On Saturday Apr 2nd, RKC Waalwijk plays host to FC Utrecht in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 14th placed RKC Waalwijk is fresh off their 2-1 win against Vitesse. Loïs Openda scored the first goal for Vitesse in the 6th minute, but Melle Meulensteen got the equalizer for RKC Waalwijk in the 15th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 51st minute on a goal by Alexander Büttner to cap off a wild match. RKC Waalwijk is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed FC Utrecht, recorded a 1-3 loss against FC Groningen. Mo El Hankouri scored the first goal for FC Groningen in the 4th minute on a penalty kick, then Michael De Leeuw added another in the 10th minute. FC Utrecht is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
FC Utrecht and RKC Waalwijk last played eachother at the Stadion Galgenwaard on the 18th of September. FC Utrecht and RKC Waalwijk battled to a 2-2 draw. Simon Gustafsson scored the first goal for FC Utrecht in the 4th minute, then Jens Odgaard tied it up for RKC Waalwijk in the 20th minute on a feed from Vurnon Anita .
For FC Utrecht, their top scorers are Moussa Sylla and Bart Ramselaar, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. RKC Waalwijk’s top weapon lately has been Richard van der Venne, who has two goals in the last five matches
Jurien Gaari, Alexander Büttner, Sebbe Augustijns and David Min are unavailable to play for Joseph Oosting’s team, while Bart Ramselaar, Eric Oelschlägel, Mimoun Mahi, Othman Boussaid and Naoki Maeda are unavailable to play for FC Utrecht.