In the fight against relegation, RKC Waalwijk has made little progress with the 0-0 at home against Heracles. The team of Henk Fraser took over the last place to Almere City on the basis of a better goal difference, but as number 17 itself is also in a place that is good for direct relegation.
Neither teams claimed a victory on Sunday afternoon. Both RKC and Heracles had a number of opportunities to score, but goals were not forth on a sunny Sunday afternoon in the Mandemakers Stadium.
RKC collected 19 points after 28 games. Willem II has the best starting position in the battle at the bottom. The current number 16, which with this ranking play-offs to play body retention, has 5 more points to go with six games more than RKC and Almere.