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Sparta Rotterdam v RKC Waalwijk : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 19th Jan, 19:00 BST, Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel, Rotterdam

Henk Fraser is aiming for a vital away win in the Eredivisie on Sunday evening, as he takes his RKC Waalwijk side to the Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel to visit Sparta Rotterdam and Jeroen Rijsdijk. This preview has the best odds for 17 different markets, alongside bespoke data that updates as you go between markets. Our predictions run off 20-game form, so all stats are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home, away and overall records can be found, while there's also head-to-head history a little further down the page.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As Jeroen Rijsdijk and his side approach kick-off, we're predicting a combined total of over 3 goals scored during the fixture. Statistics imply both clubs are strong in attack, and have had few problems in finding the back of the net of late. With a real favourite to win the game, we really like the look of over 2.5 goals.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think S.Rotterdam are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.53.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
S.Rotterdam
52%
1.48
15%
1.53
Draw
22%
4.20
20%
4.50
4%
Waalwijk
26%
6.50
37%
5.75
Draw 1-1
10%
8.00
14%
8.00
7%
S.Rotterdam 2-1
10%
8.00
6%
7.50
S.Rotterdam 1-0
8%
8.50
6%
7.50
S.Rotterdam 2-0
7%
8.50
6%
7.50
Waalwijk 2-1
6%
19.00
27%
15.00
Draw 2-2
6%
15.00
15%
13.00
S.Rotterdam 3-1
6%
11.00
15%
10.00
Waalwijk 1-0
5%
21.00
40%
15.00
S.Rotterdam 3-0
5%
11.00
27%
10.00
Draw 0-0
4%
15.00
25%
13.00
8%
S.Rotterdam 3-2
4%
21.00
9%
17.00
Waalwijk 2-0
3%
34.00
31%
23.00
S.Rotterdam 4-1
3%
21.00
19%
15.00
Waalwijk 3-1
3%
41.00
21%
29.00
Waalwijk 3-2
3%
41.0029.00
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
1.57
13%
1.57
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
2.35
18%
2.30
Home 1st Goal
53%
1.36
9%
1.44
Away 1st Goal
45%
3.25
18%
3.00
No 1st Goal
2%
15.00
25%
13.00
BTTS - Yes
62%
1.701.70
BTTS - No
38%
2.052.05
2%
BTTS - Home Win
28%
2.88
18%
2.88
BTTS - Draw
18%
5.00
11%
5.25
5%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
10.00
18%
8.50
Home/draw
74%
1.11
6%
1.13
Away/draw
48%
2.62
31%
2.50
2%
Home/away
78%
1.22
5%
1.20
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1.17
4%
1.18
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
5.00
25%
4.50
2%
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
2.38
13%
2.38
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
1.53
9%
1.53
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
4.33
21%
4.00
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1.20
5%
1.22
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
9.00
18%
7.50
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1.07
2%
1.07
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1.03
1%
1.02
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
15.00
25%
13.00
8%
Home DNB
68%
1.18
9%
1.20
2%
Away DNB
41%
4.50
29%
4.20
S.Rotterdam win to nil
23%
2.75
15%
-
Waalwijk win to nil
11%
13.00
44%
-
S.Rotterdam / S.Rotterdam
36%
2.25
18%
2.25
S.Rotterdam / Waalwijk
2%
41.00
21%
29.00
S.Rotterdam / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
Draw / S.Rotterdam
19%
4.33
9%
4.33
3%
Draw / Waalwijk
7%
13.00
37%
11.00
Draw / Draw
12%
7.00
17%
6.50
8%
Waalwijk / S.Rotterdam
5%
19.00
10%
17.00
Waalwijk / Waalwijk
9%
10.00
33%
8.50
Waalwijk / Draw
5%
17.00
13%
15.00
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

S.Rotterdam have played 18 matches so far this season and lay in 16th place in the Eredivisie league table. S.Rotterdam are unbeaten in 2 games against teams below them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 2 games. S.Rotterdam are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 2 games against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 1 and lost no matches. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have scored in every game. They have been outscored by their opponents by 19 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

S.Rotterdam have played 9 games at home winning 0, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored 7 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 16 goals at home.

