FC Dordrecht expected to fight losing battle when facing PEC Zwolle

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 28.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: MAC³PARK Stadion (12500 seats)

PEC Zwolle are pursuing the top league places while FC Dordrecht are more concerned with steering clear of relegation. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • PEC Zwolle have the most clean sheets (14) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Dordrecht have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Eerste Divisie

This football field has artifical turf, which is not FC Dordrecht's everyday surface at their own football field. When appearing on artifical turf FC Dordrecht have performed like this: Played 23 matches taking 3 wins, 2 draws and 18 defeats with the goal numbers 21-62 (scored/conceded).

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.

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PEC Zwolle form and stats

PEC Zwolle are steadily winning Eerste Divisie games and points here at MAC³PARK Stadion. 13 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 17 games. In general it's been a long time since PEC Zwolle tasted defeat here at MAC³PARK Stadion, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

The home team returns to MAC³PARK Stadion after drawing with Almere City (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. den Belt (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.15/10. Belt scored one goal.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Telstar.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the PEC Zwolle at home in the league. 51 on target and 17 scored by the opposition; from 17 matches.

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FC Dordrecht form and stats

There's been little loot from FC Dordrecht's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 17 away games in the Eerste Divisie. FC Dordrecht only have 3 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 3 draws. A depressing six defeats in a row for Dordrecht in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Jong Utrecht.

Azzouzi scored in FC Dordrecht's previous match, the home game against Jong AZ that ended 1-0. Azzouzi was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.15. The defender Azzouzi scored one goal and won 6 of 8 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting MVV Maastricht's place.

The attacking power of FC Dordrecht when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 17 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

PEC Zwolle and FC Dordrecht have faced off previously this season: FC Dordrecht - Zwolle 3-0. PEC Zwolle-FC Dordrecht H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: PEC Zwolle seven wins, FC Dordrecht two wins, one draw. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

ZwolleL. Thy
L. Thy
19 goals
PEC ZwolleT. van den Belt
T. van den Belt
16 goals
PEC ZwolleY. Taha El Idrissi
Y. Taha El Idrissi
11 goals

PEC Zwolle missing players

FC Dordrecht missing players

Total First Half Second Half
PEC Zwolle FC Dordrecht
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 17 34
24 13 5 Won W 1 3 9
4 2 1 Drew D 0 3 6
6 2 0 Lost L 4 11 19
88 51 25 Scored S 4 16 36
37 17 4 Conceded C 13 34 57
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
85% 88% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 65% 65%
65% 59% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 56%
47% 47% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 35% 29%
38% 41% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 12%
53% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 65% 50%
41% 35% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 18% 26%
9% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 18% 29%
 
5.9 6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 3.9 3.9
3.4 3.5 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.6 5.2 5.1
1.4 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.5 2.2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
15.6 16.1 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 7.9 9
6.6 7.8 10 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.8 3.2
39% 39% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 34% 33%
 
