RKC Waalwijk draws 0-0 with Almere City on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS

WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk and Almere City played out a goalless draw.

RKC Waalwijk draws 0-0 with Almere City on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS

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WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk and Almere City didn’t manage to score any goal on Thursday..

The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 6,713 spectators.​ The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof assisted by Mark Janssen and Thomas Krijt. The 4th official was Thomas Hardeman. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.25 degrees Celsius or 55.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 15 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 6
  • 91 Attack 120
  • 45 Dangerous attack 64
  • 78 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 6 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. RKC Waalwijk was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Almere City that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Almere City was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Almere City to win the match​.

RKC Waalwijk shot 15 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Almere City shot 9 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

RKC Waalwijk received 2 yellow cards (G. Roemeratoe and Mats Seuntjens ). On the other side, Almere City received 1 yellow card (Théo Barbet).

Match Timeline

Thierry Lutonda- sub ->Aaron Meijers
19'
G. Roemeratoe- Yellow
39'
48'
Théo Barbet- Yellow
53'
Álvaro Peña- sub ->Théo Barbet
53'
J. Ritmeester van de Kamp- sub ->Kornelius Hansen
Mats Seuntjens - Yellow
60'
68'
Andreas Hagen- sub ->Joey Jacobs
Denilho Cleonise- sub ->Richonell Margaret
72'
Zakaria Bakkali- sub ->Mats Seuntjens 
81'
Michiel Kramer - sub ->David Min
81'
Reuven Niemeijer- sub ->Chris Lokesa
81'
88'
Adi Nalic- sub ->Yoann Cathline

Standings

After playing this match, RKC Waalwijk has 24 points to hold in the 15th place. On the other side, Almere City will has 32 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will play away against FC Volendam on the 7th of April with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of FC Volendam (4 draws).

Almere City will play away against Go Ahead Eagles on the 7th of April with a 18-4 head to head statistic in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (8 draws).

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

RKC Waalwijk
G
Etienne Vaessen 1.Netherlands
7.1
D
Julian Lelieveld 2.Netherlands
8.1
D
8.2
D
J. Gaari 23.Curaçao
7.0
D
Aaron Meijers 28.Netherlands
6.7
19'
M
Chris Lokesa 14.Belgium
6.4
81'
M
G. Roemeratoe 24.Curaçao
7.0
39'
M
Y. Oukili 6.Morocco
7.3
M
Richonell Margaret 19.Netherlands
7.5
72'
M
Mats Seuntjens  20.Netherlands
7.0
81' 60'
F
David Min 9.Netherlands
7.3
81'
Substitutes
G
Mark Spenkelink 13.Netherlands
G
Jeroen Houwen 21.Netherlands
D
Thierry Lutonda 5.Belgium
7.0
19'
D
Jeffrey Bruma 25.Netherlands
M
Patrick Vroegh 8.Netherlands
M
K. Felida 35.Curaçao
F
Denilho Cleonise 7.Netherlands
6.8
72'
F
Filip Stevanovic 10.Serbia
F
Zakaria Bakkali 11.Belgium
6.4
81'
F
Ilias Takidine 22.Belgium
F
Michiel Kramer  29.Netherlands
6.8
81'
F
Reuven Niemeijer 27.Netherlands
6.4
81'

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 (7.1), Julian Lelieveld (8.1), J. Gaari (7.0), Dario Van den Buijs (8.2), Aaron Meijers (6.7), G. Roemeratoe (7.0), Y. Oukili (7.3), Richonell Margaret (7.5), Mats Seuntjens  (7.0), Chris Lokesa (6.4) and David Min (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Reuven Niemeijer (6.4), K. Felida, Thierry Lutonda (7.0), Denilho Cleonise (6.8), Patrick Vroegh, Filip Stevanovic, Zakaria Bakkali (6.4), Mark Spenkelink, Jeroen Houwen, Ilias Takidine, Jeffrey Bruma and Michiel Kramer  (6.8).

RKC Waalwijk could not rely on the presence of Thierry Lutonda (injured).

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: Aaron Meijers for Thierry Lutonda (19′), Chris Lokesa for Reuven Niemeijer (81′), Richonell Margaret for Denilho Cleonise (72′), Mats Seuntjens  for Zakaria Bakkali (81′) and David Min for Michiel Kramer  (81′).

Player of the match: Dario Van den Buijs​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was Dario Van den Buijs.

His rating is 8.2 with 57 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.

Almere City – Formation

Almere City
G
7.0
D
Damian van Bruggen 4.Netherlands
7.3
D
S. Floranus 2.Curaçao
7.1
D
Joey Jacobs 3.Netherlands
7.3
68'
D
Théo Barbet 22.France
6.6
53' 48'
M
Hamdi Akujobi 20.Netherlands
6.7
M
Peer Koopmeiners 15.Netherlands
7.3
M
Yoann Cathline 19.France
6.8
88'
M
S. Resink 28.Netherlands
7.0
F
Thomas Robinet 9.France
7.3
F
Kornelius Hansen 17.Norway
6.4
53'
Substitutes
G
Agil Etemadi 29.Netherlands
G
J. van 52.Netherlands
D
Loïc Mbe Soh 5.France
D
C. Mamengi 25.Netherlands
M
Pascu 14.Spain
M
Adi Nalic 16.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
88'
M
Milan Corryn 21.Belgium
M
Álvaro Peña 6.Spain
7.0
53'
M
J. Ritmeester van de Kamp 39.Netherlands
7.0
53'
F
J. van Duiven 7.Netherlands
F
Faiz Mattoir 24.Comoros
F
Andreas Hagen 27.Netherlands
6.7
68'

Almere City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Alex Pastoor played with: Samuel Sahin-Radlinger (7.0), Joey Jacobs (7.3), Damian van Bruggen (7.3), Théo Barbet (6.6), S. Floranus (7.1), Hamdi Akujobi (6.7), Peer Koopmeiners (7.3), S. Resink (7.0), Yoann Cathline (6.8), Kornelius Hansen (6.4) and Thomas Robinet (7.3).

They had on the bench: Álvaro Peña (7.0), J. Ritmeester van de Kamp (7.0), Loïc Mbe Soh, J. van Duiven, Pascu, Adi Nalic (7.0), Milan Corryn, Faiz Mattoir, C. Mamengi, Andreas Hagen (6.7), Agil Etemadi and J. van der Wilt.

Substitutions

Almere City made 4 changes: Théo Barbet for Álvaro Peña (53′), Kornelius Hansen for J. Ritmeester van de Kamp (53′), Joey Jacobs for Andreas Hagen (68′) and Yoann Cathline for Adi Nalic (88′).

Player of the match: Damian van Bruggen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Almere City was Damian van Bruggen.

His rating is 7.3 with 33 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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