Season ticket holders at MAC³PARK Stadion haven’t seen too many victories this season, with PEC Zwolle languishing in the 16th position so far. The guesting FC Groningen will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
It's no vacation for neither PEC Zwolle nor FC Groningen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
FC Groningen play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for FC Groningen when playing on artificial turf are 1 win, 3 draws and 6 defeats from ten matches. They have scored 10 goals and conceded 17 times in these games.
PEC Zwolle form and stats
PEC Zwolle, who have the most conceded goals (23) at home in Eredivisie, have played 9 Eredivisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for PEC Zwolle last time playing, versus FC Groningen. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Yuta Nakayama scoring for the victors. 0-0 away at Willem II before that.
Goals decide football matches and PEC Zwolle are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 9 league matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, PEC Zwolle having conceded 23 goals here at MAC³PARK Stadion so far.
FC Groningen form and stats
There's been little loot from FC Groningen's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the Eredivisie. FC Groningen only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws.
FC Groningen play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to PEC Zwolle (placed 16th). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Ajax.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting FC Groningen as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. FC Groningen have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the FC Groningen - PEC Zwolle 2-0 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): PEC Zwolle won four games, zero matches ended with a draw and FC Groningen has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  R. Ghoochannejhad Nournia 6 goals |  G. Hamer 3 goals |  L. Thy 3 goals |
PEC Zwolle missing players
FC Groningen missing players
| PEC Zwolle | FC Groningen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 29 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| 45 | 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 90% |
| 81% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 55% | 71% |
| 76% | 90% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 33% |
| 57% | 80% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 10% |
| 19% | 30% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 43% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 38% |
| 38% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 29% |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 6.8 | 5.6 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 263 | 120 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 50 | 116 | 258 |
| 104 | 50 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 36 | 79 |
| 28% | 42% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 19% | 29% |
- FC Groningen has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- FC Groningen has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- PEC Zwolle has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
- PEC Zwolle has the most conceded goals (23) at home
- PEC Zwolle has the most matches over the total-line (13)
- PEC Zwolle have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- PEC Zwolle have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Groningen have scored away.
- 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 | Ajax | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 42 | 47 |
| 2 | AZ | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 31 | 47 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 37 |
| 4 | Willem II | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | PSV | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 36 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 33 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| 10 | Heracles | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | FC Emmen | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 25 | -13 | 22 |
| 13 | FC Twente | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 31 | -21 | 20 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -26 | 19 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 18 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -20 | 16 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 33 | -28 | 11 |