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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
1PSV EindhovenPSV16140256134342
2Ajax16113235161936
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1611323223936
4Feyenoord16105140182235
5FC Twente1694332201231
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1692530171329
7Go Ahead Eagles166462826222
8Fortuna SittardSittard166462023-322
9NAC BredaNAC Breda167181825-722
10Heerenveen166371728-1121
11Willem II165471718-119
12NECNijmegen165292220217
13PEC Zwolle164481525-1016
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta162681424-1012
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1613121740-236
18Almere CityAlmere City161312737-306


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