Eerste Divisie: PEC Zwolle anticipated to overcome Roda JC Kerkrade

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 12.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: MAC³PARK Stadion (12500 seats)

Nothing but a win will do for the PEC Zwolle regulars in this MAC³PARK Stadion battle with Roda JC Kerkrade, as they enjoy a solid lead on the opposition in the Eerste Divisie table.

Insights:
  • PEC Zwolle have the most clean sheets (15) in Eerste Divisie
  • Roda JC Kerkrade is in the worst form (0-1-5)

The hosts PEC Zwolle saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Eerste Divisie. That game was an away game at Jong PSV, so at least PEC Zwolle are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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PEC Zwolle form and stats

PEC Zwolle are steadily winning Eerste Divisie games and points here at MAC³PARK Stadion. 14 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 18 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 eleven home games in the league.

Zwolle are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Jong PSV. The first loss after going unbeaten through three league games. Midfield player Thomas got a match rating of 7.92 in that game, the max score being 10. Thomas hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 60 successful passes (of 65 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting FC Dordrecht in a game that was won 4-0.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for PEC Zwolle home games with this odds we find 4 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 3 matches were won by at least two goals.

It's goals goals goals for PEC Zwolle who have scored 55 goals from 18 league home games. Zwolle have only conceded 17 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Roda JC Kerkrade form and stats

Roda JC Kerkrade have only collected 18 points from their away games in the Eerste Divisie, after 5-3-10 (18 played). With the Roda JC Kerkrade losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

The manager de Graaf was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Parkstad Limburg Stadion. Kerkrade suffered a 1-2 loss to FC Eindhoven (placed 6th). The attacker Heide got a match rating of 7.65 in that game. Heide served one assist and hit four key passes.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against NAC Breda wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.

Roda JC Kerkrade are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 18 games (in the league). As for defending, Roda JC Kerkrade rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 30 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Roda JC Kerkrade - Zwolle 1-2 was the end result in these squads' last H2H game, played this season. Previous ten meetings with these contenders: PEC Zwolle won six, Roda JC Kerkrade triumphed in two and we saw two draws. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ZwolleL. Thy
L. Thy
20 goals
Roda JC KerkradeD. Vente
D. Vente
20 goals
PEC ZwolleT. van den Belt
T. van den Belt
16 goals

PEC Zwolle missing players

Roda JC Kerkrade missing players

Total First Half Second Half
PEC Zwolle Roda JC Kerkrade
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
25 14 6 Won W 0 5 12
4 2 0 Drew D 1 3 6
7 2 0 Lost L 4 10 18
93 55 28 Scored S 6 21 46
40 17 3 Conceded C 11 30 54
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 89% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 78% 78%
67% 61% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 50%
50% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 22% 25%
36% 39% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 17% 17%
53% 56% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 58%
42% 39% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 17%
8% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 25%
 
6 5.9 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.4 5.1
3.4 3.6 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 4.4 4.4
1.4 1.1 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.3 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
15.8 16.1 18.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 11.1 11.8
6.6 7.7 10.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.9 4.7
39% 40% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 24% 27%
 
