RKC Waalwijk and Heracles, separated by just two points and one place in the Eredivisie standings, face off at the Mandemakers Stadion on Wednesday with kickoff at 9 pm.
Cambuur denied Waalwijk the chance to win two consecutive league games for the first time in over a year when they held the visitors to a 1-1 draw last Friday.
Following a drab first half at the Cambuur Stadion, Doke Schmidt put the visitors ahead with an own goal before 19-year-old Milan Smit scored an equalizer with just five minutes remaining to earn a share of the spoils.
Before that, Joseph Oosting’s men ended their three-game winless run with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Groningen on May 1, courtesy of a brace from Finn Stokkers and Richard van der Venne’s 38th-minute strike.
Waalwijk have won seven, drawn 11, and lost 14 of their 32 games this season to collect 32 points and sit 14th in the Eredivisie standings, two points, and one place off Wednesday’s visitors.
Rather than topping their away victory at NAC Breda last time out, Heracles suffered a 2-0 defeat to 17th-placed Willem II at the Koning Willem II Stadion. Wessel Dammers and Jizz Hornkamp scored inside the first 17 minutes to give the hosts just their eighth away win of the season.
RKC Waalwijk vs Heracles Head to Head
Both sides have 22 games against each other with hosts taking 5 wins while opponents with 13 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Cambuur 1-1 Waalwijk
- Waalwijk 3-1 FC Groningen
- Waalwijk 0-2 PEC Zwolle
- PSV Eindhoven 2-0 Waalwijk
- Waalwijk 1-1 FC Utrecht
Away
- Willem II Tiburg 2-0 Heracles
- Heracles 1-1 FC Twente
- FC Groningen 0-1 Heracles
- Heracles 1-4 Feyenoord
- Fortuna Sittard 0-2 Heracles
RKC Waalwijk Team News
Waalwijk will be without the services of defender Shawn Adewoye, who will serve a one-match suspension after crossing the yellow card threshold. On the injury front, Oosting will be unable to call upon Dutch forward David Min, who picked up a muscle problem in March’s friendly clash with Feyenoord.
Heracles Team News
Heraclieden’s roster is missing two German players—Orestis Kiomourtzoglou and Janis Blaswich—who are recovering from ankle and muscle injuries.
Prediction and Odds
The Heraclieden have struggled to win games on the road, so we predict that they will use their home advantage and claim a slender victory in this one.
- Home Win
- Goals Under 2.5
- No Score: Away
