On the 11th of May, Heracles and RKC Waalwijk will play a match in Waalwijk in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. 14th placed RKC Waalwijk is fresh off their 1-1 draw against SC Cambuur. Schmidt struck first for RKC Waalwijk on an own goal in the 72nd minute, but got the equalizer for SC Cambuur in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning SC Cambuur a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 13th placed Heracles is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Willem II. Wessel Dammers scored the first goal for Willem II in the 15th minute, then Hornkamp added another in the 17th minute In the end, Heracles was frustrated by Willem II’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Willem II ended the match with the shutout victory. Heracles is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 26th of September, Heracles hosted RKC Waalwijk in their last match together. Heracles was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Delano Burgzorg scored the first goal for Heracles in the 59th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, RKC Waalwijk couldn’t muster any offence and Heracles ran away with the shutout win.
Heracles’s most prolific scorer has been Sinan Bakış. The Turkish attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. RKC Waalwijk’s most prolific scorer has been Finn Stokkers. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches
Joseph Oosting’s squad will be without Sebbe Augustijns and Min, while Frank Wormuth’s squad will be without Janis Blaswich, Kaj Sierhuis, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou, Anas Ouahim and Elias Oubella.