RKC Waalwijk has not really been able to make it difficult for AZ, the number 4 in the Eredivisie. The Alkmaar club easily won 3-0 against the team from Waalwijk. For RKC it was the second loss in a short time, after it also lost the make-up game against Go Ahead Eagles midweek. AZ has approached Ajax to two points in the Eredivisie.
Sven Mijnans opened the score for AZ after just 8 minutes. The former Spartan headed in after a cross from Yukinari Sugawara. It was already his third goal for the Alkmaarders, for the Japanese principal it was his eighth assist of the season.
A few minutes after the break, AZ ran further thanks to Mayckel Lahdo. The Swede was cleared on the right and hit hard from the bottom of the crossbar. Myron van Brederode decided the game after more than an hour. He scored on a pass from Tijjani Reijnders.
Joel Pereira was in goal at RKC as a replacement for Etienne Vaessen, who was injured a few days earlier against Go Ahead Eagles.