Dutch Eredivisie Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

FT Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Willem II WWWWW 1
–
RKC Waalwijk WLWDW 0
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WIL011
RKC000
1st Leg · Mandemakers Stadion · 5,942 att.

Team Stats

12
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
4
54.8
Possession
45.2
8
SHOTS
6
4
ON GOAL
0
0.5
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
1
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

WIL leads series 4-1

Lineups

RKC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yanick van OschG
  2. 4Liam van GelderenCD-L
  3. 35Loek PostmaCD-R
  4. 5Juan CastilloLB
  5. 55Nazjir HeldRB
  6. 20Harrie KusterAM
  7. 6Godfried RoemeratoeLM
  8. 18Rein Van HedelRM
  9. 9Jesper UnekenF
  10. 12Ryan FageAM-L
  11. 7Denilho CleoniseAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Michiel KramerSUB
  2. 30Yorem Van Der VeenSUB
  3. 16Mark SpenkelinkSUB
  4. 10Richard van der VenneSUB
  5. 26Tom BramelSUB
  6. 14Jean-Paul BoëtiusSUB
  7. 25Melle WitteveenSUB
  8. 21Marcel SchaapmanSUB
  9. 8Daniel Van KaamSUB
  10. 19Navajo BakboordSUB

WIL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Thomas DidillonG
  2. 4Justin HoogmaCD-L
  3. 30Raffael BehounekCD-R
  4. 22Per Van LoonLB
  5. 3Finn StamRB
  6. 6Gijs BesselinkCM-L
  7. 8Calvin TwigtCM-R
  8. 11Armin CulumLM
  9. 7Nick DoodemanRM
  10. 47Siegert BaartmansCF-L
  11. 9Devin HaenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Nathan Tjoe-A-OnSUB
  2. 48Junior PoortvlietSUB
  3. 21Wouter van der SteenSUB
  4. 45Julian Van EsdonkSUB
  5. 28Thomas VerheydtSUB
  6. 20Mounir El AllouchiSUB
  7. 23Lasse AbildgaardSUB
  8. 31Karst De LeeuwSUB
  9. 19Uriel Van AalstSUB
  10. 14Jens MathijsenSUB
  11. 15Amine Et-TaibiSUB
  12. 17Samuel BambaSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Navajo Bakboord (RKC Waalwijk) Substitution at 45'
  2. 45' Richard van der Venne (RKC Waalwijk) Substitution at 45'
  3. 46' Loek Postma (RKC Waalwijk) Yellow Card at 46'
  4. 55' Jesper Uneken (RKC Waalwijk) Yellow Card at 55'
  5. 60' Jesper Uneken (RKC Waalwijk) Red Card at 60'
  6. 63' Godfried Roemeratoe (RKC Waalwijk) Own Goal at 63'
  7. 70' Daniel Van Kaam (RKC Waalwijk) Substitution at 70'
  8. 75' Mounir El Allouchi (Willem II) Substitution at 75'
  9. 75' Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Willem II) Substitution at 75'
  10. 75' Samuel Bamba (Willem II) Substitution at 75'
  11. 81' Michiel Kramer (RKC Waalwijk) Substitution at 81'
  12. 83' Samuel Bamba (Willem II) Yellow Card at 83'
  13. 83' Michiel Kramer (RKC Waalwijk) Yellow Card at 83'
  14. 86' Uriel Van Aalst (Willem II) Substitution at 86'

Eredivisie Pro/Rel News

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