Eredivisie: FC Twente grabs a 2-1 win against RKC Waalwijk 2-1

WAALWIJK. FC Twente defeated RKC Waalwijk to win 2-1. A goal from D. Limnios was decisive in the 90min.

WAALWIJK. FC Twente overcame RKC Waalwijk to win 2-1. A goal from D. Limnios was decisive in the 90min. It was FC Twente to strike first with a goal of R. van Wolfswinkel at the 23′. Then it was a goal in the 74′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Limnios gave the win to FC Twente in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin Perez with the help of Rob van de Ven and Don Frijn. The 4th official was Luuk Timmer. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold around 3.7 degrees Celsius or 38.64 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 72%.​

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  RKC Waalwijk

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  FC Twente

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  25 Feb 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. RKC Waalwijk was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. FC Twente that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

FC Twente was more aggressive with 92 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons FC Twente won the match.​

RKC Waalwijk shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, FC Twente shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

RKC Waalwijk received 2 yellow cards (R. van der Venne and I. Bel Hassani). On the other side, FC Twente received 2 yellow cards (J. Brenet and M. Bruns).

After this encounter, RKC Waalwijk will stay with 23 points like Heracles Almelo and Go Ahead Eagles to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, FC Twente will have 42 points to stay in the 5th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Eredivisie match, RKC Waalwijk will play away with Ajax on the 6th of March with a 15-0 head to head record in favor of Ajax (2 draws).

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  Ajax

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  RKC Waalwijk

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  6 Mar 2022 Full time

FC Twente will host SC Cambuur on the 6th of March with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (2 draws).

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  FC Twente

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  SC Cambuur

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  6 Mar 2022 Full time

RKC Waalwijk: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Joseph Oosting chose to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen (6.2), Jurien Gaari (7.1), Melle Meulensteen (6.4), Dario Van Den Buijs (7.6), Ahmed Touba (7.3), Alexander Büttner (7.6), Yassin Oukili (7.3), Vurnon Anita (6.2), Richard van der Venne (6.8), Michiel Kramer (7.1) and Jens Odgaard (7.0).

Substitutes

RKC Waalwijk made 4 changes: M. Meulensteen for S. Bakari (46′), D. Van den Buijs for I. Bel Hassani (61′), R. van der Venne for R. Kuijpers (72′) and A. Buttner for L. Wouters (85′).

Top player: Alexander Büttner

The player who no doubt impressed RKC Waalwijk the most was Alexander Büttner.

His rating is (7.6) with 37 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.

FC Twente: Formation and Lineups

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

On the other side, Ron Jans played with: Lars Unnerstall (7.4), Joshua Brenet (6.1), Max Bruns (7.0), Julio Pleguezuelo (7.2), Gijs Smal (7.4), Ramiz Zerrouki (7.9), Michal Sadílek (7.3), Daan Rots (6.6), Michel Vlap (8.0), Virgil Misidjan (5.3) and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.1).

Substitutes

FC Twente made 3 changes: M. Vlap for D. Limnios (78′), V. Misidjan for V. Cerny (79′) and D. Rots for M. Ugalde (78′).

Top player: Michel Vlap

Probably the most impressive player in FC Twente was Michel Vlap even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 35 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.