Struggling PEC Zwolle will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying AZ Alkmaar in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
AZ Alkmaar play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for AZ Alkmaar when playing on artificial turf are 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from eleven matches. They have scored 23 goals and conceded 10 times in these games.
PEC Zwolle form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what PEC Zwolle have to build on here at IJsseldelta Stadion in the Eredivisie.
In their previous game, the manager J. Stegeman led his PEC Zwolle to a defeat in the Eredivisie match away at Feyenoord. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at IJsseldelta Stadion. Before that, PEC Zwolle had a home game versus Fortuna Sittard which ended with a victory 3-1.
Goals decide football matches and PEC Zwolle are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 7 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for PEC Zwolle with 17 goals conceded in these matches.
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
AZ Alkmaar's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed AZ Alkmaar, who have the most clean sheets (11) in Eredivisie, collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the Eredivisie. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). AZ Alkmaar have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but AZ Alkmaar are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
The AZ Alkmaar goalkeeper Thorsten Kirschbaum is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 477 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
AZ Alkmaar are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Eredivisie against VVV-Venlo (placed 16th). A draw for AZ Alkmaar before that, at their own venue hosting Partizan (2-2).
AZ Alkmaar have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 15 goals from 7 away matches. AZ Alkmaar are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for PEC Zwolle, 4 draws and 5 wins for AZ Alkmaar. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.Top Goalscorers
 
M. Boadu
9 goals
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T. Koopmeiners
7 goals
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O. Idrissi
7 goals
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PEC Zwolle missing players
AZ Alkmaar missing players
| PEC Zwolle | AZ Alkmaar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 35 |
| 34 | 17 | 11 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 80% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 60% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 13% | 29% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 60% | 86% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 71% | 73% |
| 40% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | 7.3 |
| 7 | 5.6 | 6.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 177 | 88 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 80 | 219 |
| 65 | 33 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 36 | 83 |
| 34% | 52% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 42% | 42% |
- AZ Alkmaar has the fewest conceded goals (3) away
- AZ Alkmaar has the fewest conceded goals (8)
- AZ Alkmaar has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2)
- AZ Alkmaar has the most clean sheets (11)
- AZ Alkmaar has the most clean sheets (5) away
- AZ Alkmaar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- AZ Alkmaar have scored in all their away matches so far.
- AZ Alkmaar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- AZ Alkmaar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- AZ Alkmaar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- All of PEC Zwolle's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- PEC Zwolle has the most matches over the total-line (10)
- PEC Zwolle have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- PEC Zwolle have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | Ajax | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 40 | 41 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 35 |
| 3 | PSV | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Willem II | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Heracles | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Feyenoord | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
| 9 | Vitesse | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | FC Emmen | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -12 | 15 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 25 | -15 | 15 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 13 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -25 | 12 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 11 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -21 | 8 |