WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk and SC Heerenveen didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot with the assistance of Patrick Inia and Joris Westhof. The 4th official was Robin Hensgens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

RKC Waalwijk

0 - 0

SC Heerenveen

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 6 Total 18
  • 0 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 16
  • 0 Shots blocked 4
  • 103 Attack 99
  • 44 Dangerous attack 61
  • 110 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. RKC Waalwijk was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. SC Heerenveen that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

SC Heerenveen was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough SC Heerenveen to win the match​.

RKC Waalwijk shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, SC Heerenveen shot 18 times, 2 on target, 16 off target.

Cards

RKC Waalwijk received 3 yellow cards (J. Gaari, V. Anita and R. Kuijpers). Regarding the opposition, SC Heerenveen received 2 yellow cards (S. van Beek and T. Haye).

Match Timeline

J. Gaari- Yellow
35'
47'
Sven van Beek - Yellow
61'
61'
76'
78'
Filip Stevanovic- sub ->A. Musaba
79'
79'
86'
87'
90'
Thom Haye- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ajax
83
34
PSV
81
34
Feyenoord
71
34
FC Twente
68
34
AZ
61
34
Vitesse
51
34
FC Utrecht
47
34
SC Heerenveen
41
34
SC Cambuur
39
34
RKC Waalwijk
38
34
NEC
38
34
FC Groningen
36
34
Go Ahead Eagles
36
34
Sparta Rotterdam
35
34
Fortuna Sittard
35
34
Heracles Almelo
34
34
Willem II
33
34
PEC Zwolle
27
34

After playing this match, RKC Waalwijk will have 24 points to hold in the 14th place. On the other side, SC Heerenveen will have 27 points like Heracles Almelo and Go Ahead Eagles to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will play away against Vitesse on the 20th of March with a 13-5 head to head in favor of Vitesse (3 draws).

SC Heerenveen will host Heracles Almelo on the 18th of March with a 17-10 head to head in favor of Heracles Almelo (7 draws).

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

RKC Waalwijk
G
Etienne Vaessen 1.Netherlands
6.8
D
J. Gaari 2.Curaçao
7.0
35'
D
Ahmed Touba 59.Algeria
6.5
D
Melle Meulensteen 3.Netherlands
7.4
D
Luuk Wouters 34.Netherlands
6.6
61'
D
Shawn Adewoye 4.Belgium
7.3
86'
M
V. Anita 6.Netherlands
6.4
78'
M
Richard van der Venne 10.Netherlands
6.7
79'
M
Achraf El Bouchataoui 14.Netherlands
7.4
61'
F
Michiel Kramer 29.Netherlands
6.4
F
Jens Odgaard 7.Denmark
6.1
Substitutes
G
Issam El Maach 31.Morocco
G
Joel Pereira 21.Portugal
D
Thierry Lutonda 5.Belgium
D
Hans Mulder 12.Netherlands
M
Saïd Bakari 22.Comoros
6.4
61'
M
Ayman Azhil 8.Morocco
M
Iliass Bel Hassani 11.Morocco
7.0
61'
M
Y. Oukili 33.Morocco
F
Lennerd Daneels 20.Belgium
F
Roy Kuijpers 17.Netherlands
6.5
86' 90'
F
Finn Stokkers 9.Netherlands
6.4
79'

RKC Waalwijk started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen (6.8), Jurien Gaari (7.0), Shawn Adewoye (7.3), Melle Meulensteen (7.4), Ahmed Touba (6.5), Luuk Wouters (6.6), Achraf El Bouchataoui (7.4), Vurnon Anita (6.4), Richard van der Venne (6.7), Jens Odgaard (6.1) and Michiel Kramer (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Lennerd Daneels, Thierry Lutonda, Roy Kuijpers (6.5), Saïd Bakari (6.4), Ayman Azhil, Finn Stokkers (6.4), Iliass Bel Hassani (7.0), Hans Mulder, Issam El Maach, Yassin Oukili and Joel Pereira.

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 4 changes: L. Wouters for S. Bakari (61′), A. El Bouchataoui for I. Bel Hassani (61′), R. van der Venne for F. Stokkers (79′) and S. Adewoye for R. Kuijpers (86′).

Best player: Achraf El Bouchataoui​

The most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was Achraf El Bouchataoui.

His rating is (7.4) with 44 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

SC Heerenveen – Formation

SC Heerenveen
G
Erwin Mulder 1.Netherlands
6.5
D
Nick Bakker 15.Netherlands
6.7
D
Sven van Beek 4.Netherlands
7.1
47'
D
Joost van Aken 3.Netherlands
7.4
M
Rami Kaib 13.Tunisia
7.4
87'
M
Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands
7.4
M
Thom Haye 33.Netherlands
7.8
90'
M
Anas Tahiri 26.Morocco
7.4
F
Siem de Jong 6.Netherlands
7.1
76'
F
Anthony Musaba 11.Netherlands
6.5
79'
F
S. van Hooijdonk 20.Netherlands
6.9
Substitutes
G
Jan Bekkema 23.Netherlands
G
Xavier Mous 22.Netherlands
D
Syb van Ottele 2.Netherlands
D
I. Drešević 14.Kosovo
M
Jan Ras 19.Netherlands
M
Hamdi Akujobi 18.Netherlands
M
Rami Al Hajj 17.Sweden
7.1
76'
M
Nicolas Madsen 29.Denmark
6.8
87'
F
Arjen van der Heide 16.Netherlands
F
Filip Stevanovic 7.Serbia
6.6
79'

SC Heerenveen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Ole Tobiasen played with: Erwin Mulder (6.5), Sven van Beek (7.1), Nick Bakker (6.7), Joost van Aken (7.4), Milan van Ewijk (7.4), Thom Haye (7.8), Anas Tahiri (7.4), Rami Kaib (7.4), Siem de Jong (7.1), Anthony Musaba (6.5) and Sydney van Hooijdonk (6.9).

They had on the bench: Jan Ras, Arjen Van Der Heide, Filip Stevanović (6.6), Hamdi Akujobi, Jan Bekkema, Syb van Ottele, Ibrahim Drešević, Xavier Mous, Rami Al Hajj (7.1) and Nicolas Madsen (6.8).

Substitutions

SC Heerenveen made 3 changes: S. de Jong for R. Al Hajj (76′), A. Musaba for F. Stevanovic (79′) and R. Kaib for N. Madsen (87′).

Best player: Thom Haye​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Heerenveen was Thom Haye.

His rating is (7.8) with 47 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 13 crosses.

Results of the day

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