The league table tells us that 6 points split the pair of two sets of gladiators in this Eredivisie fixture. Excelsior have both the points- and home advantage.
- Excelsior have not yet lost a game at home.
- PEC Zwolle have scored in all their away matches so far.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Excelsior form and stats
When playing at home in the Eredivisie, Excelsior have managed 1 win, 3 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games.
The Excelsior manager Dijkhuizen and his side return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Vitesse (placed 11th). The Excelsior goalkeeper van Gassel was crucial in the match against Vitesse last time out, making seven saves. The goalie van Gassel was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 9.01 out of ten. Gassel topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Sparta Rotterdam.This is expected to be a close game, with Excelsior perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Excelsior as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Excelsior has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Excelsior have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Excelsior's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
PEC Zwolle form and stats
Things could have gone better for PEC Zwolle in their Eredivisie away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. Three has not been a lucky number for Zwolle as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Go Ahead Eagles match.
PEC Zwolle's previous game was their home loss versus Feyenoord (0-2). Midfielder Buurmeester was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.04. Buurmeester dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that match, the PEC Zwolle manager Jansen faced defeat when travelling to Heracles Almelo and losing 1-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with PEC Zwolle playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 4 PEC Zwolle wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats.
The visiting Zwolle have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 3 games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Excelsior, three draws and six wins for PEC Zwolle. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Agrafiotis 5 goals |  O. Uddenäs 2 goals |  T. Parrott 2 goals |
Excelsior missing players
PEC Zwolle missing players
| Excelsior | PEC Zwolle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 3.1 | 2.5 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 6.5 | 7 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 4 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 12.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.7 | 12.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 39% | 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 18% |
| 13.1 | 13 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 14 | 12.1 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 3.6 |
- All of PEC Zwolle's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Excelsior have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Excelsior have not yet lost a game at home.
- Excelsior have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- PEC Zwolle have scored in all their away matches so far.
- PEC Zwolle have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- PEC Zwolle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 24 |
| 2 | AZ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | FC Twente | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 20 |
| 5 | Excelsior | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Sparta Rotterdam | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 8 | Heracles Almelo | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 9 | Fortuna Sittard | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 10 | NEC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Vitesse | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 12 | PEC Zwolle | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 13 | SC Heerenveen | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 7 |
| 14 | Almere City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 7 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
| 16 | Ajax | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 4 |
| 18 | FC Utrecht | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -13 | 3 |
