Almere City vs PEC Zwolle match preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 21.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yanmar Stadion (3000 seats)

A lot at stake in this match, with Almere City in 3rd and PEC Zwolle at 1st. Here's our full preview!

Insights:
  • Almere City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle is in the best form (5-0-1) in Eerste Divisie

This field uses grass, unlike PEC Zwolle's home stadium. The latest 24 games by the guests on grass have given 7 wins, 2 draws and 15 losses.

Both contenders have had sufficient rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's trust this will be an active game!

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Almere City form and stats

The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for Almere City at their home stadium (Yanmar Stadion) is 9 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Almere City after consecutive victories at their own ground.

A strong away win for Almere City against ADO Den Haag the last match, as Hansen, Duijvestijn and Akujobi were on target. An impressive turnaround for Almere in the match against ADO Den Haag as a 0-2 deficit was completely turned around to a 3-2 win. Duijvestijn scored the final goal. The talented striker Hansen outshone all the other footballers in that game and received a match rating of 8.82 out of 10. Hansen scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Jong AZ.

A decent goal production from Almere City in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 16 league matches. On the other hand, Almere City have conceded 18 goals.

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PEC Zwolle form and stats

PEC Zwolle's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed PEC Zwolle collect 34 points from their 16 away matches in the Eerste Divisie. 11 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 4 defeats).

The followers enjoyed Zwolle's previous match versus Telstar (placed 11th), a 2-0 win played at home. Midfielder den Belt was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.14. Belt scored two goals and had 41 successful passes (of 50 total).

A 2-4 defeat away at FC Eindhoven before that.

The PEC Zwolle manager Schreuder has got the team scoring on the road, with 36 away goals in 16 league matches. As opposed to that, Zwolle have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The 6 latest games involving these teams have all finished as PEC Zwolle wins. Are we destined for another one?

It's not the first time these sides face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent game: PEC Zwolle - Almere City 3-2.

Top Goalscorers

PEC ZwolleL. Thy
L. Thy
19 goals
PEC ZwolleT. van den Belt
T. van den Belt
15 goals
AlmereJ. Hilterman
J. Hilterman
13 goals

Almere City missing players

PEC Zwolle missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Almere City PEC Zwolle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 3 Played P 4 16 33
19 9 2 Won W 3 11 24
5 3 0 Drew D 0 1 3
9 4 1 Lost L 1 4 6
49 27 5 Scored S 12 36 87
36 18 5 Conceded C 5 19 36
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
70% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 85%
48% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 67%
24% 31% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 50% 48%
18% 19% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 38% 39%
48% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 52%
39% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 42%
15% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 9%
 
5.2 5.8 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 5.8 5.9
5 4.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 3.5 3.5
1.8 1.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.4 12.8 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 14.8 15.5 15.8
4.4 4.8 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5.4 6.6
34% 35% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 41% 40%
 
9 8.1 12 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 8.5 8.4
4 4.3 5.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.3 3.7
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Almere City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Almere City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • PEC Zwolle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • PEC Zwolle have the most clean sheets (14) in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the most points (34) away in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the most scored goals (36) away in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the most scored goals in the first half (50) in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the the best goal difference (+17) away in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the the best goal difference (+51) in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle is in the best form (5-0-1) in Eerste Divisie