8.4 8.4 8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.6 12.2 11.8
3.7 4.1 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.6 4.9 5.2
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Dordrecht have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • FC Dordrecht have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Dordrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • PEC Zwolle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • PEC Zwolle have scored more than double the goals of FC Dordrecht.
  • PEC Zwolle have the most clean sheets (14) in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the most scored goals in the first half (50) in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 34 24 4 6 88 37 17 13 2 2 51 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 51 76
2 Heracles 34 23 4 7 92 41 17 13 3 1 56 17 17 10 1 6 36 24 51 73
3 Almere City 34 19 6 9 50 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 17 10 2 5 22 18 13 63
4 Willem II 33 17 8 8 59 35 17 11 2 4 31 15 16 6 6 4 28 20 24 59
5 VVV-Venlo 34 15 8 11 52 47 17 5 7 5 22 20 17 10 1 6 30 27 5 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 NAC Breda 33 16 4 13 56 56 16 9 2 5 29 21 17 7 2 8 27 35 0 52
8 FC Eindhoven 34 14 9 11 53 51 17 9 4 4 35 22 17 5 5 7 18 29 2 51
9 Graafschap 34 13 7 14 56 48 17 8 2 7 26 19 17 5 5 7 30 29 8 46
10 ADO Den Haag 34 12 10 12 43 49 17 6 4 7 26 27 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 46
11 Telstar 34 12 10 12 35 49 17 7 4 6 20 24 17 5 6 6 15 25 -14 46
12 Jong AZ 34 12 8 14 54 53 17 8 6 3 36 21 17 4 2 11 18 32 1 44
13 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 12 6 16 43 48 17 7 3 7 24 22 17 5 3 9 19 26 -5 42
14 Jong PSV 33 11 8 14 55 56 16 7 2 7 30 26 17 4 6 7 25 30 -1 41
15 Jong Ajax 33 10 10 13 63 65 17 6 5 6 36 27 16 4 5 7 27 38 -2 40
16 Helmond Sport 34 10 8 16 33 51 17 7 3 7 23 21 17 3 5 9 10 30 -18 38
17 FC Dordrecht 34 9 6 19 36 57 17 6 3 8 20 23 17 3 3 11 16 34 -21 33
18 FC Den Bosch 34 10 3 21 44 79 17 7 2 8 28 30 17 3 1 13 16 49 -35 33
19 TOP Oss 34 9 5 20 41 68 17 5 3 9 26 32 17 4 2 11 15 36 -27 32
20 Jong Utrecht 33 6 5 22 31 59 16 4 3 9 16 20 17 2 2 13 15 39 -28 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 34 24 4 6 88 37 17 13 2 2 51 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 51 76
2 Heracles 34 23 4 7 92 41 17 13 3 1 56 17 17 10 1 6 36 24 51 73
3 Almere City 34 19 6 9 50 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 17 10 2 5 22 18 13 63
4 Willem II 33 17 8 8 59 35 17 11 2 4 31 15 16 6 6 4 28 20 24 59
5 VVV-Venlo 34 15 8 11 52 47 17 5 7 5 22 20 17 10 1 6 30 27 5 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 NAC Breda 33 16 4 13 56 56 16 9 2 5 29 21 17 7 2 8 27 35 0 52
8 FC Eindhoven 34 14 9 11 53 51 17 9 4 4 35 22 17 5 5 7 18 29 2 51
9 Graafschap 34 13 7 14 56 48 17 8 2 7 26 19 17 5 5 7 30 29 8 46
10 ADO Den Haag 34 12 10 12 43 49 17 6 4 7 26 27 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 46
11 Telstar 34 12 10 12 35 49 17 7 4 6 20 24 17 5 6 6 15 25 -14 46
12 Jong AZ 34 12 8 14 54 53 17 8 6 3 36 21 17 4 2 11 18 32 1 44
13 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 12 6 16 43 48 17 7 3 7 24 22 17 5 3 9 19 26 -5 42
14 Jong PSV 33 11 8 14 55 56 16 7 2 7 30 26 17 4 6 7 25 30 -1 41
15 Jong Ajax 33 10 10 13 63 65 17 6 5 6 36 27 16 4 5 7 27 38 -2 40
16 Helmond Sport 34 10 8 16 33 51 17 7 3 7 23 21 17 3 5 9 10 30 -18 38
17 FC Dordrecht 34 9 6 19 36 57 17 6 3 8 20 23 17 3 3 11 16 34 -21 33
18 FC Den Bosch 34 10 3 21 44 79 17 7 2 8 28 30 17 3 1 13 16 49 -35 33
19 TOP Oss 34 9 5 20 41 68 17 5 3 9 26 32 17 4 2 11 15 36 -27 32
20 Jong Utrecht 33 6 5 22 31 59 16 4 3 9 16 20 17 2 2 13 15 39 -28 23

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