RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam draw 1-1. A. Verschueren scored the first own goal (52') for RKC Waalwijk. J. Kitolano made it even (82') with a penalty kick.

RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

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WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam draw 1-1. A. Verschueren scored the first own goal (52′) for RKC Waalwijk. J. Kitolano settled the score (82′) with a penalty.

The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Alex Bos with the collaboration of Stefan de Groot and Halis Murat Kucukerbir. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.85 degrees Celsius or 42.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 10 Total 15
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 105 Attack 123
  • 42 Dangerous attack 38
  • 67 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 21 Total 6
  • 5 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. RKC Waalwijk was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Sparta Rotterdam that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

RKC Waalwijk was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough RKC Waalwijk to win the match​.

RKC Waalwijk shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

RKC Waalwijk received 4 yellow cards (Etienne Vaessen, J. Gaari, Aaron Meijers and Michiel Kramer). Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards (Metinho and Arno Verschueren).

(RKC Waalwijk) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (75′).

Match Timeline

J. Gaari- Yellow
8'
Julian Lelieveld- sub ->J. Gaari
46'
46'
Metinho- Yellow
52'
Arno Verschueren(own-goal)
Michiel Kramer - Yellow
54'
57'
Arno Verschueren- Yellow
64'
C. Neghli- sub ->Saïd Bakari
65'
K. Saito- sub ->Shunsuke Mito
67'
Pelle Clement- sub ->Metinho
Reuven Niemeijer- sub ->Michiel Kramer
73'
G. Roemeratoe- Red
75'
79'
C. Neghli(VAR)
82'
Joshua Kitolano (penalty)
Etienne Vaessen- Yellow
81'
Aaron Meijers- Yellow
87'
David Min- sub ->Chris Lokesa
85'
K. Felida- sub ->Denilho Cleonise
86'

Standings

After playing this match, RKC Waalwijk has 15 points to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam will has 26 points like Go Ahead Eagles to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will play away against FC Twente on the 3rd of February with a 14-6 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam will host PEC Zwolle on the 4th of February with a 6-5 head to head in favor of PEC Zwolle (3 draws).

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

RKC Waalwijk
G
Etienne Vaessen 1.Netherlands
7.8
81'
D
Shawn Adewoye 4.Belgium
7.0
D
Aaron Meijers 28.Netherlands
6.6
87'
D
J. Gaari 23.Curaçao
7.0
46' 8'
D
7.1
M
Denilho Cleonise 7.Netherlands
7.0
86'
M
Chris Lokesa 14.Belgium
6.8
85'
M
G. Roemeratoe 24.Curaçao
6.4
75'
M
Y. Oukili 6.Morocco
8.1
M
Mats Seuntjens  20.Netherlands
7.0
F
Michiel Kramer  29.Netherlands
6.7
73' 54'
Substitutes
G
Mark Spenkelink 13.Netherlands
G
Jeroen Houwen 21.Netherlands
D
Thierry Lutonda 5.Belgium
D
Jeffrey Bruma 25.Netherlands
D
Julian Lelieveld 2.Netherlands
7.0
46'
M
K. Felida 35.Curaçao
6.7
86'
M
Patrick Vroegh 8.Netherlands
M
Daouda Weidmann 30.France
F
Reuven Niemeijer 27.Netherlands
5.4
73'
F
David Min 9.Netherlands
7.0
85'
F
Filip Stevanovic 10.Serbia
F
Zakaria Bakkali 11.Belgium

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

The manager Henk Fraser decided to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen (7.8), J. Gaari (7.0), Shawn Adewoye (7.0), Dario Van den Buijs (7.1), Aaron Meijers (6.6), Denilho Cleonise (7.0), G. Roemeratoe (6.4), Yassin Oukili (8.1), Chris Lokesa (6.8), Mats Seuntjens (7.0) and Michiel Kramer (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Julian Lelieveld (7.0), Reuven Niemeijer (5.4), K. Felida (6.7), Thierry Lutonda, Patrick Vroegh, David Min (7.0), Filip Stevanovic, Zakaria Bakkali, Mark Spenkelink, Jeroen Houwen, Jeffrey Bruma and Daouda Weidmann.

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 4 changes: Michiel Kramer for Reuven Niemeijer (73′), J. Gaari for Julian Lelieveld (46′), Chris Lokesa for David Min (85′) and Denilho Cleonise for K. Felida (86′).

Player of the match: Yassin Oukili​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was Yassin Oukili.

His rating is 8.1 with 33 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 10.

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
6.7
D
Saïd Bakari 2.Comoros
7.1
64'
D
Tijs Velthuis 4.Netherlands
D
D. van der Kust 5.Suriname
7.0
D
Bart Vriends  3.Netherlands
7.5
D
Mike Eerdhuijzen 4.Netherlands
7.3
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 6.Netherlands
M
S. Mito 7.Japan
7.0
65'
M
7.3
Goals82'
M
R. Rosario 9.Curaçao
M
Arno Verschueren 10.Belgium
7.1
57'
M
Metinho 6.Brazil
6.7
67' 46'
M
Django Warmerdam  11.Netherlands
7.3
F
C. Brym 9.Canada
6.4
Substitutes
G
Y. Schoonderwaldt 20.Netherlands
G
Delano van Crooy 30.Netherlands
D
R. Meissen 14.Netherlands
D
J. den 12.Netherlands
M
H. El Dahri 16.Netherlands
M
Pelle Clement 18.Netherlands
6.7
67'
F
C. Neghli 17.Algeria
7.5
64'
F
K. Saito 19.Japan
7.1
65'

Sparta Rotterdam started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Tijs Velthuis, Jonathan de Guzmán, Rayvien Rosario, N. Olij (6.7), Saïd Bakari (7.1), Bart Vriends (7.5), Mike Eerdhuijzen (7.3), Djevencio van der Kust (7.0), Metinho (6.7), Joshua Kitolano (7.3) and Shunsuke Mito (7.0), Arno Verschueren (7.1), Django Warmerdam (7.3), Charles-Andreas Brym (6.4).

They had on the bench: Rick Meissen, Jay den Haan, Max de Ligt, Hamza el Dahri, Camiel Neghli (7.5), Pelle Clement (6.7), Koki Saito (7.1), Youri Schoonderwaldt, Dano Lourens and Delano van Crooy.

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 3 changes: Shunsuke Mito for Koki Saito (65′), Saïd Bakari for Camiel Neghli (64′) and Metinho for Pelle Clement (67′).

Player of the match: Bart Vriends​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Bart Vriends.

His rating is 7.5 with 79 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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