📏 Form Guide

RKC Waalwijk

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RKC Waalwijk head into this game following a 1-1 Eredivisie stalemate versus Excelsior.

In that match, RKC Waalwijk had 57% possession and 16 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for RKC Waalwijk was Mats Seuntjens (76'). For their opponents, Excelsior got 17 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Siebe Horemans (28') scored for Excelsior.

Under three goals per game were scored during 5 of the last 6 fixtures where RKC Waalwijk have taken part. Breaking down the goal attribution from that period, opposition teams scored a total of 5 and RKC Waalwijk managed a tally of 6.

SC Heerenveen

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Since a loss in their previous game against Feyenoord in Eredivisie action, SC Heerenveen will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, SC Heerenveen managed 30% possession and 8 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for SC Heerenveen was Mats Köhlert (17', 64'). Feyenoord got 21 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Mats Wieffer (37'), Igor Paixão (74') and Ayase Ueda (88') scored for Feyenoord.

Indicating their penchant for eventful matches, we’ve seen goals 20 times in the previous 6 matches in which SC Heerenveen have taken to the pitch, giving an average of 3.33 goals per fixture. Their opponents have managed 9 of those goals. Even so, time will tell whether that pattern shall continue on in this match.

A look at their previous results shows us that SC Heerenveen:

• haven't won against RKC Waalwijk when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
• haven't been defeated by RKC Waalwijk when they have played them away from home in the previous 12 league matches. What a record that is.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 14/01/2021 tells us that RKC Waalwijk have won 1 of these games and SC Heerenveen 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 3.

An aggregate of 16 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 8 for RKC and 8 coming from De Superfriezen. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.

The previous league game featuring these sides was Eredivisie match day 1 on 12/08/2023 when it ended SC Heerenveen 3-1 RKC Waalwijk.

The match was refereed by Marc Nagtegaal.

🗞️ Team News: RKC Waalwijk

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just the sole fitness concern for the RKC Waalwijk boss Henk Fraser to be concerned about from an otherwise fully-primed group of players. Mats Seuntjens (unknown injury) misses out.

In all likelihood, RKC Waalwijk look set to use a 4-2-3-1 system, handing starts to Etienne Vaessen, Julian Lelieveld, Jurien Gaari, Dario van den Buijs, Aaron Meijers, Yassin Oukili, Kevin Felida, Denilho Cleonise, Reuven Niemeijer, Chris Lokesa and David Min.

ℹ️ Team News: SC Heerenveen

Due to a mostly full-strength group of players, there is just the sole fitness worry for the SC Heerenveen manager Kees van Wonderen to be concerned with. Luuk Brouwers (Knock) misses out for this game.

It’s our belief that De Superfriezen seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system, settling for Mickey van der Hart, Oliver Braude, Sven van Beek, Pawel Bochniewicz, Mats Koehlert, Thom Haye, Simon Olsson, Patrik Waalemark, Anas Tahiri, Osame Sahraoui and Pelle van Amersfoort.

⚡ Prediction

In our opinion, RKC Waalwijk will need to apply a lot of pressure to score against this SC Heerenveen team who we reckon should get a goal themselves and run out victorious.

We’re therefore predicting a narrow 0-1 winning margin for SC Heerenveen at the end of the 90 minutes.

Looking forward to this.

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Andre Moura, 18:05 30/03/2024