In this week 16 match, on Sun Dec 12th, FC Twente hosts RKC Waalwijk at De Grolsch Veste in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. FC Twente is fresh off their 2-1 win against Go Ahead Eagles. Íñigo Córdoba struck first for Go Ahead Eagles in the 39th minute, then Ricky van Wolfswinkel got the equalizer for FC Twente in the 79th minute on a feed from Manfred Ugalde But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 83rd minute on a goal by Ramiz Larbi Zerrouki. FC Twente should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed RKC Waalwijk is fresh off their 2-1 win against NEC. Jordy Bruijn struck first for NEC in the 16th minute, then Jens Odgaard got the equalizer for RKC Waalwijk in the 28th minute on a feed from Iliass Bel Hassani But luckily in the 93rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Roy Kuijpers. RKC Waalwijk looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season RKC Waalwijk won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
RKC Waalwijk is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Michiel Kramer and Roy Kuijpers each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Both Zerrouki and Ricky van Wolfswinkel have been the hottest scorers for FC Twente in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each
FC Twente will be without Kik Pierie and Luca Everink, while RKC Waalwijk will be without Richard van der Venne, Alexander Büttner and Min.