Football betting preview: FC Utrecht the front runner when PEC Zwolle arrive

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 25.September
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard (24500 seats)

FC Utrecht should be probable winners of this home match vs PEC Zwolle, if the league standings are anything to judge by. Or are we in for a surprise?

Insights:
  • FC Utrecht have not yet lost a game at home.
  • PEC Zwolle have the fewest scored goals (1) in Eredivisie

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

PEC Zwolle play their home matches on artifical turf, while this match will be played on grass. The latest stats for PEC Zwolle when playing on grass are 4 wins, 6 draws and 22 defeats from 32 matches. They have scored 29 goals and conceded 65 times in these fixtures.

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FC Utrecht form and stats

FC Utrecht have collected seven points from their first three Eredivisie games here at Stadion Galgenwaard, a promising start.

Utrecht enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at NEC's place. The match ended 3-0 with Bart Ramselaar (2) and Anastasios Douvikas scoring. Utrecht's victory against NEC could easily have been with a bigger margin than 3-0 as they hit the posts three times. Bart Ramselaar (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.11/10. Ramselaar scored two goals and had 23 successful passes (of 24 total).

Before that, Utrecht drew at home versus RKC Waalwijk.

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 FC Utrecht home games with this odds we find seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, one draw and one defeat. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.

Goals are plentiful at Stadion Galgenwaard in the league this season as Utrecht has scored 9 goals here in 3 home games. Utrecht have conceded 3 in these home matches.

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PEC Zwolle form and stats

No Eredivisie points yet away for PEC Zwolle, from their first 3 matches. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Zwolle are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

PEC Zwolle's last game was the home draw against Sparta Rotterdam (1-1). Midfield player Thomas Van den Belt was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.85/10. Belt hit one key pass and had 47 successful passes (of 57 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Go Ahead Eagles wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

You'll want to know how Zwolle managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and four home wins.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Zwolle's away games in the league this season with only 0 goals from 3 matches. Zwolle have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the former ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for FC Utrecht, five draws and one win for PEC Zwolle. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

UtrechtS. Gustafson
S. Gustafson
3 goals
FC UtrechtA. Douvikas
A. Douvikas
3 goals
FC UtrechtB. Ramselaar
B. Ramselaar
2 goals

FC Utrecht missing players

PEC Zwolle missing players

FC Utrecht PEC Zwolle
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 1 3 6
3 2 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 1 3 5
12 9 2 Scored S 0 0 1
4 3 2 Conceded C 1 4 8
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 50%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 17%
50% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 83%
 
6.3 7.3 10 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 4
3.8 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4 4.7
2 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.7 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.7 18.7 14 Shots (avg) S ( 7 12 12.7
4.2 7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.3 3.5
48% 43% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 5%
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • All of FC Utrecht's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • FC Utrecht have not yet lost a game at home.
  • FC Utrecht have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • FC Utrecht have scored more than double the goals of PEC Zwolle.
  • PEC Zwolle have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • PEC Zwolle have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • PEC Zwolle have failed to score a single goal away.
  • PEC Zwolle have lost all their away matches so far.
  • PEC Zwolle have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Eredivisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Eredivisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the fewest scored goals (1) in Eredivisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Eredivisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Eredivisie
  • PEC Zwolle have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • PEC Zwolle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • PEC Zwolle 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 Ajax 6 5 1 0 27 1 3 3 0 0 19 0 3 2 1 0 8 1 26 16
2 PSV 6 5 0 1 16 8 3 2 0 1 9 7 3 3 0 0 7 1 8 15
3 Willem II 6 4 1 1 8 6 3 2 0 1 3 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 13
4 Feyenoord 5 4 0 1 14 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 2 0 1 9 3 10 12
5 FC Utrecht 6 3 2 1 12 4 3 2 1 0 9 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 8 11
6 SC Heerenveen 6 3 1 2 8 9 3 2 0 1 5 5 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 10
7 Vitesse 6 3 0 3 5 13 2 0 0 2 1 7 4 3 0 1 4 6 -8 9
8 NEC 6 2 2 2 4 9 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 6 -5 8
9 FC Twente 5 2 1 2 7 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 5 5 1 7
10 Go Ahead Eagles 6 2 0 4 6 10 4 2 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 7 -4 6
11 Sparta Rotterdam 6 1 3 2 6 10 3 1 2 0 5 3 3 0 1 2 1 7 -4 6
12 SC Cambuur 5 2 0 3 9 17 3 2 0 1 8 4 2 0 0 2 1 13 -8 6
13 RKC Waalwijk 6 1 2 3 9 11 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 0 2 1 6 7 -2 5
14 FC Groningen 6 1 2 3 6 10 3 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 5 8 -4 5
15 Heracles 4 1 1 2 4 6 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 4
16 Fortuna Sittard 5 1 1 3 5 12 3 1 1 1 4 8 2 0 0 2 1 4 -7 4
17 AZ 4 1 0 3 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 5 5 -3 3
18 PEC Zwolle 6 0 1 5 1 8 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 0 0 3 0 4 -7 1

Read more about Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.