RKC Waalwijk vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eredivisie match on August 17th, 2024

RKC Waalwijk and FC Groningen will face each other in a Eredivisie game in Netherlands on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, at 19:00h (UTC), check the RKC Waalwijk vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where RKC Waalwijk vs FC Groningen will occur

The game will be played in the small Mandemakers Stadion stadium, in the city of Waalwijk, with a capacity for 7500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the RKC Waalwijk vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025

In the last match played, RKC Waalwijk met PSV, in a match valid for the Eredivisie. The match ended in a loss by 5-1. The coach H. Fraser's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their victory, 21.00.

A defense below expectations, with Aaron Meijers, slow and inaccurate. Perhaps he is the player on whom the greatest responsibility for this team result falls. He should regain better form if he wants to make a positive impact in the upcoming matches.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Eredivisie, FC Groningen, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the NAC Breda team with a final score of 4-1.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.62.

When these teams last played against each other in Eredivisie, FC Groningen ranked 17th place while RKC Waalwijk was in 10th place. FC Groningen initiated hostilities with a 4-2-3-1 formation while RKC Waalwijk played using a 4-3-3 tactic.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2022/2023 Eredivisie season. The match, played on 15-04-2023, recorded the 2-1 win for RKC Waalwijk.

The referee R. Hensgens has been chosen to officiate the match while R. Bluemink and R. van Marrewijk will support him from the sideline.

RKC Waalwijk

Current leaderboard

RKC Waalwijk currently occupies 18th place in the table, with 0 points gained up to 2nd round.

RKC Waalwijk analysis

At the end of round 1 of Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk collected 1 goals scored and 5 goals conceded.

As we approach the Regular Season, RKC Waalwijk is set for another intriguing match. In the inaugural game, the team had 1 shots on target, providing a glimpse into their attacking potential. This statistic adds an element of anticipation for the upcoming match, as we await to see how RKC Waalwijk will navigate their offensive strategies in this encounter.

RKC Waalwijk has a ball possession average of 23% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this RKC Waalwijk vs FC Groningen 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Roshon van Eijma played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against PSV. He failed to show the expected security and did not help RKC Waalwijk to come out with the victory.

FC Groningen

Current leaderboard

After the 2nd round, FC Groningen is currently 2nd place in the table, winning 3 points from their games so far this season.

FC Groningen analysis

After round 1 of Eredivisie we count 4 goals scored by FC Groningen and 1 conceded.

Usually, it is with an 69% average ball possession that the FC Groningen team tries to control the game. This is because typically, teams with ball possession above 50% have some control over their opponents.

Bet suggestions for this game:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 5.5 per game.

FC Groningen is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 8 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of FC Groningen in this match.

Goals Top Betting Tips

A good betting parameter could be the number of goals scored and conceded by both teams at the start of the championship round. RKC Waalwijk didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 5 opportunities, while FC Groningen scored 4 times and didn't concede any goal as well.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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