Week 17 brings us a match on Jan 21st, where RKC Waalwijk will play host to Go Ahead Eagles in a clash of the Eredivisie. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 11th placed RKC Waalwijk, recorded a 1-2 loss against FC Volendam. Mats Seuntjens scored the first goal for RKC Waalwijk in the 63rd minute, then in the 69th minute, Carel Eiting sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Xavier Mbuyamba Finally they completed the comback victory in the 81st minute on a goal by Florent da Silva to cap off a wild match. RKC Waalwijk is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Go Ahead Eagles is fresh off their 2-2 draw against FC Utrecht. Willum Thor Willumsson struck first for FC Utrecht on an own goal in the 3rd minute, but Bobby Adekanye got the equalizer for Go Ahead Eagles in the 10th minute . Go Ahead Eagles is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season RKC Waalwijk won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
For Go Ahead Eagles, their top scorers are Philippe Rommens and Bobby Adekanye, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Zakaria Bakkali has been the most prolific scorer on RKC Waalwijk in the last five matches with two goals
Jurien Gaari, Michiel Kramer, Julen Lobete and Mika Bieveth are unavailable to play for Joseph Oosting’s team, while Erwin Mulder and Bas Edo Kuipers are unavailable to play for René Hake’s team.