen (8.4), Bart Ramselaar (6.6) and Mats Seuntjens (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Mark van der Maarel, Taylor Booth  (7.1), Marouan Azarkan (6.8), Zidane Iqbal  (7.0), Jens Toornstra (6.8), Mattijs Branderhorst, Calvin Raatsie, Rickson van Hees, Yannick Leliendal (6.7), Joshua Mukeh and Ole Romeny (7.1).

FC Utrecht could not rely on the presence of Jens Toornstra (injured).

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 6 changes: Mats Seuntjens for Ole Romeny (46′), Othmane Boussaid for Marouan Azarkan (73′), Souffian El Karouani for Yannick Leliendal (90′), Bart Ramselaar for Taylor Booth  (63′), Oscar Fraulo for Zidane Iqbal  (63′) and Marouan Azarkan for Jens Toornstra (81′).

Player of the match: Victor Jensen​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was Victor Jensen.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 29 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

RKC Waalwijk
G
Etienne Vaessen 1.Netherlands
8.2
D
Julian Lelieveld 2.Netherlands
6.6
D
Dario Van den Buijs 3.Belgium
6.8
88'
D
Shawn Adewoye 4.Belgium
7.7
63'
D
Aaron Meijers 28.Netherlands
6.7
M
Y. Oukili 6.Morocco
7.9
58'
M
Denilho Cleonise 7.Netherlands
6.8
M
Chris Lokesa 14.Belgium
7.1
M
G. Roemeratoe 24.Curaçao
6.8
65'
M
Reuven Niemeijer 27.Netherlands
6.6
73'
F
Michiel Kramer 29.Netherlands
7.5
45'
Substitutes
G
Mark Spenkelink 13.Netherlands
G
Jeroen Houwen 21.Netherlands
D
Thierry Lutonda 5.Belgium
D
R. Meir 22.Israel
D
J. Gaari 23.Curaçao
6.7
65'
M
Patrick Vroegh 8.Netherlands
M
Daouda Weidmann 30.France
M
K. Felida 35.Curaçao
6.8
88' 90'
F
Filip Stevanovic 10.Serbia
6.7
73'
F
David Min 9.Netherlands
F
Zakaria Bakkali 11.Belgium
F
Richonell Margaret 19.Netherlands

Also RKC Waalwijk adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Henk Fraser played with: Etienne Vaessen (8.2), Julian Lelieveld (6.6), Shawn Adewoye (7.7), Dario Van den Buijs (6.8), Aaron Meijers (6.7), G. Roemeratoe (6.8), Yassin Oukili (7.9), Denilho Cleonise (6.8), Reuven Niemeijer (6.6), Chris Lokesa (7.1) and Michiel Kramer (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Filip Stevanovic (6.7), Thierry Lutonda, Patrick Vroegh, David Min, Zakaria Bakkali, Mark Spenkelink, Richonell Margaret, Jeroen Houwen, Raz Meir, J. Gaari (6.7), Daouda Weidmann and K. Felida (6.8).

RKC Waalwijk could not rely on the presence of K. Felida (injured).

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 3 changes: Dario Van den Buijs for K. Felida (88′), Reuven Niemeijer for Filip Stevanovic (73′) and G. Roemeratoe for J. Gaari (65′).

Player of the match: Etienne Vaessen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was the goalkeeper: Etienne Vaessen. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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