PEC Zwolle vs FC Utrecht preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: MAC³PARK Stadion (12500 seats)

Receiving guests at their own home is comfortable and friendly for PEC Zwolle, but FC Utrecht are fully determined and able to go home as winners. Who wins?

Insights:
  • PEC Zwolle have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in Eredivisie
  • FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

3 - 4 - 3 with 14-12. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for FC Utrecht when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. FC Utrecht play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

PEC Zwolle and FC Utrecht 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 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses from their games here at MAC³PARK Stadion.

PEC Zwolle faced defeat in their previous match, away at Ajax (0-3). PEC Zwolle's goalkeeper Lamprou was extremely busy against Ajax, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.

Before that match, a win away at RKC Waalwijk.

Zwolle are traveling soon after this match as the Eredivisie match at Sparta Rotterdam awaits in four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for PEC Zwolle here at MAC³PARK Stadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 15 games). PEC Zwolle have conceded 17 in these home matches. When Zwolle hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like RKC Waalwijk, Fortuna Sittard, Sparta Rotterdam, SC Cambuur and Willem II), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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FC Utrecht form and stats

The visitors are W4-D4-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Eredivisie.

Impressive finishing from Douvikas secured the home win 1-0 against NEC in their previous game. Midfield player Maher was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.11/10. Maher hit seven key passes.

A 1-2 defeat away at Feyenoord before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as FC Utrecht are hosting AZ in the Eredivisie only four days away.

The visiting FC Utrecht have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 15 games. Utrecht have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These sides met each other earlier on this season: FC Utrecht - PEC Zwolle 5-1. PEC Zwolle-FC Utrecht H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: PEC Zwolle one win, FC Utrecht five wins, four draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

FC UtrechtB. Ramselaar
B. Ramselaar
9 goals
FC UtrechtA. Douvikas
A. Douvikas
8 goals
FC UtrechtM. Sylla
M. Sylla
6 goals

PEC Zwolle missing players

FC Utrecht missing players

PEC Zwolle FC Utrecht
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 15 31
7 3 1 Won W 1 4 12
5 4 0 Drew D 2 4 9
19 8 3 Lost L 1 7 10
24 11 4 Scored S 7 18 48
47 17 8 Conceded C 5 22 40
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 94%
61% 60% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 74%
32% 27% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 60% 58%
19% 7% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 32%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 16%
39% 47% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 60% 61%
19% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 27% 26%
45% 40% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 19%
 
4.2 5.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.7 5.7
4.5 4.4 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5.5 4.6
1.5 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2 1.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.6 12.4 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 10.7 13.5
3.6 3.1 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 3.7 4.6
21% 24% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 32% 34%
 
13.7 11.4 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 11.9 11.1
5 4.5 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 5 4.1
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Utrecht have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • PEC Zwolle have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Eredivisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Eredivisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in Eredivisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the most matches under the total-line (17) 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 31 25 3 3 89 15 16 13 1 2 57 8 15 12 2 1 32 7 74 78
2 PSV 30 23 2 5 75 35 15 12 0 3 42 18 15 11 2 2 33 17 40 71
3 Feyenoord 30 20 4 6 69 29 15 11 2 2 36 13 15 9 2 4 33 16 40 64
4 FC Twente 31 18 8 5 49 34 15 9 5 1 24 11 16 9 3 4 25 23 15 62
5 AZ 31 18 5 8 59 37 15 11 2 2 33 15 16 7 3 6 26 22 22 59
6 FC Utrecht 31 12 9 10 48 40 16 8 5 3 30 18 15 4 4 7 18 22 8 45
7 Vitesse 30 13 5 12 35 45 15 6 2 7 17 25 15 7 3 5 18 20 -10 44
8 FC Groningen 30 9 9 12 37 44 15 4 6 5 15 16 15 5 3 7 22 28 -7 36
9 Go Ahead Eagles 30 10 6 14 35 44 15 7 1 7 24 21 15 3 5 7 11 23 -9 36
10 NEC 31 9 8 14 35 48 15 2 5 8 12 21 16 7 3 6 23 27 -13 35
11 Heracles 31 9 7 15 32 42 16 7 5 4 21 18 15 2 2 11 11 24 -10 34
12 SC Heerenveen 30 9 7 14 29 40 15 5 2 8 17 22 15 4 5 6 12 18 -11 34
13 SC Cambuur 30 10 3 17 45 63 15 5 1 9 27 33 15 5 2 8 18 30 -18 33
14 Fortuna Sittard 30 8 5 17 31 61 15 6 2 7 18 26 15 2 3 10 13 35 -30 29
15 RKC Waalwijk 30 6 10 14 31 48 15 4 3 8 12 24 15 2 7 6 19 24 -17 28
16 PEC Zwolle 31 7 5 19 24 47 15 3 4 8 11 17 16 4 1 11 13 30 -23 26
17 Sparta Rotterdam 31 5 11 15 23 46 16 3 7 6 14 21 15 2 4 9 9 25 -23 26
18 Willem II 30 7 5 18 24 52 15 5 3 7 13 20 15 2 2 11 11 32 -28 26

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.