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Eredivisie | Gameweek 26
Mar 18, 2023 at 8pm UK
Mandemakers Stadion
NEC

RKC Waalwijk
1 - 3
Nijmegen

Anita (61')
Oukili (29'), Vaessen (46')
FT(HT: 0-3)
Tannane (18', 31'), Tavsan (26')
Elkarouani (76')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between RKC Waalwijk and NEC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: RKC Waalwijk 0-1 PSV
Sunday, March 5 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Nijmegen 2-2 Utrecht
Sunday, March 12 at 11.15am in Eredivisie

We said: RKC Waalwijk 1-1 NEC

NEC boast arguably the better of the two squads, but Waalwijk's home record suggests this weekend's contest will be anything but straightforward. We are backing the teams to cancel each other out over the course of the 90 minutes and come away with honours even in the end. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a RKC Waalwijk win with a probability of 49.77%. A win for NEC had a probability of 26.81% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a RKC Waalwijk win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.81%) and 2-0 (7.76%). The likeliest NEC win was 1-2 (6.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.87%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood.

Result
RKC WaalwijkDrawNEC
49.77% (0.067 0.07) 23.42% (0.0030000000000001 0) 26.81% (-0.069000000000003 -0.07)
Both teams to score 58.7% (-0.076999999999998 -0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.57% (-0.074999999999996 -0.07)42.42% (0.073999999999998 0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.17% (-0.073 -0.07)64.83% (0.073999999999998 0.07)
RKC Waalwijk Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.82% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)17.18% (0.0040000000000013 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.56% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)47.44% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.88% (-0.088999999999999 -0.09)29.11% (0.089000000000002 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.96% (-0.111 -0.11)65.04% (0.111 0.11)
Score Analysis
    RKC Waalwijk 49.77%
    NEC 26.81%
    Draw 23.42%
RKC WaalwijkDrawNEC
2-1 @ 9.58% (0.0059999999999985 0.01)
1-0 @ 8.81% (0.028 0.03)
2-0 @ 7.76% (0.024 0.02)
3-1 @ 5.62% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 4.56% (0.013 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.47% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
4-1 @ 2.48% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-0 @ 2.01% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-2 @ 1.53% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 3.97%
Total : 49.77%
1-1 @ 10.87% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 5.91% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-0 @ 5% (0.016 0.02)
3-3 @ 1.43% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 23.42%
1-2 @ 6.71% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-1 @ 6.17% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-2 @ 3.81% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
1-3 @ 2.76% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.43% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-3 @ 1.57% (-0.0069999999999999 -0.01)
Other @ 3.37%
Total : 26.81%

How you voted: RKC Waalwijk vs Nijmegen

RKC Waalwijk
45.5%
Draw
22.7%
NEC
31.8%
22
Head to Head
Nov 13, 2022 11.15am
Nijmegen
6-1
RKC Waalwijk
Dimata (38' pen.), Elkarouani (50'), Mattsson (73'), Marques (78', 90+2'), Tavsan (88')
Van den Buijs (4' pen.)
Bel Hassani (11')
Feb 19, 2022 3.30pm
Nijmegen
1-1
RKC Waalwijk
Okita (88')
Odenthal (79'), Schone (90+1')
Van der Venne (18')
Buttner (71'), Touba (90+1'), Gaari (90+3')
Dec 5, 2021 11.15am
RKC Waalwijk
2-1
Nijmegen
Odgaard (28'), Kuijpers (90+3')
Augustijns (54'), Adewoye (62'), Azhil (90')
Bruijn (16')
Marquez (47'), Odenthal (65'), Verdonk (84')
May 14, 2019 5.30pm
First Round
RKC Waalwijk
3-0
Nijmegen
Seys (41'), Spierings (62'), Bilate (70')
Tahiri (63')

Dijkstra (65'), Okita (85')
May 10, 2019 5.30pm
First Round
Nijmegen
2-0
RKC Waalwijk
Tresor Ndayishimiye (12'), Bruijn (16')
Bossaerts (21'), Wolters (67')

Walian (87'), Spierings (91')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Ajax28224260213970
2PSV EindhovenPSV28194581334861
3Feyenoord28168462323056
4FC UtrechtUtrecht2815855041953
5FC Twente28138754401447
6AZ AlkmaarAZ28137847321546
7Go Ahead Eagles2813695145645
8Heerenveen2897123549-1434
9Fortuna SittardSittard2896133347-1433
10Heracles28711103548-1332
11Groningen2888122741-1432
12Sparta RotterdamSparta28710113035-531
13NECNijmegen2886144042-230
14PEC Zwolle2879123443-930
15NAC BredaNAC Breda2886143048-1830
16Willem II2866162947-1824
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2847173456-2219
18Almere CityAlmere City2847172052-3219


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