VOLENDAM. FC Volendam conquered RKC Waalwijk. RKC Waalwijk lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Kras Stadion stadium in Volendam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. In front of 6,769 spectators.​ The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük who was helped by Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.08 degrees Celsius or 60.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

RKC Waalwijk had a strong ball possession 59% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RKC Waalwijk was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. Even so, FC Volendam succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

FC Volendam shot 20 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk shot 15 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Volendam received 3 yellow cards (Robin Maulun, Benaissa Benamar and Safouane Karim). Regarding the opposition, RKC Waalwijk received 2 yellow cards (J. Gaari and G. Roemeratoe).

Standings

After playing this match, FC Volendam has 19 points to hold in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, RKC Waalwijk will stays with 24 points to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Volendam will play away against Excelsior on the 14th of April with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of FC Volendam (3 draws).

RKC Waalwijk will play away against AZ on the 14th of April with a 15-4 head to head record in favor of AZ (1 draw).

FC Volendam – Formation

FC Volendam adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Regillio Simons decided to play with the following team: Vivaldo Semedo, Mio Backhaus (7.8), Oskar Buur (6.4), Benaissa Benamar (7.1), J. Flint (7.3), Brian Plat (6.7), Damon Mirani (6.4), George Cox (6.4), Zach Booth (6.4), Robin Maulun (7.0), D. Johnson (8.7) and Robert Mühren (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Luke Le Roux  (6.7), Imran Nazih, Calvin Twigt  (7.0), K. van Oevelen, B. Lauwers, B. van Duijl, Q. Hoeve (6.8), Safouane Karim (7.0) and Ibrahim El Kadiri.

FC Volendam could not rely on the presence of Calvin Twigt  (injured).

Substitutions

FC Volendam made 4 changes: Robin Maulun for Luke Le Roux  (61′), George Cox for Calvin Twigt  (69′), Zach Booth for Q. Hoeve (80′) and D. Johnson for Safouane Karim (79′).

Player of the match: Robert Mühren​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Volendam was Robert Mühren.

His rating is 9.1 with 2 goals, 18 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He hit the woodwork once times.

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

Also RKC Waalwijk adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Henk Fraser played with: Etienne Vaessen (7.8), Julian Lelieveld (6.7), J. Gaari (7.0), Dario Van den Buijs (6.3), Thierry Lutonda (6.8), G. Roemeratoe (6.3), Y. Oukili (6.6), Richonell Margaret (6.8), Mats Seuntjens  (7.7), Chris Lokesa (6.7), Michiel Kramer  (7.9).

These were the players on the bench: David Min (6.7), Shawn Adewoye (6.8), Denilho Cleonise (6.4), Patrick Vroegh, Filip Stevanovic, Zakaria Bakkali, Mark Spenkelink, Jeroen Houwen, Ilias Takidine, Jeffrey Bruma, Reuven Niemeijer (7.7) and K. Felida (7.0).

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: Y. Oukili for Reuven Niemeijer (36′), Dario Van den Buijs for K. Felida (82′), Richonell Margaret for Denilho Cleonise (76′), Julian Lelieveld for Shawn Adewoye (76′) and Mats Seuntjens  for David Min (82′).

Player of the match: Michiel Kramer ​

The player that probably impressed the most for RKC Waalwijk was Michiel Kramer .

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• SC Heerenveen – FC Utrecht – 2-3
• FC Volendam – RKC Waalwijk – 3-2
• Go Ahead Eagles – Almere City – 1-1
• Vitesse – NEC – 0-3
• Feyenoord – Ajax – 6-0