In this 9th week match, on Fri Oct 7th, RKC Waalwijk and FC Groningen will play a match in Groningen in a clash of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. FC Groningen is fresh off their 1-4 loss against AZ Alkmaar. Dani De Wit scored the first goal for AZ Alkmaar in the 3rd minute, then Jesper Karlsson added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Tijani Reijnders. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed RKC Waalwijk, recorded a 2-2 draw against Sparta Rotterdam. Michiel Kramer struck first for RKC Waalwijk in the 10th minute on a feed from Iliass Bel Hassani, but Arno Verschueren got the equalizer for Sparta Rotterdam in the 35th minute . RKC Waalwijk is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season RKC Waalwijk won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Michiel Kramer has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for RKC Waalwijk. Ricardo Pepi has been the most prolific scorer on FC Groningen in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.