Eredivisie match preview: PEC Zwolle believed to be the weaker party when AZ pays a visit

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 10.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: MAC³PARK Stadion (12500 seats)

PEC Zwolle come from a 0-1 score against Go Ahead Eagles in their previous week, a fixture to keep in mind. The next assignment is this firm AZ team.

Insights:
  • PEC Zwolle have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Eredivisie
  • AZ have scored more than double the goals of PEC Zwolle.

This stadium uses the playing surface artifical turf, unlike AZ's home ground. The previous eleven games by the visitors on artifical turf have generated 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses.

PEC Zwolle and AZ should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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PEC Zwolle form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eredivisie this season. PEC Zwolle have only managed 2 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses from their games here at MAC³PARK Stadion. Zwolle has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Schreuder and the players.

PEC Zwolle are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 225 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Polen).

The PEC Zwolle club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at MAC³PARK Stadion: A 0-1 defeat against Go Ahead Eagles (placed 10th). Midfielder Paal was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.71 (out of ten) in that game. Paal hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Feyenoord (1-2).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Zwolle here at MAC³PARK Stadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 14 games). PEC Zwolle have conceded 16 in these home matches. When PEC Zwolle hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like RKC Waalwijk, Fortuna Sittard, Sparta Rotterdam, Heracles and Willem II), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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AZ form and stats

7-2-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for AZ in their Eredivisie matches away. AZ are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Karlsson and Pavlidis scored in AZ's previous match, the home game against Vitesse that ended 3-1. The attacker Pavlidis got a match rating of 8.01 in that game. Pavlidis scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Willem II.

AZ are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 14 away games so far. As opposed to that, AZ have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. More than 55 % of these were conceded from the 60th minute and onwards in these in the last 30 minutes of games.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head encounter ended AZ - Zwolle 3-2, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings between these sides: PEC Zwolle won one, AZ triumphed in five and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

AZJ. Karlsson
J. Karlsson
14 goals
AZV. Pavlidis
V. Pavlidis
11 goals
AZD. de Wit
D. de Wit
7 goals

PEC Zwolle missing players

AZ missing players

Total First Half Second Half
PEC Zwolle AZ
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 4 14 28
5 2 0 Won W 1 7 17
5 4 0 Drew D 1 2 4
18 8 3 Lost L 2 5 7
20 9 2 Scored S 6 24 55
43 16 7 Conceded C 7 19 33
96% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
57% 57% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 79% 79%
29% 21% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 71% 71%
21% 7% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 46%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 14% 21%
39% 43% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 71% 68%
18% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 14%
46% 43% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 25%
 
4.4 5.4 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.8 5.4 5.6
4.7 4.5 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.5 3.6
1.7 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 1.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
11.7 12.4 8.7 Shots (avg) S ( 15.2 12.9 13
3.5 2.8 1.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.4 4.8
20% 23% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 39% 41%
 
13.6 11.1 13.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 12.2 10
4.9 4.4 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.4 3.6
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • AZ 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 the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Eredivisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the fewest points (10) at home in Eredivisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Eredivisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Eredivisie
  • PEC Zwolle have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 28 22 3 3 83 14 14 11 1 2 52 7 14 11 2 1 31 7 69 69
2 PSV 28 21 2 5 71 34 14 11 0 3 40 18 14 10 2 2 31 16 37 65
3 Feyenoord 28 18 4 6 63 27 14 10 2 2 34 12 14 8 2 4 29 15 36 58
4 AZ 28 17 4 7 55 33 14 10 2 2 31 14 14 7 2 5 24 19 22 55
5 FC Twente 28 16 7 5 44 33 14 8 5 1 22 11 14 8 2 4 22 22 11 55
6 FC Utrecht 28 11 8 9 45 37 14 7 4 3 28 17 14 4 4 6 17 20 8 41
7 Vitesse 27 12 5 10 34 43 13 5 2 6 16 24 14 7 3 4 18 19 -9 41
8 FC Groningen 28 9 9 10 36 40 14 4 6 4 15 15 14 5 3 6 21 25 -4 36
9 NEC 28 9 8 11 35 44 13 2 5 6 12 18 15 7 3 5 23 26 -9 35
10 Go Ahead Eagles 28 9 6 13 31 43 14 6 1 7 20 21 14 3 5 6 11 22 -12 33
11 SC Cambuur 28 10 3 15 44 60 14 5 1 8 26 31 14 5 2 7 18 29 -16 33
12 SC Heerenveen 28 8 7 13 25 37 14 4 2 8 14 21 14 4 5 5 11 16 -12 31
13 Heracles 28 8 6 14 29 37 14 7 4 3 19 13 14 1 2 11 10 24 -8 30
14 RKC Waalwijk 28 6 10 12 31 44 14 4 3 7 12 22 14 2 7 5 19 22 -13 28
15 Willem II 28 6 5 17 23 48 14 4 3 7 12 20 14 2 2 10 11 28 -25 23
16 Sparta Rotterdam 26 4 10 12 20 38 15 3 6 6 13 20 11 1 4 6 7 18 -18 22
17 Fortuna Sittard 27 6 4 17 26 60 13 4 2 7 14 26 14 2 2 10 12 34 -34 22
18 PEC Zwolle 28 5 5 18 20 43 14 2 4 8 9 16 14 3 1 10 11 27 -23 20

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 Ajax 28 22 3 3 83 14 14 11 1 2 52 7 14 11 2 1 31 7 69 69
2 PSV 28 21 2 5 71 34 14 11 0 3 40 18 14 10 2 2 31 16 37 65
3 Feyenoord 28 18 4 6 63 27 14 10 2 2 34 12 14 8 2 4 29 15 36 58
4 AZ 28 17 4 7 55 33 14 10 2 2 31 14 14 7 2 5 24 19 22 55
5 FC Twente 28 16 7 5 44 33 14 8 5 1 22 11 14 8 2 4 22 22 11 55
6 FC Utrecht 28 11 8 9 45 37 14 7 4 3 28 17 14 4 4 6 17 20 8 41
7 Vitesse 27 12 5 10 34 43 13 5 2 6 16 24 14 7 3 4 18 19 -9 41
8 FC Groningen 28 9 9 10 36 40 14 4 6 4 15 15 14 5 3 6 21 25 -4 36
9 NEC 28 9 8 11 35 44 13 2 5 6 12 18 15 7 3 5 23 26 -9 35
10 Go Ahead Eagles 28 9 6 13 31 43 14 6 1 7 20 21 14 3 5 6 11 22 -12 33
11 SC Cambuur 28 10 3 15 44 60 14 5 1 8 26 31 14 5 2 7 18 29 -16 33
12 SC Heerenveen 28 8 7 13 25 37 14 4 2 8 14 21 14 4 5 5 11 16 -12 31
13 Heracles 28 8 6 14 29 37 14 7 4 3 19 13 14 1 2 11 10 24 -8 30
14 RKC Waalwijk 28 6 10 12 31 44 14 4 3 7 12 22 14 2 7 5 19 22 -13 28
15 Willem II 28 6 5 17 23 48 14 4 3 7 12 20 14 2 2 10 11 28 -25 23
16 Sparta Rotterdam 26 4 10 12 20 38 15 3 6 6 13 20 11 1 4 6 7 18 -18 22
17 Fortuna Sittard 27 6 4 17 26 60 13 4 2 7 14 26 14 2 2 10 12 34 -34 22
18 PEC Zwolle 28 5 5 18 20 43 14 2 4 8 9 16 14 3 1 10 11 27 -23 20

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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.