The Eredivisie matchday 17 fixture on Friday, 20 December 2024, saw Waalwijk and PEC Zwolle play out a 1–1 draw at a 19:00 UTC kickoff. The result gave both sides a single point heading into the winter break, with neither able to claim a decisive advantage in a contest that ultimately ended all square.

For Waalwijk, the point was a vital stopgap in their battle to climb away from the lower reaches of the table. At that stage of the 2025 season, every point counted for a side fig...