Waalwijk vs Utrecht prediction: NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie betting tips on match 2024-04-27 12:30.
[p]The players and staff of RKC Waalwijk will undoubtedly have breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday evening when Ajax scored their late equaliser against Excelsior Rotterdam. The gap between 15th and 16th place was limited to two points and RKC can therefore pass its direct competitor this round. But to do that, they have to win against an opponent that the Waalwijkers have not managed to beat in their last eight attempts: FC Utrecht (D4, L4).[/p]
[p]RKC have now failed to win five consecutive matches, although they came close to doing so in the last round. Henk Fraser’s men were still ahead 2-0 after 65 minutes when visiting AZ, but completely lost control in the final phase and eventually lost 3-2. But at home, they took points from five of their last six games (W2, D3).[/p]
[p]Things have been going much smoother for Utrecht in recent months. Ron Jans’ side lost only to Ajax and Feyenoord in their last 11 matches and picked up wins in eight of those 11 games. It’s hard to imagine that this is the same team that had only three points from their first eight games at the beginning of the season, though they didn’t yet have super striker Sam Lammers. Utrecht’s attack leader has delivered seven goals in his last six games and is one of the reasons things are going much better in the Domstad these days. [/p]
[p]But the turnaround began a little earlier than that, because after those dramatic first eight matches, they broke a club record for unbeaten matches in the Eredivisie and have since lost only twice (W11, D9). Progress can still be made away from home, where they claimed all three points just twice from their last eight trips (W3, D3).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: RKC’s David Min has scored five times in his last ten games. 18-year-old Utrecht prodigy Adrian Blake received fewer than 20 minutes of playing time in his last three substitute appearances, but was good for a goal and an assist from his limited opportunities.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ten of the last 12 H2Hs in all competitions saw both teams score on the day.[/p]