Roda’s 10-0 victory over Chevremont in this club friendly was decided by a merciless first-half display and a gulf in quality that the scoreline reflected faithfully. The Lemeister model had given Roda a 61 per cent chance of winning and projected a 3-0 away victory, but the actual margin far exceeded even that expectation after a near-flawless attacking performance. The model’s pre-match read, while correctly identifying Roda as the favourite, could not account for the complete absence of resistance from the home side across the full 90 minutes.
The scoring began in the fifth minute when B. Marsman opened the account for Roda. Z. Khaldi doubled the lead in the 15th minute, and Marsman struck again five minutes later to make it 3-0. Khaldi added his second in the 30th minute before M. Tol extended the advantage to 5-0 just before half-time. Roda had already effectively ended the contest within 40 minutes, but they continued their dominance after the interval with equal intensity. D. Lajud Martinez scored early in the second half in the 51st minute, and J. Sleegers got his first in the 57th. X. van den Berg made it 8-0 in the 65th minute, and Sleegers completed his hat-trick with further goals in the 71st and 82nd minutes. All ten goals were normal goals with no assists recorded, meaning the scorers created their own opportunities or finished attacks that required no direct provider.
With no shots, possession, passing or expected goals data available, the match story is built solely around the goal timings and the absence of any cards or substitutions. The game was played entirely without bookings or red cards, and neither side made a single substitution, suggesting a controlled, one-sided encounter where Roda’s superiority never required disciplinary intervention or tactical changes. The lack of substitutions implies that both managers either saw no need to alter personnel, or that the game’s intensity never demanded fresh legs to preserve the outcome. Chevremont’s inability to force a single booking also hints at a defensive performance that was overwhelmed rather than combative.
B. Marsman and Z. Khaldi each scored twice in the first half, establishing a platform from which Roda could not be disrupted. Marsman’s two goals in the opening 20 minutes set the tone, while Khaldi’s double reinforced the visitors’ control before the break. M. Tol and D. Lajud Martinez contributed a goal apiece, the latter’s arriving early in the second half to maintain momentum. J. Sleegers emerged as the most prolific scorer with a second-half hat-trick, taking his personal tally to three and demonstrating sustained threat as the game wore on. X. van den Berg completed the scoring with a single goal in the 65th minute, ensuring that every nameable player found the net except those in defensive roles. Roda’s relentless pressure yielded ten goals from six different scorers, a spread that indicates multiple sources of threat rather than reliance on one individual. Chevremont’s defence was unable to stem the flow at any stage, and the fact that all goals came without a single assist points to a combination of individual finishing and defensive disorganisation from the home side.
The result is a friendly, so its competitive significance is limited, but for Roda it represents a statement of attacking intent in pre-season preparation. Scoring ten goals away from home, even against lower-tier opposition, builds confidence and sharpens finishing patterns before the start of the regular campaign. For Chevremont, it is a heavy defeat that will prompt defensive scrutiny before the start of their own season. The comprehensive nature of the loss, with no goals conceded and no defensive interventions recorded, highlights fundamental structural weaknesses that need addressing. The Lemeister model’s forecast of a 3-0 win underestimated the margin, but it correctly anticipated Roda as the dominant side. A 10-0 outcome is rare in any context, and while friendlies are not always predictive, this performance suggests Roda’s attacking unit is functioning at a high level early in their preparation.
