De Graafschap vs RKC Waalwijk – Match preview
De Graafschap-:-
RKC WaalwijkStadion De VijverbergRound 12
Match Preview
Updated 21 Oct 2026FootyPulse model
29%
43%
De GraafschapDraw 28%RKC Waalwijk
Bookmaker implied
38%
38%
De GraafschapDraw 24%RKC Waalwijk
1.0 – 1.3
Expected score
39%
Over 2.5 goals
45%
Both teams to score
Form Guide
Updated 21 Oct 2026De GraafschapRKC Waalwijk
- 17
- League position
- 10
- LWDWL
- Last 5
- DLDLW
- 1.40
- Points per game (L5)
- 1.00
- 7
- Goals scored (L5)
- 8
- 7
- Goals conceded (L5)
- 8
- —
- xG for (L5)
- —
- —
- xG against (L5)
- —
- 1
- Clean sheets (L5)
- 0
Head to Head
1
De Graafschap wins
0
Draws
1
RKC Waalwijk wins
Last 2 meetings
5.5
Goals per game
100%
Both teams scored
100%
Over 2.5 goals
23 Jan 2026
Last meeting
De Graafschap in the last 2 meetings
LW
Injuries & Suspensions
De Graafschap
- Clint LeemansKnee Problems
- Jason MeerstadtAnkle Injury
RKC Waalwijk
- Bjarn ZorgdragerUnknown Injury
Key Players
Eerste Divisie, this seasonDe Graafschap
Top scorer
Julian Kania
5 goals
Most assists
Fedde de Jong
3 assists
Best rated
Mark Diemers
7.65
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ties WieggersGoalkeeper | 11 (11) | 974 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.69 | |
| D. WarmerdamMidfielder | 11 (11) | 965 | 3 | 0 | – | 6.94 | ×3 |
| Rowan BesselinkDefender | 10 (10) | 855 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.76 | ×3 |
| Fedde de JongMidfielder | 9 (8) | 731 | 2 | 3 | – | 6.89 | ×2 |
| Kaya SymonsDefender | 9 (9) | 679 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.85 | |
| Julian KaniaAttacker | 11 (8) | 666 | 5 | 0 | – | 6.73 | ×2 |
| Nolan MartensDefender | 7 (7) | 611 | 0 | 3 | – | 7.01 | ×2 |
| Gijs BolkDefender | 8 (6) | 587 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.57 | ×3 |
| Toivo MeroAttacker | 8 (6) | 579 | 0 | 2 | – | 6.86 | – |
| Thomas KokDefender | 7 (6) | 538 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.43 | ×3 |
| Bjorn van ZijlAttacker | 11 (6) | 480 | 2 | 0 | – | 6.48 | – |
| Jason MeerstadtMidfielder | 6 (6) | 433 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.52 | – |
| Gabriele FinocchiaroMidfielder | 7 (3) | 345 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.67 | – |
| Jannes WieckhoffDefender | 9 (3) | 297 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.35 | ×2 |
| K. KwintAttacker | 8 (2) | 278 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.65 | – |
RKC Waalwijk
Top scorer
Jesse van de Haar
3 goals
Most assists
Jochem Nap
3 assists
Best rated
Juan Familia-Castillo
7.24
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordy de WijsDefender | 11 (11) | 955 | 2 | 0 | – | 7.00 | ×2 |
| Jochem NapMidfielder | 11 (10) | 861 | 0 | 3 | – | 6.91 | |
| Liam van GelderenDefender | 9 (9) | 810 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.84 | |
| Faissal Al MazyaniDefender | 9 (9) | 810 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.85 | |
| Niek SchiksGoalkeeper | 9 (9) | 810 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.71 | – |
| Loek PostmaMidfielder | 10 (9) | 746 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.83 | ×4 |
| Juan Familia-CastilloDefender | 8 (8) | 720 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.24 | – |
| Thijs van LeeuwenMidfielder | 9 (7) | 689 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.99 | – |
| R. FageMidfielder | 11 (9) | 674 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.64 | |
| Jesse van de HaarAttacker | 11 (7) | 627 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.91 | ×2 |
| Keyan VarelaMidfielder | 8 (7) | 447 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.78 | |
| Finn StokkersAttacker | 10 (4) | 418 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.58 | |
| Nazjir HeldDefender | 5 (4) | 366 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.82 | – |
| Tim van de LooMidfielder | 7 (4) | 356 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.71 | |
| Yoram van der VeenAttacker | 11 (1) | 321 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.93 | – |
Referee
Rick Sturm
Referee · Netherlands
- Cards per game
- 3.23
- Yellow cards per game
- 3.12
- Red cards per game
- 0.12
- Fouls per game
- 22.3
- Penalties per game
- 0.31
- Home wins
- 36%
Averages across 26 completed matches officiated by Rick Sturm in our database.