FC Twente conquers RKC Waalwijk 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

ENSCHEDE. FC Twente was after all too much to handle for RKC Waalwijk.

October 31, 2022

ENSCHEDE. FC Twente was in the end too strong for RKC Waalwijk with the goal of S. Steijn (34′), S. Steijn (45′) and R. van Wolfswinkel (89′). FC Twente was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Rob Dieperink who was helped by Maarten Ketting and Michael Osseweijer. The 4th official was Robin Hensgens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20 degrees Celsius or 68.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.

Match Statistics

FC Twente

3 - 0

RKC Waalwijk

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

18 Total 9
5 On Target 0
13 Off Target 9
3 Shots blocked 3

129 Attack 75
60 Dangerous attack 33
111 Ball safe 87

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

10 Total 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 62% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the match.

FC Twente shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, RKC Waalwijk shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

FC Twente received 1 yellow card (R. Propper). Regarding the opposition, RKC Waalwijk received 2 yellow cards (J. Lelieveld and S. Augustijns).

Match Timeline

Julian Lelieveld- Yellow

Ricky van Wolfswinkel(var)

21'

Sem Steijn(goal)V. Cerny

34'

Sem Steijn(goal)

45'

Robin Pröpper - Yellow

46'

Zakaria Bakkali- sub ->Patrick Vroegh

Mathias Kjølø- sub ->S. Steijn

66'

76'

Denilho Cleonise- sub ->V. Misidjan

76'

D. Rots- sub ->Vaclav Cerny

76'

82'

85'

Ricky van Wolfswinkel(goal)

89'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

PSV

NEC

After this contest, FC Twente will have 25 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, RKC Waalwijk will stay with 14 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will play away with Sparta Rotterdam on the 11th of November with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (3 draws).

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).

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente

Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany

6.7

Robin Pröpper 3.Netherlands

7.0

46'

Joshua Brenet 20.Netherlands

7.2

Gijs Smal 5.Netherlands

7.8

M. Hilgers 2.Netherlands

7.4

Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands

6.8

90'

Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands

8.6

66'

34', 45'

Ramiz Zerrouki 8.Algeria

7.6

V. Misidjan 10.Netherlands

6.6

76'

Vaclav Cerny 7.Czech Republic

7.3

76'

Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands

7.1

90'

89'

Substitutes

Issam El Maach 16.Morocco

Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland

Luca Everink 24.Netherlands

Julio Pleguezuelo 4.Spain

Anass Salah-Eddine 17.Netherlands

M. Bruns 38.Netherlands

Casper Staring 32.Netherlands

90'

Mathias Kjølø 21.Norway

6.7

66'

Manfred Ugalde 27.Costa Rica

90'

Denilho Cleonise 26.Netherlands

7.1

76'

D. Rots 11.Netherlands

6.5

76'

FC Twente started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Lars Unnerstall (6.7), Joshua Brenet (7.2), Mees Hilgers (7.4), Robin Pröpper (7.0), Gijs Smal (7.8), Ramiz Zerrouki (7.6), Michel Vlap (6.8), Václav Černý (7.3), Sem Steijn (8.6), Virgil Misidjan (6.6) and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Luca Everink, Julio Pleguezuelo, Max Bruns, Manfred Ugalde, Issam El Maach, Denilho Cleonise (7.1), Daan Rots (6.5), Anass Salah-Eddine, Przemysław Tytoń, Casper Staring and Mathias Kjølø (6.7).

Substitutions

FC Twente made 5 changes: S. Steijn for M. Kjolo (66′), V. Misidjan for D. Cleonise (76′), V. Cerny for D. Rots (76′), R. van Wolfswinkel for M. Ugalde (90′) and M. Vlap for C. Staring (90′).

Best player: Sem Steijn

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Twente was Sem Steijn.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 17 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

RKC Waalwijk

Etienne Vaessen 1.Netherlands

6.3

J. Gaari 23.Curaçao

6.5

Dario Van den Buijs 24.Belgium

6.6

76'

Julian Lelieveld 2.Netherlands

5.8

46'

Thierry Lutonda 5.Belgium

6.6

Shawn Adewoye 4.Belgium

6.6

V. Anita 6.Netherlands

6.1

Pelle Clement 14.Netherlands

6.6

82'

Patrick Vroegh 8.Netherlands

6.8

46'

Iliass Bel Hassani 11.Morocco

6.8

Julen Lobete 7.Spain

6.7

82'

Substitutes

Joel Pereira 21.Portugal

Mark Spenkelink 13.Netherlands

Lars Nieuwpoort 15.Netherlands

Luuk Wouters 34.Netherlands

Hans Mulder 12.Netherlands

Sebbe Augustijns 26.Belgium

82'

85'

Saïd Bakari 22.Comoros

6.4

46'

K. Felida 35.Curaçao

Roy Kuijpers 17.Netherlands

6.5

76'

Zakaria Bakkali 19.Belgium

6.8

46'

F. Jozefzoon 10.Suriname

82'

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

Joseph Oosting played with: Etienne Vaessen (6.3), Julian Lelieveld (5.8), Jurien Gaari (6.5), Shawn Adewoye (6.6), Dario Van Den Buijs (6.6), Thierry Lutonda (6.6), Patrick Vroegh (6.8), Vurnon Anita (6.1), Pelle Clement (6.6), Iliass Bel Hassani (6.8) and Julen Lobete (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lars Nieuwpoort, Roy Kuijpers (6.5), Luuk Wouters, Sebbe Augustijns, Hans Mulder, Zakaria Bakkali (6.8), Florian Jozefzoon, Joel Pereira, Mark Spenkelink, Saïd Bakari (6.4) and Kevin Felida.

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: P. Vroegh for Z. Bakkali (46′), J. Lelieveld for S. Bakari (46′), D. Van den Buijs for R. Kuijpers (76′), J. Lobete for F. Jozefzoon (82′) and P. Clement for S. Augustijns (82′).