WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk prevails over Vitesse 3-1. Vitesse lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 6,862 spectators. The referee was Allard Lindhout assisted by Rens Bluemink and Freek Vandeursen. The 4th official was Kevin Puts. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.13 degrees Celsius or 53.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 17 Total 19
- 6 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 6
- 8 Shots blocked 9
- 74 Attack 100
- 66 Dangerous attack 81
- 80 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Vitesse had a superior ball possession 57% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vitesse had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, RKC Waalwijk was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
RKC Waalwijk shot 17 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Vitesse shot 19 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
RKC Waalwijk received 2 yellow cards (G. Roemeratoe and Chris Lokesa). On the opposite side, Vitesse didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, RKC Waalwijk has 21 points like Excelsior to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Vitesse will stays with 16 points to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will play away with Excelsior on the 17th of March with a 4-1 head to head in favor of RKC Waalwijk (4 draws).
Vitesse will host Almere City on the 17th of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Almere City (0 draws).
RKC Waalwijk – Formation
RKC Waalwijk
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RKC Waalwijk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Henk Fraser decided to play with the following team: 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 .
The home team had on the bench: Thierry Lutonda, Filip Stevanovic , Zakaria Bakkali, Mark Spenkelink, Richonell Margaret , Jeroen Houwen, Ilias Takidine, J. Gaari , Jeffrey Bruma, Michiel Kramer , Daouda Weidmann and K. Felida .
Substitutions
RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: G. Roemeratoe for K. Felida (46′), Chris Lokesa for Filip Stevanovic (86′), Denilho Cleonise for Richonell Margaret (46′), Julian Lelieveld for J. Gaari (83′) and Reuven Niemeijer for Michiel Kramer (83′).
Player of the match: David Min
The player that probably impressed the most for RKC Waalwijk was David Min.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 12.
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse
Vitesse started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Edward Sturing played with: Eloy Room , Carlens Arcus , Nicolas Isimat-Mirin , Ramon Hendriks , Mica Pinto , Paxten Aaronson , Melle Meulensteen , Kacper Kozlowski , A. Hadj-Moussa , Mexx Meerdink and Amine Boutrah .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dominik Oroz, Marco van Ginkel , Joel Voelkerling Persson, Enzo Cornelisse, Thomas Buitink , Mathijs Tielemans, Toni Domgjoni, Gyan de Regt , Adrian Mazilu, Markus Schubert, Giovanni van Zwam and Tom Bramel.
Substitutions
Vitesse made 2 changes: Amine Boutrah for Gyan de Regt (46′) and Mica Pinto for Marco van Ginkel (78′).
Player of the match: Paxten Aaronson
The most impressive player for Vitesse was Paxten Aaronson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (94% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Twente – Sparta Rotterdam – 2-1
- Almere City – FC Utrecht – 1-1
- RKC Waalwijk – Vitesse – 3-1
