Stadion De Goffert
Friday, 11 April 2025, 21:00
Two struggling sides, NEC Nijmegen and RKC Waalwijk, will lock horns at the Stadion De Goffert on Friday. Nijmegen have scored in each of their last sixteen games in all competitions, while Waalwijk have failed to score in four of their last six games. Who will win? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.
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Nijmegen lost 2-0 to Sparta Rotterdam in their last game, extending their winless run to eight in their last nine games. At home, they played four draws, one win, and three losses in their previous eight games. NEC sit 13th on the table with 30 points in 28 games, scoring 40 goals and conceding 42. They are still not out of the relegation discussion, having just 6 points off the relegation zone. However, Vito van Crooij (red card), Kas de Wit (unknown injury), and Koki Ogawa (hamstring injury) are ruled out of this game.
RKC Waalwijk
Waalwijk continued their struggle in their last match, playing a goalless draw against Heracles. They have remained winless in their previous six games and last won in February. On the road, they are winless in 13 of their 14 games this season. RKC sit 17th on the table with 19 points in 28 games, scoring 34 goals and conceding 56. While they can still survive relegation mathematically, their recent struggles point to a relegation. Elsewhere, Dario van den Buijs, Daouda Weidmann, Yanick van Osch, Luuk Wouters, and Nouri Cheung are injured and ruled out of this game.
NEC Nijmegen Latest Games
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NEC Nijmegen
Sparta Rotterdam
NEC Nijmegen
Groningen
NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen
FC Twente
NEC Nijmegen
AZ Alkmaar
NEC Nijmegen
Waalwijk Latest Games
Waalwijk 
Waalwijk
Waalwijk
FC Utrecht
Go Ahead Eagles
Waalwijk
Heerenveen
Waalwijk
FC Utrecht
Waalwijk
Heracles
Possible Starting 11
NEC Nijmegen — Robin Roefs, Lefteris Lyratzis, Philippe Sandler, Bram Nuytinck, Calvin Verdonk, Dirk Proper, Kodai Sano, Sontje Hansen, Argyris Darelas, Thomas Ouwejan, Bryan Linssen.
RKC Waalwijk — Jeroen Houwen, Faissal Al Mazyani, Julian Lelieveld, Liam van Gelderen, Kevin Felida, Tim van de Loo, Yassin Oukili, Juan Familia-Castillo, Mohammed Ihattaren, Oskar Zawada, Richonell Margaret.
History of Head-to-Heads
Eredivisie 2024/2025
Waalwijk
Eredivisie 2024/2025
NEC Nijmegen
Eredivisie 2023/2024
NEC Nijmegen
Eredivisie 2023/2024
Waalwijk
Club Friendlies 2023
NEC Nijmegen
Match Facts
- The last eight games of NEC at home saw the BTTS results;
- Nine of the last 11 games of RKC on the road saw the BTTS results;
- Nijmegen have scored in each of their last sixteen games in all competitions;
- Waalwijk have failed to score in four of their last six games;
- Waalwijk scored only three goals in the previous six games.
Netherlands. Eredivisie
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | G | S | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
PSV Eindhoven
|
15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 46-17 | 40 |
W
W
W
W
W
|
| 2. |
Feyenoord
|
15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 41-18 | 34 |
W
L
L
W
W
|
| 3. |
NEC Nijmegen
|
15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 39-25 | 27 |
L
W
W
W
W
|
| 4. |
Ajax
|
15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28-20 | 26 |
D
L
L
W
W
|
| 5. |
AZ Alkmaar
|
15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28-24 | 25 |
W
L
L
L
D
|
| 6. |
Groningen
|
15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21-21 | 23 |
D
L
D
L
W
|
| 7. |
FC Utrecht
|
15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26-20 | 22 |
W
W
D
D
D
|
| 8. |
FC Twente
|
15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23-20 | 21 |
D
D
D
W
D
|
| 9. |
Sparta Rotterdam
|
15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17-28 | 20 |
L
L
D
L
W
|
| 10. |
Go Ahead Eagles
|
15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 25-26 | 18 |
L
W
L
D
D
|
Expert Betting Tips
Both teams have not been having the best of the season, as shown in their position on the table, but I still feel that the hosts will win this game. They may not have been impressive in their recent games, particularly winning just one of their last eight games at home, but they have shown their offensive strength, which I know will be the difference in this game. However, I expect both sides to score to follow the trends of recent matches of both sides.
Our prediction for this match is for both teams to score, for odds of 1.71 at Betway.
Our second prediction for this match is to see more than two goals for odds of 1.68 at 1xbet.
Our third prediction is for Nijmegen to win at odds of 1.70 at Bet365.
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