In this week 16 match, on Sat Jan 14th, FC Volendam will host RKC Waalwijk in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, FC Volendam recorded a 3-0 shutout win against SC Cambuur. Bilal Ould-Chikh scored the first goal for FC Volendam in the 8th minute, then Robert Muhren added another in the 9th minute In the end, SC Cambuur couldn’t muster any offence and FC Volendam ran away with the shutout win. FC Volendam looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, RKC Waalwijk recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against SC Heerenveen. RKC Waalwijk had 6 on net, and SC Heerenveen had 18, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. RKC Waalwijk is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Zakaria Bakkali has been the most prolific scorer on RKC Waalwijk in his last 5 matches with two goals. Both Henk Veerman and Robert Muhren have been the hottest scorers for FC Volendam in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Wim Jonk’s FC Volendam squad will be without Francesco Antonucci, while Michiel Kramer and Mika Bieveth are unavailable to play for RKC Waalwijk.