LIVE | Tension is rising in Waalwijk: will RKC provide relief against FC Utrecht in the relegation battle? | RKC Waalwijk

RKC gets quite a bit of space to play football in the opening phase, but is sloppy with it. Now Seuntjens’ through ball is much too hard for Min.

Not a good start for Thierry Lutonda, who handed the ball in twice. Fortunately for him – and RKC – it remains without consequences.

⦁ RKC Waalwijk is in 16th place with 24 points (W6-G6-V18). The last time RKC was relegated from the Eredivisie (in 2013/2014) this happened via the play-offs after a 16th place.

⦁ RKC has not won any of its last 5 Eredivisie matches (W0-G3-V2), since a 3-1 home win over last-place Vitesse. The Waalwijkers lost a 0-2 lead against AZ (3-2) in the previous round.

⦁ RKC still has to play against FC Utrecht (home), Heracles (away), PEC Zwolle (home) and PSV (away) in its remaining 4 Eredivisie matches.

⦁ David Min rises this season 6 goals in the Eredivisie (in 25 games). Last season, as a loanee, he scored 7 goals for Telstar in the First Division (in 32 matches).

⦁ Juriën Gaari, Mats Seuntjens, Julian Lelieveld and Dario van den Buijs are on edge.

⦁ RKC Waalwijk and FC Utrecht meet for the 3rd time this season. In the KNVB Cup on October 31 (3-2 for Utrecht) and in the Eredivisie on December 16 (1-1 draw).

⦁ RKC is in the Eredivisie without a win in his last 7 games against FC Utrecht (W0-G4-V3), since a 2-1 home win on March 1, 2020.

⦁ In-house RKC lost 1 of its last 6 Eredivisie matches against Utrecht (W3-G2-V1): 1-2 on March 6, 2021. Last season, RKC and Henk Fraser’s Utrecht drew 2-2 in match round 1 in Waalwijk (August 6, 2022).

These are the eleven who have to do it this afternoon for RKC. Lutonda is still preferred to Meijers as left back.