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
- 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
Standings
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 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
, Leeroy Owusu , Wessel Dammers , Freek Heerkens , Mats Köhlert , Dries Saddiki , Pol Llonch , Che Nunnely , Thijs Oosting , Max Svensson and Jizz Hornkamp .The home team had on the bench: Elton Kabangu
, Argyris Kampetsis , Emil Bergstrom, Daniel Crowley , Ringo Meerveld, Maarten Schut, Ulrik Jenssen , Miquel Nelom, Derrick Köhn, Nikolaos Michelis , 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
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 started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Joseph Oosting played with: Etienne Vaessen
, Shawn Adewoye , Melle Meulensteen , Dario Van Den Buijs , Jurien Gaari , Vurnon Anita , Ayman Azhil , Alexander Büttner , Jens Odgaard , Michiel Kramer and Finn Stokkers .These were the players on the bench: Yassin Oukili
, Roy Kuijpers , Luuk Wouters, Iliass Bel Hassani , Mark Spenkelink, Lennerd Daneels , Saïd Bakari, Richard van der Venne , 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′).
Best player: Yassin Oukili
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was Yassin Oukili.
His rating is
with 26 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9.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.
- Feyenoord – Sparta Rotterdam – 4-0
- FC Groningen – Go Ahead Eagles – 2-1
- Willem II – RKC Waalwijk – 3-1
- Ajax – Heracles Almelo – 3-0