In this 18th week match, on Tue Jan 24th, Sparta Rotterdam plays host to RKC Waalwijk in a meeting of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 6th placed Sparta Rotterdam is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Excelsior. Joshua Kitolano scored the first goal for Sparta Rotterdam in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Excelsior was frustrated by Sparta Rotterdam’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sparta Rotterdam ended the match with the shutout victory. Sparta Rotterdam should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, RKC Waalwijk recorded a 1-2 loss against FC Volendam. Mats Seuntjens struck first for RKC Waalwijk in the 63rd minute, then Xavier Mbuyamba tied it up for FC Volendam in the 69th minute But luckily in the 81st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Florent da Silva. RKC Waalwijk is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Oct 2nd, RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam battled to a 2-2 draw. Michiel Kramer struck first for RKC Waalwijk in the 10th minute, then Arno Verschueren tied it up for Sparta Rotterdam in the 35th minute on a feed from Tobias Lauritsen .
Zakaria Bakkali has been the most effective weapon for RKC Waalwijk lately. The midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Arno Verschueren has been the most prolific scorer on Sparta Rotterdam in his last 5 matches with two goals
Maurice Steijn’s squad will be without Tim Coremans, Younes Namli, Jonathan de Guzmán and Arno Verschueren, while Michiel Kramer and Julen Lobete are unavailable to play for Joseph Oosting’s team.