Almere City vs Waalwijk – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
2:2
17/03/2026 at 15:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • Eerste Divisie - Round 32
  • Referee: Oostrom I. (Ned)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
netherlandsNetherlandsCanal+, ESPN 2

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
0.781.27
Ball possession
48%52%
Total shots
610
Shots on target
12
Big chances
11
Corner kicks
16
Passes
81% (344/425)79% (359/454)
Yellow cards
32
Expected goals (xG)
0.781.27
xG on target (xGOT)
0.271.43
Total shots
610
Shots on target
12
Shots off target
43
Blocked shots
15
Shots inside the box
26
Shots outside the box
44
Hit the woodwork
00
Headed goals
01
Big chances
11
Corner kicks
16
Touches in opposition box
1123
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
01
Free kicks
712
Passes
81% (344/425)79% (359/454)
Long passes
38% (21/55)55% (44/80)
Passes in final third
55% (47/85)62% (85/138)
Crosses
15% (2/13)35% (6/17)
Expected assists (xA)
0.481.35
Throw ins
1323
Fouls
127
Tackles
60% (9/15)62% (8/13)
Duels won
3946
Clearances
2719
Interceptions
85
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
01
xGOT faced
1.430.27
Goals prevented
-0.570.27

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 2)
  • 16', 0 - 1, Kuster H. , Uneken J. (A),
  • 25', 1 - 1, van Eijma R. (Own goal),
  • 28', 1 - 2, Uneken J. , Held N. (A),
  • 29', Druijf F. 🟨,
  • 36', Held N. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 0)
  • 57', Fage R. , Boetius J-P. ,
  • 63', Rijkhoff J. , Ghogli I. ,
  • 63', de Haan M. , Cornelisse E. ,
  • 63', Providence R. , de Nijs O. ,
  • 70', Familia-Castillo J. , van Gelderen L. ,
  • 70', Cleonise D. , van der Veen Y. ,
  • 75', el Dahri H. , Jacobs Ja. ,
  • 76', Druijf F. , Huisman B. ,
  • 78', 2 - 2, Wouters L. (Own goal),
  • 79', Kuster H. , van Hedel R. ,
  • 79', Uneken J. , van der Leij T. ,
  • 86', Ghogli I. 🟨,
  • 90+3', Jacobs Ja. 🟨,
  • 90+3', van der Veen Y. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Almere City
38.9%
Draw
32%
Waalwijk
29.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
48.9% 23.7% 27.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

47.7% 23.1% 28.1%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Almere City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-10%)
  • Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that Almere City's form might have worsened.
  • Waalwijk has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.7%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Almere City than the current prediction. (+8.8%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Almere City, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Waalwijk than the current prediction. (-1%)
  • Almere City - Waalwijk Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.74
    (1.89)
    3.15
    (3.9)
    3.58
    (3.37)
    -3.9%
    (8.2%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 3.25
    What is the prediction for Almere City - Waalwijk?
  • Users Predictions: 8 users predict this event. Almere City will win (votes: 3 - 37.5%). Waalwijk will win (votes: 1 - 12.5%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 50%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for a draw: 15.4%84.6%.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • One of the most interesting matches of the day, featuring two top-table teams (ranked 6 in the zone Promotion ~ Eredivisie (Promotion: ) and 7 in the zone Promotion ~ Eredivisie (Promotion: )).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Almere City won 1.
    • Almere City has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 3 wins).
    • Waalwijk is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
    • Waalwijk may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • Recently, Almere City has had a series of away games.
    • Almere City will hold a modest advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Waalwijk: Kuijpers R. (Injury) van de Loo T. (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in Waalwijk: Zorgdrager B. (Injury) van Gelderen L. (Muscle Injury)
    • In the last 17 head-to-head matches, Almere City won 10 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 34:24. (average 2:1.4).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Almere City won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 23:15. (average 2.6:1.7).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Almere City - Waalwijk were as follows:
    30.08.2025 Waalwijk - Almere City 2:0
    02.02.2025 Almere City - Waalwijk 1:4
    03.11.2024 Waalwijk - Almere City 2:0
    03.08.2024 Almere City - Waalwijk 1:0
    04.04.2024 Waalwijk - Almere City 0:0
    Latest results of Almere City
    13.03.2026 Vitesse - Almere City 1:3
    07.03.2026 Almere City - ADO Den Haag 1:0
    03.03.2026 Cambuur - Almere City 3:2
    27.02.2026 Jong Utrecht - Almere City 2:3
    21.02.2026 FC Eindhoven - Almere City 3:2
    Latest results of Waalwijk
    13.03.2026 Waalwijk - Jong AZ Alkmaar 2:1
    06.03.2026 VVV-Venlo - Waalwijk 0:3
    27.02.2026 Waalwijk - FC Eindhoven 2:1
    20.02.2026 Cambuur - Waalwijk 1:1
    13.02.2026 Waalwijk - Roda 1:2
    Dutch Eerste Divisie Table
    Main
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Den Haag38292790:375389
    2Cambuur38239675:482778
    3Willem II382081059:421768
    4De Graafschap381891174:581663
    5Almere City381841678:631558
    6Waalwijk3816101271:591258
    7Jong PSV381751666:64256
    8Roda3814131159:54555
    9Den Bosch381491565:69-451
    10Dordrecht3812111548:56-847
    11Eindhoven FC381451951:69-1847
    12Jong Utrecht3812101658:62-446
    13Venlo381361950:58-845
    14FC Emmen381291758:72-1445
    15Vitesse3815111264:55944
    16Oss3811111654:64-1044
    17Jong AZ381242261:76-1540
    18Helmond381091942:62-2039
    19Maastricht389111841:73-3238
    20Jong Ajax38982150:73-2335

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