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Willem II seemed to be on the road last weekend to book a nice result against PEC Zwolle, but after the game, the Tilburgers were still empty-handed. The duel with RKC Waalwijk in the KNVB Cup now seems to be ideal to restore confidence.
Willem II :
In the match against PEC Zwolle, the team of coach Erwin van de Looi soon appeared to be on roses. Willem II was not really in the favorite role, but the Tilburgers seemed to have little interest in it. Fran Sol opened score after ten minutes of football and not much later, Ben Rienstra scored. Willem II seemed to reach the end of the first half with a safe 2-0 lead, but a penalty from Erik Bakker brought the tension back into the game. PEC Zwolle was a lot better after the break and that resulted in a late victory for the visitors. Mustafa Saymak caused the turnaround by scoring twice. His last hit fell five minutes before time.
Remarkably, Willem II has not been eliminated in recent weeks, but few points are caught. The home match against Heracles Almelo was won by 3-1, but with opponents like Vitesse, NAC Breda, VVV-Venlo and Sparta Rotterdam, the points were shared and there are opponents of which Willem II should win in order to secure a safe hole with the create three bottom places.
The duel with RKC Waalwijk now offers Willem II a great opportunity to give the self-confidence a nice boost. Van de Looi, who has already indicated in the chat with the press that he will start with the strongest possible set-up, will have to form his team without Pedro Chirivella. The Spanish midfielder did not come out of the battle with PEC Zwolle unharmed and therefore he will have to let this happen. Captain Jordens Peters is also still on the side with an injury.
Waalwijk:
The time of the successes has already been a while in Waalwijk. In recent years, the Waalwijkers have not succeeded in delighting the fans with the performances. In 2015 and 2016 RKC even finished in 20th and 18th place in the Jupiler League and that shows that a lot has to be done to get this club back in the Eredivisie. This season it seems impossible to take that step to the highest level. The team of coach Peter van den Berg won this season only four of the eighteen games and that has resulted in the Waalwijkers currently standing on the desolate sixteenth place.
Last Friday, the confrontation with the lower-ranked FC Volendam RKC offered the chance to once again go for the victory, but that game also ended in a big disappointment. A goal from Dylan Seys put the hosts still in the lead, but after halting RKC did not manage to win the win. The experienced Kees Kwakman restored the balance on the scoreboard and later two goals from Enzo Stroo followed.
To marry Willem II from the KNVB Cup, RKC Waalwijk will have to play a small miracle because the last matches were not really impressive. Van den Berg will at least have to form his team without the experienced Serginho Greene. The midfielder is still suspended because of his recent red card in the away match against Fortuna Sittard. Paul Quasten, who could not take action last Friday because of a suspension, is back again.
Willem II vs Waalwijk head to head matches
23.12.12 ERE Waalwijk Willem II 0 : 0
06.10.12 ERE Willem II Waalwijk 1 : 0
29.01.10 ERE Willem II Waalwijk 2 : 1
01.11.09 ERE Waalwijk Willem II 0 : 1
22.04.07 ERE Waalwijk Willem II 1 : 1