Your Web 3 Guru and Moonbet presenting todays match: FC Twente against RKC Waalwijk
FC Twente and RKC Waalwijk find themselves at opposite ends of the standings as they enter this match, with the former placed third from the top and the latter positioned third from the bottom. In the previous round, the Tukkers secured a valuable point in De Kuip (0-0) employing a defensive strategy, narrowing the gap to second-placed Feyenoord to just two points. Throughout the season, Twente has heavily relied on their home success to maintain their high standing in the table.
As they approached this round, the Enschede side boasted more home points in the Eredivisie (W7, D1, L1) than any team except PSV, despite having played one less home fixture than nearby rivals Feyenoord and AZ. Club top scorer Sem Steijn holds positive memories of this weekend’s opponent, having been directly involved in three goals across the two meetings (G2, A1). On the final day of the transfer window, Twente secured Myron Boadu as a replacement for Manfred Ugalde, a proven Eredivisie goalscorer.
RKC Waalwijk suffered heavy defeats with an aggregate score of 8-0 in their two previous encounters against Twente. However, this campaign saw one of their four league wins come in the reverse fixture against the Tukkers (1-0), despite their overall struggles. In their most recent outings, RKC has endured a winless streak of seven Eredivisie games (D3, L4), some of which were against bottom-half opposition, leaving them now four points adrift from safety.
Head coach Henk Fraser faces the challenge of making at least one change to his lineup this week, with Godfried Roemeratoe serving a two-game suspension following his red card in a draw against Sparta Rotterdam (1-1). Scoring goals on a good day is already a tough task when visiting Twente, and Waalwijk doesn’t seem poised to break that trend, having accumulated just seven away goals throughout their league campaign—only Fortuna Sittard has a worse record in that regard!
Players to keep an eye on: Twente left-back Gijs Smal contributed two assists and a goal in his last two meetings against RKC, while RKC striker Michiel Kramer displayed accuracy in three of his last four matches.
Hot streak: RKC has conceded goals in each of their last 14 matches.