8.6 8.6 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 10 8.9
3.9 4.2 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 4.1 3.7
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • PEC Zwolle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • PEC Zwolle have scored more than double the goals of Roda JC Kerkrade.
  • PEC Zwolle have the most clean sheets (15) in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the most scored goals in the first half (55) in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Eerste Divisie
  • Roda JC Kerkrade haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heracles 36 25 4 7 98 42 18 14 3 1 59 17 18 11 1 6 39 25 56 79
2 PEC Zwolle 36 25 4 7 93 40 18 14 2 2 55 17 18 11 2 5 38 23 53 79
3 Almere City 36 20 6 10 55 39 18 9 4 5 28 21 18 11 2 5 27 18 16 66
4 Willem II 36 18 10 8 63 38 18 12 2 4 34 17 18 6 8 4 29 21 25 64
5 NAC Breda 36 18 5 13 63 59 18 10 3 5 34 24 18 8 2 8 29 35 4 59
6 FC Eindhoven 36 16 9 11 57 52 18 10 4 4 37 22 18 6 5 7 20 30 5 57
7 MVV Maastricht 36 17 5 14 63 63 18 12 3 3 40 22 18 5 2 11 23 41 0 56
8 VVV-Venlo 36 15 9 12 53 49 18 5 7 6 22 21 18 10 2 6 31 28 4 54
9 Telstar 36 13 11 12 36 49 18 7 5 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 50
10 Graafschap 36 14 7 15 60 52 18 9 2 7 28 20 18 5 5 8 32 32 8 49
11 Jong AZ 36 13 9 14 58 55 18 8 7 3 37 22 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 48
12 ADO Den Haag 36 12 11 13 47 55 18 6 5 7 28 29 18 6 6 6 19 26 -8 47
13 Jong Ajax 36 12 10 14 68 68 18 7 5 6 40 29 18 5 5 8 28 39 0 46
14 Jong PSV 36 12 8 16 58 61 18 8 2 8 33 28 18 4 6 8 25 33 -3 44
15 Roda JC Kerkrade 36 12 6 18 46 54 18 7 3 8 25 24 18 5 3 10 21 30 -8 42
16 Helmond Sport 36 10 10 16 36 54 18 7 4 7 24 22 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 40
17 FC Den Bosch 36 10 4 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 18 3 2 13 16 49 -36 34
18 FC Dordrecht 36 9 6 21 37 64 18 6 3 9 21 26 18 3 3 12 16 38 -27 33
19 TOP Oss 36 9 6 21 42 74 18 5 3 10 26 37 18 4 3 11 16 37 -32 33
20 Jong Utrecht 36 7 6 23 32 61 18 5 4 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 27

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 Heracles 36 25 4 7 98 42 18 14 3 1 59 17 18 11 1 6 39 25 56 79
2 PEC Zwolle 36 25 4 7 93 40 18 14 2 2 55 17 18 11 2 5 38 23 53 79
3 Almere City 36 20 6 10 55 39 18 9 4 5 28 21 18 11 2 5 27 18 16 66
4 Willem II 36 18 10 8 63 38 18 12 2 4 34 17 18 6 8 4 29 21 25 64
5 NAC Breda 36 18 5 13 63 59 18 10 3 5 34 24 18 8 2 8 29 35 4 59
6 FC Eindhoven 36 16 9 11 57 52 18 10 4 4 37 22 18 6 5 7 20 30 5 57
7 MVV Maastricht 36 17 5 14 63 63 18 12 3 3 40 22 18 5 2 11 23 41 0 56
8 VVV-Venlo 36 15 9 12 53 49 18 5 7 6 22 21 18 10 2 6 31 28 4 54
9 Telstar 36 13 11 12 36 49 18 7 5 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 50
10 Graafschap 36 14 7 15 60 52 18 9 2 7 28 20 18 5 5 8 32 32 8 49
11 Jong AZ 36 13 9 14 58 55 18 8 7 3 37 22 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 48
12 ADO Den Haag 36 12 11 13 47 55 18 6 5 7 28 29 18 6 6 6 19 26 -8 47
13 Jong Ajax 36 12 10 14 68 68 18 7 5 6 40 29 18 5 5 8 28 39 0 46
14 Jong PSV 36 12 8 16 58 61 18 8 2 8 33 28 18 4 6 8 25 33 -3 44
15 Roda JC Kerkrade 36 12 6 18 46 54 18 7 3 8 25 24 18 5 3 10 21 30 -8 42
16 Helmond Sport 36 10 10 16 36 54 18 7 4 7 24 22 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 40
17 FC Den Bosch 36 10 4 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 18 3 2 13 16 49 -36 34
18 FC Dordrecht 36 9 6 21 37 64 18 6 3 9 21 26 18 3 3 12 16 38 -27 33
19 TOP Oss 36 9 6 21 42 74 18 5 3 10 26 37 18 4 3 11 16 37 -32 33
20 Jong Utrecht 36 7 6 23 32 61 18 5 4 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 27

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The Eerste Divisie, meaning “First Division”, is the second highest level of football in the Netherlands. 20 teams play two fixtures against each other to form a final league table after 380 games. The winning team is promoted with a creative playoff system deciding whether more teams promote.