Dutch Eredivisie Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

FT Saturday, May 9, 2026
RKC Waalwijk LWDWL 1
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Willem II WWWWW 1
1st2ndT
RKC011
WIL011
2nd Leg - Willem II advance 2-1 on aggregate · Koning Willem II Stadion · 12,100 att.

Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
4
63.6
Possession
36.4
14
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
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
1
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

WIL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Thomas DidillonG
  2. 4Justin HoogmaCD-L
  3. 30Raffael BehounekCD-R
  4. 24Nathan Tjoe-A-OnLB
  5. 3Finn StamRB
  6. 6Gijs BesselinkCM-L
  7. 8Calvin TwigtCM-R
  8. 20Mounir El AllouchiLM
  9. 7Nick DoodemanRM
  10. 47Siegert BaartmansCF-L
  11. 9Devin HaenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 45Julian Van EsdonkSUB
  2. 28Thomas VerheydtSUB
  3. 31Karst De LeeuwSUB
  4. 14Jens MathijsenSUB
  5. 17Samuel BambaSUB
  6. 21Wouter van der SteenSUB
  7. 23Lasse AbildgaardSUB
  8. 11Armin CulumSUB
  9. 49Mika De JongeSUB
  10. 19Uriel Van AalstSUB
  11. 22Per Van LoonSUB
  12. 15Amine Et-TaibiSUB

RKC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Yanick van OschG
  2. 4Liam van GelderenCD-L
  3. 35Loek PostmaCD-R
  4. 55Nazjir HeldLB
  5. 19Navajo BakboordRB
  6. 8Daniel Van KaamCM
  7. 14Jean-Paul BoëtiusLM
  8. 10Richard van der VenneRM
  9. 29Michiel KramerF
  10. 5Juan CastilloLF
  11. 7Denilho CleoniseRF

Substitutes

  1. 16Mark SpenkelinkSUB
  2. 26Tom BramelSUB
  3. 25Melle WitteveenSUB
  4. 18Rein Van HedelSUB
  5. 12Ryan FageSUB
  6. 28Quentin Van BeekveldSUB
  7. 20Harrie KusterSUB
  8. 6Godfried RoemeratoeSUB
  9. 21Marcel SchaapmanSUB
  10. 3Roshon van EijmaSUB
  11. 30Yorem Van Der VeenSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Uriel Van Aalst (Willem II) Substitution at 45'
  2. 46' Mounir El Allouchi (Willem II) Goal at 46'
  3. 51' Gijs Besselink (Willem II) Yellow Card at 51'
  4. 59' Jean-Paul Boëtius (RKC Waalwijk) Goal at 59'
  5. 64' Loek Postma (RKC Waalwijk) Yellow Card at 64'
  6. 71' Samuel Bamba (Willem II) Substitution at 71'
  7. 71' Harrie Kuster (RKC Waalwijk) Substitution at 71'
  8. 71' Ryan Fage (RKC Waalwijk) Substitution at 71'
  9. 76' Daniel Van Kaam (RKC Waalwijk) Yellow Card at 76'
  10. 77' Per Van Loon (Willem II) Substitution at 77'
  11. 77' Armin Culum (Willem II) Substitution at 77'
  12. 82' Roshon van Eijma (RKC Waalwijk) Substitution at 82'
  13. 82' Yorem Van Der Veen (RKC Waalwijk) Substitution at 82'
  14. 84' Nazjir Held (RKC Waalwijk) Yellow Card at 84'
  15. 87' Calvin Twigt (Willem II) Yellow Card at 87'
  16. 90'+2' Michiel Kramer (RKC Waalwijk) Yellow Card at 92'

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