In a weekend match on Sat Feb 4th, in week 20, RKC Waalwijk and Excelsior will play a match in Rotterdam in a clash of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 14th placed Excelsior is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Ajax. Dušan Tadić scored the first goal for Ajax in the 15th minute on a penalty shot, then in the 36th minute, Couhaib Driouech sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by El Yaakoubi. Excelsior looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed RKC Waalwijk is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against FC Emmen. Michiel Kramer struck first for RKC Waalwijk in the 3rd minute, then Julian Lelieveld added another in the 28th minute In the end, FC Emmen couldn’t muster any offence and RKC Waalwijk ran away with the shutout win. RKC Waalwijk is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, RKC Waalwijk was victorious by a score of 5 to 2. Julian Baas struck first for Excelsior in the 15th minute on a feed from Tjoe-A-On, then in the 38th minute, Florian Jozefzoon sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Shawn Adewoye Finally they completed the comback victory in the 60th minute on a goal by Thierry Lutonda to cap off a wild match.
RKC Waalwijk is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mats Seuntjens and Julian Lelieveld each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Excelsior hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Reda Kharchouch and Marouan Azarkan, and they each have 1 goal
Jacky Donkor and Kik Pierie are unavailable to play for Excelsior, while Julen Lobete is unavailable to play for Joseph Oosting’s team.