Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Utrecht
Match Time & Date:
18/09/2021
12:00 PM
Prediction: 3-1
Waalwijk
Utrecht play host to RKC Waalwijk at their Stadion Galgenwaard in a match which could easily be a one-way street. Utrecht have big ambitions for the 2021/22 Eredivisie campaign and they are currently sitting in third position in the standings. Since the Cupfighters outplayed Feyenoord 3-1 in their last home game, it is no wonder the bookies see them as hot favourites to beat RKC on Matchday 5.
Tommy St. Jago should be the only absentee in the home team. The visitors, on the other hand, aim to put an end to their three-game winless run. RKC, though, are not regarded as good travelers, which is the main reason why we are tempted to put our money on Utrecht, who are a real force to be reckoned with at home. Both David Min and Luuk Wouters are rated doubtful for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Willem Janssen):
After starting his senior career at VVV-Venlo, Willem Janssen joined fellow Dutch club Roda JC in 2007. The 186-cm-tall centre-back scored 22 goals in 129 appearances for the Black and Yellows in the Eredivisie, and in 2011 he moved to Twente.
After ending his loan spell with Utrecht in 2014, he signed a permanent deal with the Stadion Galgenwaard outfit, and he has been playing for the club ever since. He scored his first league goal for Utrecht in a 1-1 draw with Zwolle on September 1, 2013. Willem Janseen was born in Nijmegen, Netherlands on July 4, 1986, but he has yet to earn a call-up for the national team. Janssen, though, has two caps with the Netherlands U21 team.
His main position is centre-back, but he is used as both defensive midfielder and central midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right. In the 2015/16 season he helped Utrecht make it to the Dutch Cup final, but Feyenoord proved to be a big catch for them in the title game.
Highlighted Team (Waalwijk):
RKC Waalwijk is a Dutch club that competes in the Eredivisie. RKC returned to the Dutch top flight in the 2019/20 season, and they were more than fortunate not to suffer relegation back to Eerste Divisie. Fred Grim’s men were stuck at the bottom of the table when the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As a result, they did not drop to the Dutch second tier. RKC play home games at Mandemakers Stadion, the venue which can hold only 7,500 spectators. RKC Waalwijk are well known for their yellow shirts with blue strips, but their away kit is mainly black. The Mandemakers Stadion outfit have never won the national championship.
RKC, though, represented the Netherlands in European competitions in the past, with team taking part in Intertoto Cup on four occasions. Willem II are seen as one of the club’s main rivals, with the two teams facing each other in the Brabantse derby.
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