Waalwijk are in 18th position in the Eredivisie on 7 points having played 18 matches so far this season. Waalwijk are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 25 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Waalwijk have conceded 43 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
S.Rotterdam
Waalwijk
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1815124646 
May 18
l
 
2-1F
Mar 15
l
 
5-1A
2
Ajax1813322242 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 27
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
3
Utrecht181233739 
l
 
1-4A
May 14
Apr 25
l
 
3-2F
4
Feyenoord1810531835 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
l
 
2-3F
May 14
5
Twente1810441534 
May 4
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Feb 16
6
AZ Alkmaar1810351433 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 26
l
 
0-3A
Mar 9
7
GA Eagles18846628 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 14
May 18
l
 
2-0A
8
Fortuna18747-325 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
Feb 28
l
 
3-2A
9
Heerenveen18738-1224 
Apr 12
l
 
2-0A
May 10
d
 
1-1A
10
Willem II18648-222 
Mar 2
w
 
1-2F
Jan 26
l
 
3-0A
11
NAC187110-1022 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 7
Feb 9
l
 
4-1A
12
NEC186210020 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-3A
Apr 11
13
PEC Zwolle18459-1117 
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
14
Groningen17458-1217 
Feb 2
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
May 3
15
Heracles17368-1515 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
d
 
2-2A
16
S.Rotterdam H18279-1213 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Jan 19
17
Almere City182412-2710 
d
 
2-2A
May 10
w
 
2-0F
Feb 2
18
Waalwijk Away181413-247 
Jan 19
w
 
1-2F
-
-
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
S.Rotterdam have lost 4 consecutive home league games
12
S.Rotterdam have not won in 12 consecutive league games
10
Waalwijk have not won in 10 consecutive away league games
S.Rotterdam 16TH
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
12
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
Waalwijk 18TH
20 league games
Away
10
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
46
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
1
D
4
Lost
15
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
47
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
1
Draw
5
Lost
14
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
S.Rotterdam have not lost to Waalwijk in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at S.Rotterdam since 2019
S.Rotterdam
Waalwijk
Goals: Scored
9
1
Games: Scored
4 / 5
1 / 5
Clean sheets
4 / 5
1 / 5
SPA
3
D
2
League games at Waalwijk since 2020
Waalwijk
S.Rotterdam
Goals: Scored
5
8
Games: Scored
4 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
2 / 6
SPA
3
D
2
WAA
1
Goal Statistics

Sparta Rotterdam's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday evening, not least because RKC Waalwijk have conceded in each of their last 7 Eredivisie outings. A PG of 1.9 for J. Rijsdijk's side suggests that run should continue.

S.Rotterdam 16th Waalwijk 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that S.Rotterdam will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Waalwijk will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-21
S.Rotterdam have scored 21% fewer goals at home than predicted
+7
Waalwijk’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2024/2025 season
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S.Rotterdam
PG (predicted goals)
Waalwijk
1.9
1.3
Attack rating
SPA
WAA
9%
better
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Games scored12
13
Failed to score6
5
Scored first7
4
Goals scored15
19
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.1
Avg. shots per game11
7
Avg. shots per goal13
7
Conversion rate for8
15
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
18%
better
SPA
WAA
view stats
Games conceded17
17
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first10
14
Goals conceded27
43
Avg. goals conceded1.5
2.4
Avg. shots/game conceded10
14
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
18%
Avg. XG against1.4
2.1
KickOff rating
+18%

S.Rotterdam v Waalwijk Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

S.Rotterdam Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18527
N OlijC NeghliC NeghliM Eerdhuijzen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Olij GLK18
2
-
A Verschueren MID181
3
-
C Neghli FWD1852
1
-
P Clement MID1721
6
-
J Kitolano MID172
1
-
M Nassoh MID1712
-
T Lauritsen FWD1741
-
M Eerdhuijzen DEF16
6
1
S Mito FWD142
-
B Reith DEF13
2
-
D Kust DEF13
3
1
R Meissen DEF13
1
-
Metinho MID12
3
-
J Baas MID122
-
C Brym FWD121
-
S Bakari DEF10
1
-
T Quintero DEF71
-
Kayky FWD5
-
M Kleijn DEF4
-
J Guzmán MID1
-
Waalwijk Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16533
R EijmaO ZawadaR MargaretY Oukili
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Margaret FWD1843
-
D Cleonise FWD1712
1
-
L Gelderen DEF16
2
-
R Eijma DEF16
-
Y Oukili MID161
2
1
G Roemeratoe MID161
2
-
O Zawada FWD155
1
D Buijs DEF14
1
-
J Lelieveld DEF13
1
-
J Houwen GLK12
-
D Weidmann MID12
2
1
T. van de Loo MID121
-
L Wouters DEF10
-
A Meijers DEF10
1
1
J Castillo DEF91
1
-
C Lokesa MID9
1
-
M Kramer  FWD8
1
1
R Niemeijer MID7
1
-
R Venne MID741
1
-
A Jakobsen FWD4
-
J Kesting GLK3
-
Y Osch GLK3
-
P Vroegh MID2
-
K Felida MID1
1
-