Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
There will be fireworks when Emmen and RKC Waalwijk face each other at De Oude Meerdijk in the relegation six-pointer. Emmen have been producing fine displays in 2021, with the team extending their unbeaten run to five games thanks to a 1-1 draw with Feyenoord at De Kuip. Dick Lukkien’s troops are eager to escape the relegation zone, and we are positive that they will fight tooth and nail against RKC.
The visitors picked up vital three points from their last league match, with the team beating Groningen 3-1 on home soil. However, RKC are not regarded as good travellers, and we do not believe that they are capable of matching Emmen, who found their best form before the international break. In the previous meeting between the two teams at De Oude Meerdijk Emmen defeated RKC 2-1, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Anco Jansen):
Born in Zwolle, Netherlands on March 9, 1989, Anco Jansen is a pacey winger who started his senior career in his home-town club FC Zwolle. After scoring two goals in 40 league appearances for the club, he joined Groningen in 2008, but he did not see any game action with the Green and White Army in the Eredivisie.
Anco Jansen played for the likes of Cambuur, SC Veendam, De Graafschap, Roda JC, and Boluspor as well before joining FC Emmen in 2017. Anco Jansen made his Eredivisie debut with FC Emmen in a 2-1 win over ADO Den Haag on August 12, 2018, with the winger finding the net after 42 minutes.
His main position is left winger, but he is used as both centre-forward and attacking midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right. Anco Jansen has yet to earn a call-up with the Netherlands national football team.
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.