Eredivisie Gameweek 8 Sun, Oct 11 · 13:30 MAC³PARK Stadion, Zwolle
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Absences weigh more on PEC Zwolle. PEC Zwolle had 22.8 days of rest, Cambuur 21.9 and had to travel 79 km.

Away travel79 kmRest days22.8 · 21.9Matches / 14d0 · 0
PEC Zwolle39%
Draw24%
Cambuur36%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.46
PEC Zwolle39%
Draw26%
Cambuur35%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.29
PEC Zwolle41%
Draw24%
Cambuur35%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.45
PEC Zwolle32%
Draw24%
Cambuur44%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.64
PEC Zwolle40%
Draw24%
Cambuur36%
Expected goals 1.59 – 1.51
Over 2.5 58% Both score 60% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Zwolle)

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Referee · NetherlandsSander van der Eijk
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.17
  • Matches 72

Team strength

PEC ZwolleCambuur
16 L90 StrengthIn forecast 21
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 23
17 AttackIn forecast 22
14 DefenceIn forecast 23
19 Form indexContext 21
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

PEC Zwolle

Attack—
Defense risk—

Cambuur

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PEC ZwolleCambuur
0.86 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.43
2.86 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.71
1.20 xGVia Att/Def 1.19
1.62 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.39
-0.34 Goals minus xGContext +0.24
57% Scored inContext 86%
14% Clean sheetsContext 14%
10.57 ShotsContext 11.86
3.43 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.29
32% On target shareContext 36%
5.86 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
54% Box shareContext 68%
8% ConversionContext 12%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.71
20.57 Shots allowedContext 15.86
7.29 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.86
6.43 BlocksContext 4.43
4.57 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.83
63% Save rateContext 59%
40% PossessionIn forecast 47%
346 PassesContext 370
264 Accurate passesContext 299
76% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.53 Team ratingContext 6.78
11.14 FoulsContext 11.86
9.43 Fouls sufferedContext 13.57
1.29 Yellow cardsContext 1.43
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.22
2.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.33
1.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.19
1.77 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.39
-0.13 Goals minus xGContext +0.03
60% Scored inContext 78%
20% Clean sheetsContext 11%
9.80 ShotsContext 14.56
3.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.78
34% On target shareContext 33%
5.40 Shots in the boxContext 9.22
54% Box shareContext 66%
9% ConversionContext 8%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.89
19.10 Shots allowedContext 14.11
6.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.44
5.60 BlocksContext 3.78
4.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.63
64% Save rateContext 62%
43% PossessionIn forecast 51%
363 PassesContext 406
281 Accurate passesContext 327
77% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.58 Team ratingContext 6.83
11.80 FoulsContext 12.89
10.20 Fouls sufferedContext 14.22
1.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.11
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 9 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

PEC Zwolle
Rest22.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 19 · 4 pts vs 8.1 for an average club · -0.5 vs expected
  • L18 SepA · Groningen0–30.8 xPts
  • L13 SepH · Feyenoord0–70.8 xPts
  • D4 SepA · Sparta Rotterdam2–21.1 xPts
  • L29 AugH · NEC Nijmegen1–31.1 xPts
  • W22 AugA · Heerenveen2–00.7 xPts
Cambuur
Rest21.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel79 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 21 · 5 pts vs 8.7 for an average club · -0.2 vs expected
  • D19 SepA · ADO Den Haag1–11.4 xPts
  • W12 SepH · NEC Nijmegen3–01.1 xPts
  • D6 SepA · Telstar2–21.0 xPts
  • L30 AugH · Twente1–41.0 xPts
  • L23 AugH · Feyenoord2–50.8 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
PEC Zwolle Cambuur
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match22.8Eredivisie 2026-2027, 18 Sep21.9Eredivisie 2026-2027, 19 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km79 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one6.97

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

PEC Zwolle Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1J. Schendelaar(G)
2S. Floranus 24N. Viergever 28S. Graves 3O. Aertssen
8T. Sommer 30R. Thomas
22I. Cissoko 25T. Oosting 11D. Mbayo
10Koen Kostons
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Cambuur Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1T. Jansen(G)
28M. Costarelli 14B. van Duijl 4I. Baouf 2D. Bouah
8N. Souren 17Ethan Apkakou
11I. Hamache 10Rafik El Arguioui 15F. Kvam
33M. Maertens
+3 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
PEC Zwolle Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Cambuur Scores -0.01 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • PEC Zwolle-1.4 pp
  • Draw+0.2 pp
  • Cambuur+1.3 pp

Home / Away this season

PEC Zwolle · Home 0.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
0-0-3
Scored
0.33
Conceded
4.00
Cambuur · Away 0.67points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-2-1
Scored
1.33
Conceded
2.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 3 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Sander van der Eijk Netherlands · 72 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.38league 2.65
Red cards0.25league 0.04
Cards 5+31%league 10%
Fouls21.9league 21.1
Penalties0.17league 0.20
Home wins47%league 32%
PEC Zwolle7 with this referee
Record1-1-5 Cards · opp.2.1 · 1.6 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • D1 Mar 26H · Ajax0–03
  • L20 Dec 25A · Excelsior1–21
  • L13 Sep 25A · Ajax1–31
  • L9 Feb 25A · AZ Alkmaar0–23
  • W29 Sep 24H · Almere City FC1–02
Cambuur

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

PEC Zwolle7 games · scored 6 · conceded 20
1 0-15
2 5 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 5 61-75
1 4 76-90
Cambuur7 games · scored 10 · conceded 19
2 0-15
2 5 16-30
1 4 31-45
3 1 46-60
1 3 61-75
3 4 76-90
PEC Zwolle10 games · scored 9 · conceded 25
1 0-15
3 6 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 6 61-75
2 6 76-90
Cambuur9 games · scored 11 · conceded 21
2 0-15
2 6 16-30
1 4 31-45
3 1 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 5 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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