Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: NEC Nijmegen (8th, 43 pts) held an 18-point advantage over RKC Waalwijk (17th, 25 pts). The last five rounds placed RKC Waalwijk 10th in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: NEC Nijmegen 1.5 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, RKC Waalwijk 1.29 and 2.18, with the league averaging 1.49.
RKC Waalwijk were winless in 6.
The sides have met 17 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for NEC Nijmegen, 3 draws and 7 for RKC Waalwijk, at 2.82 goals per meeting. Goals have risen lately: 3.8 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.82 across the full history.
The match was played at Sportpark De Weeren in Amsterdam (capacity 1,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
NEC Nijmegen: Kodai Sano (46'), Bryan Linssen (90') · RKC Waalwijk: Michiel Kramer (79')