WAALWIJK. Feyenoord conquers RKC Waalwijk 1-0 after D. scored a penalty (68′). Feyenoord took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Edwin van de Graaf with the assistance of Rob van de Ven and Dyon Fikkert. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 9 Total 18
- 3 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 11
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 76 Attack 141
- 49 Dangerous attack 61
- 97 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 5
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
Feyenoord had a superior ball possession 60% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the match.
RKC Waalwijk shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Feyenoord shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
RKC Waalwijk received 2 yellow cards (I. Bel Hassani and J. Gaari). On the other side, Feyenoord didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, RKC Waalwijk stays with 0 points to occupy the 16th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Feyenoord has 0 points (11th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will host FC Emmen on the 28th of January with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of FC Emmen (4 draws).
RKC Waalwijk – Formation
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 , Julian Lelieveld , Jurien Gaari , Shawn Adewoye , Dario Van Den Buijs , Thierry Lutonda , Iliass Bel Hassani , Yassin Oukili , Patrick Vroegh , Michiel Kramer and Lennerd Daneels .
The home team had on the bench: Mark Spenkelink, Roy Kuijpers , Vurnon Anita , Hans Mulder, Sebbe Augustijns, Lars Nieuwpoort, Saïd Bakari, Pelle Clement , Joel Pereira, Julen Lobete , Florian Jozefzoon and Luuk Wouters.
Substitutions
RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: I. Bel Hassani for V. Anita (57′), L. Daneels for F. Jozefzoon (57′), T. Lutonda for P. Clement (76′), D. Van den Buijs for R. Kuijpers (83′) and Y. Oukili for J. Lobete (83′).
Best player: Etienne Vaessen
The player that probably impressed the most for RKC Waalwijk was the goalkeeper: Etienne Vaessen. His rating is 7.93. He performed 7 saves.
Feyenoord – Formation
Feyenoord started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Arne Slot played with: Justin Bijlow , Lutsharel Geertruida , Gernot Trauner , Jacob Rasmussen , Quilindschy Hartman , Quinten Timber , Orkun Kökçü , Javairô Dilrosun , Sebastian Szymański , Oussama Idrissi and Danilo .
These were the players on the bench: Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Santiago Giménez , Marcus Pedersen , Ofir Marciano, Jens Toornstra , Mimeirhel Benita, Noah Naujoks, Patrik Wålemark , Mohamed Taabouni and Timon Wellenreuther.
Feyenoord could not rely on the presence of M. Taabouni (injured) and S. Gimenez (injured).
Substitutions
Feyenoord made 5 changes: O. Idrissi for P. Walemark (46′), O. Kokcu for J. Toornstra (46′), S. Szymanski for M. Pedersen (70′), Q. Hartman for M. Taabouni (77′) and Danilo for S. Gimenez (88′).
Best player: Gernot Trauner
The player that probably impressed the most for Feyenoord was Gernot Trauner even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 82 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Groningen – Go Ahead Eagles – 1-0
- RKC Waalwijk – Feyenoord – 0-1
- Sparta Rotterdam – Ajax – 0-1