Eredivisie: FC Twente tops RKC Waalwijk 3-0

Saragna|Oct 30, 2022 09:57 GMT

ENSCHEDE. FC Twente was ultimately too strong for RKC Waalwijk.

ENSCHEDE. FC Twente was after all too strong for RKC Waalwijk with the goal of S. Steijn (34′), S. Steijn (45′) and R. van Wolfswinkel (89′). FC Twente was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key 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 with the assistance of Maarten Ketting and Michael Osseweijer. The 4th official was Robin Hensgens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 20 degrees Celsius or 68.05 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 68%.

FC Twente

3

RKC Waalwijk

0

30 Oct 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

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

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

FC Twente shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, RKC Waalwijk shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

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

After playing this encounter, FC Twente will have 22 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk will stay with 14 points to stay in the 9th place.

Match Events

6'

6'

J. Lelieveld
21'

21'

R. van Wolfswinkel (Goal Disallowed)
34'

34'

S. Steijn

V. Cerny
45'

45'

S. Steijn
46'

46'

Robin Pröpper
46'

46'

S. Bakari

J. Lelieveld
46'

46'

Zakaria Bakkali

Patrick Vroegh
66'

66'

M. Kjolo

S. Steijn
76'

76'

D. Cleonise

V. Misidjan
76'

76'

Roy Kuijpers

Dario Van den Buijs
76'

76'

Daan Rots

Vaclav Cerny
82'

82'

F. Jozefzoon

J. Lobete
82'

82'

S. Augustijns

P. Clement
85'

85'

S. Augustijns
89'

89'

R. van Wolfswinkel
90'

90'

Casper Staring

Michel Vlap
90'

90'

Manfred Ugalde

Ricky van Wolfswinkel

Next match

In the upcoming Eredivisie match, FC Twente will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 6th of November with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (1 draw).

FC Twente

1

Go Ahead Eagles

1

6 Nov 2022 Full time

RKC Waalwijk will host AZ on the 6th of November with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of AZ (1 draw).

RKC Waalwijk

3

AZ

1

6 Nov 2022 Full time

FC Twente: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Ron Jans chose 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).

Substitutes

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′).

Top player: Sem Steijn

The player who no doubt impressed FC Twente the most 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 and Lineups

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

On the other side, 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).

Substitutes

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′).

Top player: Iliass Bel Hassani

Probably the most impressive player in RKC Waalwijk was Iliass Bel Hassani.

His rating is (6.8) with 27 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.