ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord conquers RKC Waalwijk 1-0 after M. Wieffer scored just 1 goal (84′). Feyenoord was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (77%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Etienne Vaessen received a red card (35′). This red card was one of the reason why RKC Waalwijk lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof with the collaboration of Richard Brondijk and Joris Westhof. The 4th official was Alex Bos. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.56 degrees Celsius or 47.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
- 32 Total 5
- 14 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 3
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 162 Attack 57
- 130 Dangerous attack 10
- 102 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 19 Corners 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Feyenoord had a superior ball possession 77% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord was more pushing with 130 dangerous attacks and 32 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the match.
Feyenoord shot 32 times, 14 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, RKC Waalwijk shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Feyenoord didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, RKC Waalwijk received 2 yellow cards (Reuven Niemeijer and Julian Lelieveld).
Also, RKC Waalwijk didn’t end the match with 11 players after Etienne Vaessen (RKC Waalwijk) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (35′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Feyenoord has 52 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, RKC Waalwijk will stays with 18 points to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will play away with Almere City on the 25th of February with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Feyenoord (0 draws).
RKC Waalwijk will host Fortuna Sittard on the 25th of February with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Fortuna Sittard (5 draws).
Feyenoord – Formation
Feyenoord
46'
84'
Feyenoord adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Timon Wellenreuther , Lutsharel Geertruida , Thomas Beelen , David Hancko , Quilindschy Hartman , Mats Wieffer , Quinten Timber , Yankuba Minteh , Calvin Stengs , Luka Ivanusec and Santiago Gimenez .
The home team had on the bench: Bart Nieuwkoop , Ramiz Zerrouki, Ayase Ueda , Igor Paixão , Marcos López, Leo Sauer , Givairo Read, Antoni Milambo , Kostas Lamprou, Ondrej Lingr and Mikki van Sas.
Substitutions
Feyenoord made 5 changes: Thomas Beelen for Bart Nieuwkoop (46′), Yankuba Minteh for Igor Paixão (61′), Calvin Stengs for Ayase Ueda (46′), Luka Ivanusec for Leo Sauer (78′) and Santiago Gimenez for Antoni Milambo (87′).
Player of the match: Mats Wieffer
The player that probably impressed the most for Feyenoord was Mats Wieffer.
His rating is with 1 goal, 91 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13.
RKC Waalwijk – Formation
RKC Waalwijk
35'
23'
Also RKC Waalwijk adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Henk Fraser played with: Etienne Vaessen , Julian Lelieveld , Shawn Adewoye , Dario Van den Buijs , Aaron Meijers , G. Roemeratoe , Yassin Oukili , Denilho Cleonise , Reuven Niemeijer , Chris Lokesa and David Min .
They had on the bench: K. Felida, Thierry Lutonda , Patrick Vroegh, Filip Stevanovic, Mark Spenkelink, Richonell Margaret , Jeroen Houwen , Ilias Takidine , J. Gaari , Jeffrey Bruma, Michiel Kramer and Daouda Weidmann.
RKC Waalwijk could not rely on the presence of Thierry Lutonda (injured).
Substitutions
RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: Denilho Cleonise for Jeroen Houwen (39′), Julian Lelieveld for J. Gaari (46′), Aaron Meijers for Thierry Lutonda (63′), Reuven Niemeijer for Ilias Takidine (81′) and David Min for Richonell Margaret (82′).
Player of the match: Dario Van den Buijs
The player that probably impressed the most for RKC Waalwijk was Dario Van den Buijs.
His rating is with 33 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Vitesse – FC Volendam – 1-1
- FC Twente – FC Utrecht – 0-1
- Ajax – NEC – 2-2
- Feyenoord – RKC Waalwijk – 1-0
