National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's PEC Zwolle or De Graafschap that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
12 - 5 - 4 with 45-31. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for De Graafschap when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. De Graafschap play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
PEC Zwolle form and stats
Zwolle was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the KNVB Beker.The story so far in the Eredivisie for PEC Zwolle at their home stadium (MAC³PARK Stadion) is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The Zwolle supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Heracles Almelo in Eredivisie and win 1-0. Some amazing scenes last match, when Bram Van Polen scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time. Bram Van Polen, defender, was given a rating of 7.55/10 in that game, top of the team. Polen scored one goal and won 1 of 3 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at PSV in the Eredivisie.This is expected to be a close game, with PEC Zwolle perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with PEC Zwolle as a small favourite), we find eight games. PEC Zwolle has won four of these, drawn two and lost two.
The manager A. Langeler will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to AZ in only four days.
Zwolle has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 5 games. Zwolle's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
De Graafschap form and stats
Graafschap's mission in KNVB Beker last season failed in the 2nd round.De Graafschap have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 15 points collected from 6 Eerste Divisie games. 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far. It’s been three wins in a row for Graafschap on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Two travels in a row for Graafschap, whose manager R. Robbemond could celebrate last time after the Eerste Divisie win against VVV-Venlo. Midfielder Giovanni Korte was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.93. Korte scored one goal and hit three key passes.
A draw for Graafschap before that, at their own venue hosting FC Eindhoven (0-0).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with De Graafschap playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were three De Graafschap wins, one draw and zero defeats.
A new game in only three days for De Graafschap, the Eerste Divisie home match versus ADO Den Haag. Busy days.
The Graafschap manager R. Robbemond has got the team scoring on the road, with 13 away goals in 6 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Zwolle wins - draws - De Graafschap wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. van Heertum 3 goals |  J. Konings 3 goals | D. Haen 3 goals |
PEC Zwolle missing players
De Graafschap missing players
| PEC Zwolle | De Graafschap | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Scored | S | 26 | 44 | ||
| 39 | 13 | Conceded | C | 10 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 21% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 20% | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 12.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||
| 26% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 29% | ||
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 22 |
| 2 | PSV | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Utrecht | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Willem II | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 16 |
| 7 | FC Twente | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 9 | AZ | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | SC Cambuur | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 11 | NEC | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Heracles Almelo | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 9 |
| 16 | FC Groningen | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 7 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -13 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Volendam | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 27 |
| 2 | Excelsior | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | De Graafschap | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | FC Emmen | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Jong Ajax | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Jong AZ | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Jong Utrecht | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | VVV-Venlo | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Telstar | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 16 |
| 13 | NAC Breda | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 15 |
| 14 | MVV Maastricht | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 | -17 | 15 |
| 15 | Jong PSV | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 14 |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 17 | FC Den Bosch | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | FC Oss | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Almere City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 9 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 7 |