De Graafschap vs Waalwijk

2 - 4
🕒 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion De Vijverberg 🧑‍⚖️ Rob Dieperink 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season Table
De Graafschap 4 · Waalwijk 6
Referee Stats
8 matches · 2.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.75
Reds avg 0.13
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 13%
Home wins 25%
Draws 25%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Waalwijk outshot their opponent (7-12).
  • De Graafschap controlled possession (69%).

Team Overview

De Graafschap (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 10-4-6

Goals For / Against

42 / 31
Avg: 2.10 / 1.55

Points

34
Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

1
Waalwijk (Away stats)

Games / Record

21
W-D-L: 7-8-6

Goals For / Against

36 / 33
Avg: 1.71 / 1.57

Points

29
Avg: 1.38

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eerste Divisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.70
PPG
1.38
2.10
GF
1.71
1.55
GA
1.57
68%
O2.5
74%
74%
BTTS
74%
53%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

De Graafschap rank4th
Waalwijk rank6th
De Graafschap points63
Waalwijk points58
De Graafschap: #4 · 63 pts · GD +16
15 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Waalwijk: #6 · 58 pts · GD +12
20 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

De Graafschap last 5 home

W W L W L
Points9/15
Weighted index73
Goals12-8
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Waalwijk last 5 away

L D W D W
Points8/15
Weighted index40
Goals11-10
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

De Graafschap trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 58% · 1H BTTS 21%

Waalwijk trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.568%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

De Graafschap score at home95%
De Graafschap clean sheet at home21%
Waalwijk score away84%
Waalwijk clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

De Graafschap score first53%
De Graafschap win after scoring first80%
Waalwijk score first53%
Waalwijk win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: De Graafschap 50% · Waalwijk 29%
Avg first goal minute: De Graafschap 18.4' · Waalwijk 19.5'

Vs league average

De Graafschap score at home2.10 vs 1.74
De Graafschap concede at home1.55 vs 1.46
Waalwijk score away1.71 vs 1.46
Waalwijk concede away1.57 vs 1.74
De Graafschap score 21% above league average, while Waalwijk score 18% above league average.
Defensive side: De Graafschap are 6% above league average at home, and Waalwijk are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.67 goals on average across the last 3.

De Graafschap goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
0-15 8
76-90+ 8
16-30 5
61-75 5
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
0-15 5
16-30 3
61-75 3
31-45 2

Waalwijk goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 9
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
61-75 5
46-60 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
31-45 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
5
Total Shots
7
12
Shots off Goal
3
5
Blocked Shots
0
2
Shots Inside Box
4
5
Shots Outside Box
3
7
Ball Possession
69%
31%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
9
11
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
586
252
Passes Accurate
500
170
Passes %
85%
67%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
24'
24' Bouke Boersma
27'
27' H. Kuster
35' ⚽
⚽
35' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Juan Carlos Familia-Castillo
Normal Goal · Assist: D. van Kaam
50'
50' T. van der Leij
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
H. Kuster
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Al Mazyani
57' ⚽
⚽
57' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
J. Simons
Normal Goal
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ F. de Jong
1st substitution · For: M. Smits
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ O. Raterink
2nd substitution · For: C. El Allachi
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ J. Uneken
1st substitution · For: Yorem van der Veen
68'
68' L. Postma
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ R. van Hedel
2nd substitution · For: N. Held
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ H. Kuster
3rd substitution · For: G. Roemeratoe
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ J. Simons
3rd substitution · For: Kyano Kwint
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ S. Bultman
4th substitution · For: N. Kaninda
78' ⚽
⚽
78' ⚽ Goal · 1-3
Yorem van der Veen
Normal Goal
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ L. Schoppema
5th substitution · For: K. Symons
84' ⚽
⚽
84' ⚽ Goal · 1-4
N. Held
Normal Goal · Assist: Juan Carlos Familia-Castillo
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ D. van Kaam
4th substitution · For: R. van der Venne
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ Juan Carlos Familia-Castillo
5th substitution · For: M. Witteveen
90+3' ⚽
⚽
90+3' ⚽ Goal · 2-4
Bouke Boersma
Normal Goal · Assist: Kyano Kwint

De Graafschap vs Waalwijk 2-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Waalwijk beat De Graafschap 4-2 on Friday, 23 January 2026 in Eerste Divisie. The match was refereed by Rob Dieperink. It was played at Stadion De Vijverberg.

First half: Bouke Boersma received a yellow card for De Graafschap at 24'. H. Kuster received a yellow card for Waalwijk at 27'. Waalwijk took the lead at 35' when Juan Carlos Familia-Castillo scored, with the assist credited to D. van Kaam, making the score 0-1.

Second half: T. van der Leij received a yellow card for Waalwijk at 50'. Waalwijk extended the lead at 54' when H. Kuster scored, with the assist credited to F. Al Mazyani, making the score 0-2. De Graafschap reduced the deficit at 57' when J. Simons scored, making the score 1-2. De Graafschap made their 1st substitution at 57', with F. de Jong replacing M. Smits. De Graafschap made their 2nd substitution at 57', with O. Raterink replacing C. El Allachi. Waalwijk made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Uneken replacing Yorem van der Veen. L. Postma received a yellow card for Waalwijk at 68'. Waalwijk made their 2nd substitution at 75', with R. van Hedel replacing N. Held. Waalwijk made their 3rd substitution at 75', with H. Kuster replacing G. Roemeratoe. De Graafschap made their 3rd substitution at 77', with J. Simons replacing Kyano Kwint. De Graafschap made their 4th substitution at 77', with S. Bultman replacing N. Kaninda. Waalwijk extended the lead at 78' when Yorem van der Veen scored, making the score 1-3. De Graafschap made their 5th substitution at 83', with L. Schoppema replacing K. Symons. Waalwijk extended the lead at 84' when N. Held scored, with the assist credited to Juan Carlos Familia-Castillo, making the score 1-4. Waalwijk made their 4th substitution at 85', with D. van Kaam replacing R. van der Venne. Waalwijk made their 5th substitution at 86', with Juan Carlos Familia-Castillo replacing M. Witteveen. De Graafschap scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+3' when Bouke Boersma scored, with the assist credited to Kyano Kwint, making the score 2-4.

De Graafschap used 5 substitutions while Waalwijk used 5 substitutions. De Graafschap got 1 yellow card, while Waalwijk got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Waalwijk outshot their opponent (7-12).
  • De Graafschap controlled possession (69%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

De Graafschap vs Waalwijk Head-to-Head History by Season