RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk finds its way back against Sparta Rotterdam with 2 goals from A. Verschueren from a goal on the 75' and a goal on the 35'.

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David Brown
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RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk recovers against Sparta Rotterdam with 2 goals from A. Verschueren from a goal on the 75′ and a goal on the 35′.

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 Ingmar Oostrom with the support of Stefan de Groot and Frans Ozinga. The 4th official was Nick Smit. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.2 degrees Celsius or 59.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

RKC Waalwijk

2 - 2

Team 1

Sparta Rotterdam

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 13 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 8 Off Target 9
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 95 Attack 96
  • 52 Dangerous attack 33
  • 73 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 4 Total 1
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. RKC Waalwijk was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Sparta Rotterdam that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

RKC Waalwijk was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough RKC Waalwijk to win the match​.

RKC Waalwijk shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

RKC Waalwijk received 2 yellow cards (I. Bel Hassani and S. Adewoye). Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam didn’t receive any yellow card.

Also, Sparta Rotterdam didn’t finish the match with 11 players after S. Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (62′).

Match Timeline

Michiel Kramer (goal)I. Bel Hassani
11'
35'
Arno Verschueren(goal)
42'
Patrick Vroegh- sub ->D. Van den Buijs
46'
60'
62'
65'
67'
Zakaria Bakkali- sub ->I. Bel Hassani
72'
75'
Arno Verschueren(goal)V. van Crooij
80'
Joshua Kitolano - sub ->Y. Namli
86'
88'
88'
Shawn Adewoye- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After this match, RKC Waalwijk will have 10 points to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam will have 11 points to sit in the 8th place.

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 statistic in favor of FC Emmen (4 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam will host FC Twente on the 11th of November with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (3 draws).

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

RKC Waalwijk
G
Etienne Vaessen 1.Netherlands
7.1
D
J. Gaari 23.Curaçao
6.5
D
Dario Van den Buijs 24.Belgium
6.1
46'
D
Julian Lelieveld 2.Netherlands
6.6
D
Thierry Lutonda 5.Belgium
6.8
D
Shawn Adewoye 4.Belgium
6.9
90'
M
V. Anita 6.Netherlands
6.4
M
Iliass Bel Hassani 11.Morocco
8.3
72' 67' Goals60'
M
Pelle Clement 14.Netherlands
6.4
86'
F
Michiel Kramer  29.Netherlands
7.1
42' Goals11'
F
Julen Lobete 7.Spain
7.0
Substitutes
G
Mark Spenkelink 13.Netherlands
G
Joel Pereira 21.Portugal
D
Luuk Wouters 34.Netherlands
M
Patrick Vroegh 8.Netherlands
7.0
46'
M
Saïd Bakari 22.Comoros
M
Hans Mulder 12.Netherlands
M
Sebbe Augustijns 26.Belgium
M
K. Felida 35.Curaçao
M
Y. Oukili 33.Morocco
F
Roy Kuijpers 17.Netherlands
7.1
42'
F
M. Biereth 9.Denmark
86'
F
Zakaria Bakkali 19.Belgium
6.5
72'

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 (7.1), Julian Lelieveld (6.6), Jurien Gaari (6.5), Shawn Adewoye (6.9), Dario Van Den Buijs (6.1), Thierry Lutonda (6.8), Iliass Bel Hassani (8.3), Vurnon Anita (6.4), Pelle Clement (6.4), Michiel Kramer (7.1) and Julen Lobete (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick Vroegh (7.0), Roy Kuijpers (7.1), Saïd Bakari, Hans Jorge Mulder, Sebbe Augustijns, Kevin Felida, Mark Spenkelink, Mika Biereth, Luuk Wouters, Joel Pereira Castro, Yassin Oukili and Zakaria Bakkali (6.5).

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 4 changes: M. Kramer for R. Kuijpers (42′), D. Van den Buijs for P. Vroegh (46′), I. Bel Hassani for Z. Bakkali (72′) and P. Clement for M. Biereth (86′).

Best player: Iliass Bel Hassani​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was Iliass Bel Hassani.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Y. Schoonderwaldt 1.Netherlands
6.2
D
Bart Vriends  3.Netherlands
7.0
D
Mica Pinto 5.Portugal
6.8
D
S. Sambo 2.Netherlands
6.4
62'
D
Adil Auassar 4.Netherlands
6.7
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 6.Netherlands
6.1
65'
M
Arno Verschueren 8.Belgium
8.7
88' Goals35', 75'
M
Sven Mijnans 10.Netherlands
6.9
88'
F
Younes Namli 7.Denmark
6.7
80'
F
V. van Crooij 11.Netherlands
7.4
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
8.1
Substitutes
G
Delano van Crooy 20.Netherlands
G
Ishan Kort 30.Suriname
D
Jeremy van Mullem 22.Netherlands
6.6
88'
D
Aaron Meijers 15.Netherlands
D
Omar Rekik  13.Tunisia
6.6
88'
D
Dirk Abels  12.Netherlands
6.5
65'
D
Mike Eerdhuijzen 14.Netherlands
M
Patrick Brouwer 21.Netherlands
M
Jason Lokilo 17.DR Congo
M
Joshua Kitolano  16.Norway
6.8
80'
F
K. Saito 18.Japan
F
Mario Engels 19.Germany

Sparta Rotterdam started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Maurice Steijn played with: Youri Schoonderwaldt (6.2), Shurandy Sambo (6.4), Bart Vriends (7.0), Adil Auassar (6.7), Mica Pinto (6.8), Jonathan de Guzmán (6.1), Sven Mijnans (6.9), Arno Verschueren (8.7), Younes Namli (6.7), Tobias Lauritsen (8.1) and Vito van Crooij (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Jeremy Van Mullem (6.6), Delano van Crooij, Patrick Brouwer, Aaron Meijers, Omar Rekik (6.6), Jason Eyenga-Lokilo, Dirk Abels (6.5), Mike Eerdhuijzen, Ishan Kort, Koki Saito, Joshua Kitolano (6.8) and Mario Engels.

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 4 changes: J. de Guzman for D. Abels (65′), Y. Namli for J. Kitolano (80′), S. Mijnans for O. Rekik (88′) and A. Verschueren for J. Van Mullem (88′).

Best player: Arno Verschueren​

The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Arno Verschueren.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 30 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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