Sunday April 7, 2024, 4:45 PM
April 6, 2024 / Premier League
After the match against Feyenoord, the Volendam team only has three days to switch things up again. This Sunday, competitor RKC Waalwijk will come to the Kras Stadium. This all or nothing match starts on Sunday at 4:45 PM. Referee Serdar Gözübüyük is responsible for the arbitration decisions during this cracker.
FC Volendam was able to gain confidence again on Thursday evening. After the deserved point at Almere City FC, this time there was a nice draw against Feyenoord. In the Kras Stadium the score remained 0 – 0 after 110 minutes of fighting.
It is clear that De Wijdbroeken currently do not have the most favorable credentials in the relegation race. Nevertheless, this match can breathe a completely new energy into the team. In the past, several teams have already proven that many position changes in the rankings can take place in a short period of time at the absolute end of the season.
Bad season for RKC
After the match against RKC, FC Volendam will travel to Rotterdam twice. The FC will then play two matches against both Excelsior and Sparta. The Regilio Simons team ends the season at home against Go Ahead Eagles, with a home match against record champion Ajax and an away match against the strong-performing FC Twente of Joseph Oosting, who was coach of FC Volendam’s upcoming opponent last year.
The match against RKC is therefore a crucial one. RKC is performing significantly less this season than last season, where they were already assured of a ticket for the current Eredivisie season in match round 29. The Waalwijkers, just like the FC, also took action on Thursday evening. They also finished the match against Almere City FC without goals: 0 – 0.
Michiel Kramer
The difference in performance of the team from Waalwijk is exemplified by the form of ex-Volendammer Michiel Kramer. The Rotterdam native scored twelve goals last season, a number that has shrunk to ‘only’ seven this season. The 35-year-old striker had his highest scoring season in his career in Het Dorp. In the 2012/2013 football season, Kramer was good for 23 goals in Hans de Koning’s Het Nieuwe Oranje, which just failed to achieve promotion through the play-offs.
Yet there is a lot of quality to be found in Henk Fraser’s formation. After a serious injury, goalkeeper Ettiene Vaessen is completely herself again between the posts in Waalwijk. Tall midfielder Yassin Oukili calls the shots from midfield. The playmaker has scored five goals so far this season, while Aaron Meijers and Mats Seuntjens also regularly score goals for the Waalwijk formation.
Last season victory
At Eredivisie level, both teams crossed paths 25 times. FC Volendam walked off the field as the winning side a total of nine times, something that was the case eleven times for the Waalwijkers. The last time the Kras Stadium was the setting for a victory for FC Volendam against RKC was not long ago. Shortly after the World Cup in Qatar, the yellow and blue team visited Volendam. Despite an early goal from Seuntjens, Xavier Mbuyamba and Florent Sanchez turned the game completely around in the final phase to create a final score of 2 – 1 in favor of the Volendam team.
The edition that took place in Waalwijk earlier this season was a real rollercoaster. The home team initially took the lead through David Min. A goal in the final phase by Benaissa Benamar ensured that both teams started extra time with an equal score. After Quincy Hoeve missed a great chance to win shortly after the goal, it was RKC that took the win in the final minute thanks to a goal from Oukili.
Last five encounters
21-10-2023 | RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam: 2 – 1
Benaissa Benamar
05-05-2023 | RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam: 4 – 1
Francesco Antonucci
14-01-2023 | FC Volendam – RKC Waalwijk: 2 – 1
Xavier Mbuyamba & Florent Sanchez
22-02-2019 | RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam: 3 – 3
Cas Peters (2x) & Boy Deul
05-10-2018 | FC Volendam – RKC Waalwijk: 1 – 0
Cas Peters
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