Eredivisie: RKC Waalwijk defeats Fortuna Sittard 2-1

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WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk topped Fortuna Sittard to win 2-1.

WAALWIJK. RKC Waalwijk prevailed over Fortuna Sittard to win 2-1. It was RKC Waalwijk to strike first with an early goal of J. Gaari at the 2′. Then M. Kramer scored again for RKC Waalwijk in the 20′ minute with a goal. Eventually, M. Seuntjens reduced the distance for Fortuna Sittard with a penalty. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ Fortuna Sittard was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük who was helped by Joost van Zuilen and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.6 degrees Celsius or 42.03 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.​

Match Statistics

Fortuna Sittard was in firm control of the ball 66% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Fortuna Sittard was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, RKC Waalwijk managed to find the solution to win this match.​

RKC Waalwijk shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Fortuna Sittard shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

RKC Waalwijk received 2 yellow cards (S. Adewoye and M. Kramer). On the other side, Fortuna Sittard received 4 yellow cards (R. Janssen, M. Tirpan, I. Pinto and B. Rienstra).

After playing this contest, RKC Waalwijk will have 19 points like Heracles Almelo to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Fortuna Sittard will stay with 13 points to stay in the 17th place.

Match Events

  • 2'
    2'

    J. Gaari

  • 20'
    20'

    M. Kramer

    F. Stokkers

  • 23'
    23'

    R. Janssen

  • 45'
    45'

    M. Tirpan

  • 46'
    46'

    Ivo Pinto

    N. Lonwijk

  • 46'
    46'

    Arianit Ferati

    Andreas Samaris

  • 53'
    53'

    S. Adewoye

  • 63'
    63'

    M. Kramer

  • 64'
    64'

    M. Seuntjens (Penalty)

  • 70'
    70'

    Y. Oukili

    M. Kramer

  • 83'
    83'

    Richard van der Venne

    Ayman Azhil

  • 83'
    83'

    Ryan Johansson

    Roel Janssen

  • 84'
    84'

    L. Nieuwpoort

    V. Anita

  • 84'
    84'

    L. Wouters

    A. Buttner

  • 87'
    87'

    R. Kuijpers

    J. Odgaard

  • 89'
    89'

    T. Noslin

    M. Tirpan

  • 90'
    90'

    I. Pinto

  • 90'
    90'

    B. Rienstra

Next match

In the upcoming Eredivisie match, RKC Waalwijk will play away against Willem II on the 6th of February with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Willem II (3 draws).

Fortuna Sittard will host SC Heerenveen on the 5th of February with a 4-2 head to head in favor of SC Heerenveen (1 draw).

RKC Waalwijk: Formation and Lineups

RKC Waalwijk started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Joseph Oosting chose to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen (7.0), Shawn Adewoye (6.9), Melle Meulensteen (7.3), Dario Van Den Buijs (6.7), Jurien Gaari (7.7), Vurnon Anita (6.4), Ayman Azhil (7.3), Alexander Büttner (7.4), Jens Odgaard (6.9), Michiel Kramer (7.6) and Finn Stokkers (6.8).

Substitutes

RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: M. Kramer for Y. Oukili (70′), A. Azhil for R. van der Venne (84′), V. Anita for L. Nieuwpoort (84′), A. Buttner for L. Wouters (84′) and J. Odgaard for R. Kuijpers (87′).

Top player: Jurien Gaari

Probably the most impressive player in RKC Waalwijk was Jurien Gaari.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Fortuna Sittard: Formation and Lineups

Fortuna Sittard started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

On the other side, Sjors Ultee played with: Michael Verrips (6.4), Mickael Tirpan (6.4), Martin Angha (6.9), Nigel Cello Lonwijk (5.9), Roel Janssen (6.7), George Cox (6.9), Andreas Samaris (6.2), Deroy Duarte (6.6), Ben Rienstra (6.8), Mats Seuntjens (7.8) and Zian Flemming (7.0).

Substitutes

Fortuna Sittard made 4 changes: A. Samaris for A. Ferati (47′), N. Lonwijk for I. Pinto (48′), R. Janssen for R. Johansson (84′) and M. Tirpan for T. Noslin (89′).

Top player: Mats Seuntjens

Probably the most impressive player in Fortuna Sittard was Mats Seuntjens.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 37 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie

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