Willem II defeats RKC Waalwijk 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

TILBURG. Willem II defeats RKC Waalwijk 3-1.

February 7, 2022

TILBURG. Willem II defeats RKC Waalwijk 3-1. Willem II was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with T. Oosting (8′), T. Oosting (13′) and J. Hornkamp (43′). RKC Waalwijk reduced the distance with a goal (71′) by M. Kramer, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Koning Willem II Stadion stadium in Tilburg on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis who had the assistance of Richard Polman and Stefan de Groot. The 4th official was Erwin Blank. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8 degrees Celsius or 46.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Willem II

3 - 1

RKC Waalwijk

49 Ball Possession 51

Shots

6 Total 13
4 On Target 5
2 Off Target 8
0 Shots blocked 4

116 Attack 117
45 Dangerous attack 44
104 Ball safe 103

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 7

Fouls

7 Total 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Willem II was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. RKC Waalwijk that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Willem II was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Willem II won the match.

Willem II shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, RKC Waalwijk shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Willem II didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, RKC Waalwijk received 2 yellow cards (V. Anita and R. van der Venne).

Match Timeline

Thijs Oosting(goal)D. Saddiki

Thijs Oosting(goal)M. Svensson

13'

26'

43'

46'

Y. Oukili- sub ->Ayman Azhil

46'

65'

66'

71'

Michiel Kramer (goal)Y. Oukili

72'

74'

84'

85'

86'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

PSV

NEC

After this contest, Willem II will have 21 points to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk will stay with 22 points like Go Ahead Eagles to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Willem II will play away with Sparta Rotterdam on the 13th of February with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of Willem II (6 draws).

RKC Waalwijk will host Feyenoord on the 13th of February with a 8-2 head to head statistic in favor of Feyenoord (7 draws).

Willem II – Formation

Willem II

Jorn Brondeel 26.Belgium

6.8

Freek Heerkens 3.Netherlands

7.3

66'

Leeroy Owusu 13.Netherlands

7.3

Wessel Dammers 6.Netherlands

6.8

Mats Köhlert 11.Germany

6.8

Pol Llonch 8.Spain

7.0

85'

Driess Saddiki 17.Morocco

7.7

Ché Nunnely 7.Netherlands

6.4

74'

Max Svensson 15.Sweden

8.1

Thijs Oosting 29.Netherlands

8.2

8', 13'

Jizz Hornkamp 9.Netherlands

7.5

84'

43'

Substitutes

Maarten Schut 33.Netherlands

Connor van den Berg 24.Netherlands

E. Bergström 5.Sweden

Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen 4.Norway

6.4

66'

M. Nelom 18.Netherlands

Derrick Köhn 27.Germany

Nikos Michelis 25.Greece

6.7

Kilian Ludewig 2.Germany

Dan Crowley 19.England

6.3

85'

Ringo Meerveld 16.Netherlands

Elton Kabangu 14.Belgium

6.8

74'

Argyris Kampetsis 10.Greece

6.4

84'

Willem II started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Fred Grim decided to play with the following team: Jorn Brondeel (6.8), Leeroy Owusu (7.3), Wessel Dammers (6.8), Freek Heerkens (7.3), Mats Köhlert (6.8), Dries Saddiki (7.7), Pol Llonch (7.0), Che Nunnely (6.4), Thijs Oosting (8.2), Max Svensson (8.1) and Jizz Hornkamp (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Elton Kabangu (6.8), Argyris Kampetsis (6.4), Emil Bergstrom, Daniel Crowley (6.3), Ringo Meerveld, Maarten Schut, Ulrik Jenssen (6.4), Miquel Nelom, Derrick Köhn, Nikolaos Michelis (6.7), Kilian Ludewig and Connor van den Berg.

Substitutions

Willem II made 5 changes: F. Heerkens for U. Jenssen (66′), C. Nunnely for E. Kabangu (74′), M. Svensson for N. Michelis (74′), J. Hornkamp for A. Kampetsis (84′) and P. Llonch for D. Crowley (85′).

Best player: Thijs Oosting

The player that probably impressed the most for Willem II was Thijs Oosting.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 25 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

RKC Waalwijk

Etienne Vaessen 1.Netherlands

6.0

Dario Van den Buijs 24.Belgium

6.1

26'

Melle Meulensteen 3.Netherlands

6.2

Shawn Adewoye 4.Belgium

6.4

Alexander Büttner 28.Netherlands

6.8

72'

65'

J. Gaari 2.Curaçao

6.5

V. Anita 6.Netherlands

6.4

72'

Ayman Azhil 8.Morocco

6.2

46'

Michiel Kramer 29.Netherlands

7.0

71'

Finn Stokkers 9.Netherlands

6.4

46'

Jens Odgaard 7.Denmark

7.0

Substitutes

Issam El Maach 31.Morocco

Mark Spenkelink 13.Netherlands

Thierry Lutonda 5.Belgium

Lars Nieuwpoort 15.Netherlands

Ahmed Touba 59.Algeria

Luuk Wouters 34.Netherlands

Y. Oukili 33.Morocco

7.0

46'

Iliass Bel Hassani 11.Morocco

6.6

72'

Saïd Bakari 22.Comoros

Richard van der Venne 10.Netherlands

6.4

26'

86'

Roy Kuijpers 17.Netherlands

6.8

46'

Lennerd Daneels 20.Belgium

6.8

72'

RKC Waalwijk started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Joseph Oosting played with: Etienne Vaessen (6.0), Shawn Adewoye (6.4), Melle Meulensteen (6.2), Dario Van Den Buijs (6.1), Jurien Gaari (6.5), Vurnon Anita (6.4), Ayman Azhil (6.2), Alexander Büttner (6.8), Jens Odgaard (7.0), Michiel Kramer (7.0) and Finn Stokkers (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Yassin Oukili (7.0), Roy Kuijpers (6.8), Luuk Wouters, Iliass Bel Hassani (6.6), Mark Spenkelink, Lennerd Daneels (6.8), Saïd Bakari, Richard van der Venne (6.4), Issam El Maach, Thierry Lutonda, Lars Nieuwpoort and Ahmed Touba.

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: D. Van den Buijs for R. van der Venne (26′), F. Stokkers for R. Kuijpers (46′), A. Azhil for Y. Oukili (46′), A. Buttner for L. Daneels (72′) and V. Anita for I. Bel Hassani (72′).