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PEC Zwolle 33 24 3 6 87 36 17 13 2 2 51 17 16 11 1 4 36 19 51 75
2 Heracles 33 22 4 7 91 41 17 13 3 1 56 17 16 9 1 6 35 24 50 70
3 Almere City 33 19 5 9 49 36 16 9 3 4 27 18 17 10 2 5 22 18 13 62
4 Willem II 32 16 8 8 55 35 16 10 2 4 27 15 16 6 6 4 28 20 20 56
5 VVV-Venlo 33 15 8 10 52 46 17 5 7 5 22 20 16 10 1 5 30 26 6 53
6 MVV Maastricht 33 16 5 12 60 58 17 12 3 2 39 19 16 4 2 10 21 39 2 53
7 FC Eindhoven 33 14 9 10 52 49 16 9 4 3 34 20 17 5 5 7 18 29 3 51
8 NAC Breda 32 15 4 13 54 55 16 9 2 5 29 21 16 6 2 8 25 34 -1 49
9 De Graafschap 33 13 7 13 56 47 16 8 2 6 26 18 17 5 5 7 30 29 9 46
10 ADO Den Haag 33 11 10 12 42 49 17 6 4 7 26 27 16 5 6 5 16 22 -7 43
11 Telstar 33 11 10 12 34 49 16 6 4 6 19 24 17 5 6 6 15 25 -15 43
12 Roda JC Kerkrade 33 12 6 15 43 47 16 7 3 6 24 21 17 5 3 9 19 26 -4 42
13 Jong PSV 32 11 8 13 51 51 16 7 2 7 30 26 16 4 6 6 21 25 0 41
14 Jong AZ 32 11 8 13 50 52 16 7 6 3 32 21 16 4 2 10 18 31 -2 41
15 Helmond Sport 33 10 8 15 33 50 16 7 3 6 23 20 17 3 5 9 10 30 -17 38
16 Jong Ajax 32 9 10 13 58 61 16 5 5 6 31 23 16 4 5 7 27 38 -3 37
17 FC Oss 33 9 5 19 41 64 17 5 3 9 26 32 16 4 2 10 15 32 -23 32
18 FC Dordrecht 33 8 6 19 35 57 16 5 3 8 19 23 17 3 3 11 16 34 -22 30
19 FC Den Bosch 33 9 3 21 43 79 17 7 2 8 28 30 16 2 1 13 15 49 -36 30
20 Jong Utrecht 32 6 5 21 31 55 16 4 3 9 16 20 16 2 2 12 15 35 -24 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PEC Zwolle 33 24 3 6 87 36 17 13 2 2 51 17 16 11 1 4 36 19 51 75
2 Heracles 33 22 4 7 91 41 17 13 3 1 56 17 16 9 1 6 35 24 50 70
3 Almere City 33 19 5 9 49 36 16 9 3 4 27 18 17 10 2 5 22 18 13 62
4 Willem II 32 16 8 8 55 35 16 10 2 4 27 15 16 6 6 4 28 20 20 56
5 VVV-Venlo 33 15 8 10 52 46 17 5 7 5 22 20 16 10 1 5 30 26 6 53
6 MVV Maastricht 33 16 5 12 60 58 17 12 3 2 39 19 16 4 2 10 21 39 2 53
7 FC Eindhoven 33 14 9 10 52 49 16 9 4 3 34 20 17 5 5 7 18 29 3 51
8 NAC Breda 32 15 4 13 54 55 16 9 2 5 29 21 16 6 2 8 25 34 -1 49
9 De Graafschap 33 13 7 13 56 47 16 8 2 6 26 18 17 5 5 7 30 29 9 46
10 ADO Den Haag 33 11 10 12 42 49 17 6 4 7 26 27 16 5 6 5 16 22 -7 43
11 Telstar 33 11 10 12 34 49 16 6 4 6 19 24 17 5 6 6 15 25 -15 43
12 Roda JC Kerkrade 33 12 6 15 43 47 16 7 3 6 24 21 17 5 3 9 19 26 -4 42
13 Jong PSV 32 11 8 13 51 51 16 7 2 7 30 26 16 4 6 6 21 25 0 41
14 Jong AZ 32 11 8 13 50 52 16 7 6 3 32 21 16 4 2 10 18 31 -2 41
15 Helmond Sport 33 10 8 15 33 50 16 7 3 6 23 20 17 3 5 9 10 30 -17 38
16 Jong Ajax 32 9 10 13 58 61 16 5 5 6 31 23 16 4 5 7 27 38 -3 37
17 FC Oss 33 9 5 19 41 64 17 5 3 9 26 32 16 4 2 10 15 32 -23 32
18 FC Dordrecht 33 8 6 19 35 57 16 5 3 8 19 23 17 3 3 11 16 34 -22 30
19 FC Den Bosch 33 9 3 21 43 79 17 7 2 8 28 30 16 2 1 13 15 49 -36 30
20 Jong Utrecht 32 6 5 21 31 55 16 4 3 9 16 20 16 2 2 12 15 35 -24 23

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