ENSCHEDE. FC Twente was eventually too good for RKC Waalwijk with the goal of Ricky van Wolfswinkel (21′), Myron Boadu (79′) and Younes Taha (81′). FC Twente took advantage of its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk who was helped by Michael Osseweijer and Frans Ozinga. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Twente

3 - 0

RKC Waalwijk

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 16 Total 14
  • 10 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 7
  • 137 Attack 94
  • 82 Dangerous attack 36
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 58% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente had a more offensive attitude with 82 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the match​.

FC Twente shot 16 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, RKC Waalwijk shot 14 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

FC Twente didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, RKC Waalwijk received 1 yellow card (Mats Seuntjens).

Match Timeline

Ricky van Wolfswinkel(goal)Michel Vlap
21'
40'
Mats Seuntjens - Yellow
Carel Eiting- sub ->Mathias Kjölö
55'
Naci Ünüvar- sub ->Sem Steijn
55'
56'
Ilias Takidine- sub ->Denilho Cleonise
67'
David Min- sub ->Reuven Niemeijer
Y. Regeer- sub ->Michel Vlap
70'
Y. Taha- sub ->Daan Rots
70'
Myron Boadu- sub ->Ricky van Wolfswinkel
78'
Myron Boadu(goal)Youri Regeer
79'
Y. Taha(goal)
81'
83'
J. Gaari- sub ->Julian Lelieveld
83'
Zakaria Bakkali- sub ->Chris Lokesa

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, FC Twente has 41 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk will stays with 15 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will play away against Excelsior on the 11th of February with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of FC Twente (5 draws).

RKC Waalwijk will host NEC on the 11th of February with a 18-7 head to head stats in favor of NEC (3 draws).

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente
G
Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany
8.2
D
M. Hilgers 2.Netherlands
7.5
D
Robin Pröpper 3.Netherlands
8.4
D
Gijs Smal 5.Netherlands
7.3
D
Joshua Brenet 20.Netherlands
7.5
M
Mathias Kjølø 4.Norway
7.0
55'
M
D. Rots 11.Netherlands
7.9
70'
M
Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands
6.8
55'
M
Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands
7.3
70'
M
Michal Sadílek 23.Czech Republic
7.9
F
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands
7.5
78' 21'
Substitutes
G
Issam El Maach 16.Morocco
G
Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland
D
Alfons Sampsted 12.Iceland
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 17.Belgium
D
Anass Salah-Eddine 34.Netherlands
M
Carel Eiting 6.Netherlands
7.0
55'
M
Y. Regeer 8.Netherlands
7.5
70'
M
Gijs Besselink 41.Netherlands
F
Mitchell van Bergen 7.Netherlands
F
Naci Ünüvar 10.Netherlands
7.7
55'
F
Y. Taha 19.Morocco
7.3
70' 81'
F
Myron Boadu 21.Netherlands
7.9
78' 79'

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

The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Lars Unnerstall (8.2), Joshua Brenet  (7.5), Mees Hilgers (7.5), Robin Pröpper (8.4), Gijs Smal  (7.3), Mathias Kjölö (7.0), Michal Sadilek (7.9), Daan Rots (7.9), Sem Steijn (6.8), Michel Vlap (7.3) and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Alfons Sampsted, Carel Eiting  (7.0), Mitchell van Bergen, Youri Regeer (7.5), Naci Ünüvar (7.7), Issam El Maach, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Younes Taha (7.3), Myron Boadu (7.9), Przemyslaw Tyton, Anass Salah-Eddine and Gijs Besselink.

Substitutions

FC Twente made 5 changes: Mathias Kjölö for Carel Eiting  (55′), Sem Steijn for Naci Ünüvar (55′), Ricky van Wolfswinkel for Myron Boadu (78′), Michel Vlap for Youri Regeer (70′) and Daan Rots for Younes Taha (70′).

Player of the match: Robin Pröpper​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Twente was Robin Pröpper even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 86 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10.

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

RKC Waalwijk
G
Etienne Vaessen 1.Netherlands
7.3
D
Dario Van den Buijs 3.Belgium
6.7
D
Shawn Adewoye 4.Belgium
6.7
D
Thierry Lutonda 5.Belgium
6.4
D
Julian Lelieveld 2.Netherlands
6.8
83'
M
Y. Oukili 6.Morocco
7.0
M
Denilho Cleonise 7.Netherlands
6.8
56'
M
Chris Lokesa 14.Belgium
6.4
83'
M
Reuven Niemeijer 27.Netherlands
6.6
67'
M
K. Felida 35.Curaçao
7.0
F
Mats Seuntjens 20.Netherlands
6.8
40'
Substitutes
G
Mark Spenkelink 13.Netherlands
G
Jeroen Houwen 21.Netherlands
D
J. Gaari 23.Curaçao
6.4
83'
D
Jeffrey Bruma 25.Netherlands
M
Patrick Vroegh 8.Netherlands
M
Daouda Weidmann 30.France
F
David Min 9.Netherlands
6.8
67'
F
Filip Stevanovic 10.Serbia
F
Zakaria Bakkali 11.Belgium
6.4
83'
F
Richonell Margaret 19.Netherlands
F
Ilias Takidine 22.Belgium
6.3
56'

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

Henk Fraser played with: Etienne Vaessen (7.3), Julian Lelieveld (6.8), Shawn Adewoye (6.7), Dario Van den Buijs (6.7), Thierry Lutonda (6.4), K. Felida (7.0), Yassin Oukili (7.0), Denilho Cleonise (6.8), Reuven Niemeijer (6.6), Chris Lokesa (6.4) and Mats Seuntjens (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: David Min (6.8), J. Gaari (6.4), Patrick Vroegh, Filip Stevanovic, Zakaria Bakkali (6.4), Mark Spenkelink, Richonell Margaret, Jeroen Houwen, Ilias Takidine (6.3), Jeffrey Bruma and Daouda Weidmann.

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 4 changes: Denilho Cleonise for Ilias Takidine (56′), Reuven Niemeijer for David Min (67′), Julian Lelieveld for J. Gaari (83′) and Chris Lokesa for Zakaria Bakkali (83′).

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 7.34. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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