Eredivisie Knockout phase Sat, Dec 13 · 20:00 MAC³PARK Stadion, Zwolle
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Our take

PEC Zwolle were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. PEC Zwolle had 7 days of rest, Fortuna Sittard 7.1 and had to travel 169 km.

Away travel169 kmRest days7 · 7.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
PEC Zwolle46%
Draw26%
Fortuna Sittard28%
Expected goals 1.58 – 1.18
PEC Zwolle46%
Draw26%
Fortuna Sittard27%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.15
PEC Zwolle46%
Draw26%
Fortuna Sittard28%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.15
PEC Zwolle38%
Draw27%
Fortuna Sittard35%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.32
PEC Zwolle46%
Draw26%
Fortuna Sittard28%
Expected goals 1.58 – 1.17
Over 2.5 52% Both score 56% 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.
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Referee · NetherlandsJannick van der Laan
  • Cards per match 3.7
  • Penalties per match 0.19
  • Matches 27

Team strength

PEC ZwolleFortuna Sittard
20 L90 StrengthIn forecast 17
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 21
17 AttackIn forecast 19
14 DefenceIn forecast 19
— Form indexContext —
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—

Fortuna Sittard

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PEC ZwolleFortuna Sittard
1.27 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
2.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.67
1.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.23
1.76 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.39
+0.24 Goals minus xGContext +0.17
80% Scored inContext 87%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
8.40 ShotsContext 13.60
3.07 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
34% On target shareContext 34%
5.13 Shots in the boxContext 8.73
62% Box shareContext 64%
15% ConversionContext 10%
2.23 OffsidesContext 2.00
18.07 Shots allowedContext 13.40
6.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.20
4.27 BlocksContext 3.93
4.47 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.80
66% Save rateContext 73%
42% PossessionIn forecast 47%
351 PassesContext 369
274 Accurate passesContext 286
78% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.69 Team ratingContext 6.74
10.27 FoulsContext 13.33
12.87 Fouls sufferedContext 10.73
1.93 Yellow cardsContext 2.33
0.13 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 15 and 15 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
2.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.28
1.99 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.25
+0.47 Goals minus xGContext -0.08
90% Scored inContext 90%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
8.70 ShotsContext 13.40
3.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.70
37% On target shareContext 35%
5.40 Shots in the boxContext 8.50
63% Box shareContext 63%
17% ConversionContext 9%
2.25 OffsidesContext 2.00
19.80 Shots allowedContext 13.20
7.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.40
5.00 BlocksContext 4.00
4.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.20
61% Save rateContext 78%
42% PossessionIn forecast 45%
348 PassesContext 354
272 Accurate passesContext 273
78% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.58 Team ratingContext 6.72
10.30 FoulsContext 13.40
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.10
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km256 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Fortuna Sittard
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel169 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

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 Fortuna Sittard
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Eredivisie 2025-2026, 6 Dec7.1Eredivisie 2025-2026, 6 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km169 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways256 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.97.8

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
4-3-3
16T. de Graaff(G)
2S. Floranus 4A. MacNulty 28S. Graves 6T. Gooijer
35Jamiro Monteiro 30R. Thomas 25T. Oosting
22K. de Rooij 10Koen Kostons 7S. Shoretire
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
Fortuna Sittard Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
31M. Branderhorst(G)
4S. Adewoye 44Iván Márquez 6S. van Ottele 12Ivo Pinto
80R. Fosso 20É. Michut
7K. Peterson 17J. Lonwijk 52M. Ihattaren
9K. Sierhuis
+4 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 -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Fortuna Sittard Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • PEC Zwolle-0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Fortuna Sittard+0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

PEC Zwolle · Home 1.43points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
3-1-3
Scored
0.86
Conceded
1.57
Fortuna Sittard · Away 0.57points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
1-1-5
Scored
1.29
Conceded
2.14

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 14 this season

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

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

3 PEC Zwolle wins0 draws0 Fortuna Sittard wins
Goals per game3.00 – 0.67 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets33% · 0%
  • 26 Jan 2025Fortuna Sittard1–4PEC Zwolle
  • 9 Nov 2024PEC Zwolle3–1Fortuna Sittard
  • 5 Nov 2023PEC Zwolle2–0Fortuna Sittard

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Jannick van der Laan Netherlands · 27 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.59league 3.36
Red cards0.07league 0.22
Cards 5+30%league 33%
Fouls23.1league 21.9
Penalties0.19league 0.31
Home wins48%league 48%
PEC Zwolle3 with this referee
Record1-0-2 Cards · opp.2.3 · 0.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L31 Aug 25H · Utrecht0–22
  • L11 Aug 24A · Utrecht0–13
  • W22 Oct 23A · Excelsior4–22
Fortuna Sittard6 with this referee
Record1-3-2 Cards · opp.2.2 · 2.0 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • D5 Apr 25A · Twente1–13
  • L23 Feb 25A · AZ Alkmaar0–13
  • D30 Nov 24A · Feyenoord1–12
  • L14 Sep 24A · NAC Breda0–11
  • D3 Feb 24H · Heerenveen3–31

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 Zwolle14 games · scored 19 · conceded 34
4 2 0-15
1 6 16-30
6 14 31-45
4 5 46-60
3 2 61-75
1 5 76-90
Fortuna Sittard15 games · scored 21 · conceded 25
5 2 0-15
1 5 16-30
2 6 31-45
2 5 46-60
4 3 61-75
7 4 76-90
PEC Zwolle10 games · scored 15 · conceded 29
2 2 0-15
1 5 16-30
6 11 31-45
3 5 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 4 76-90
Fortuna Sittard10 games · scored 12 · conceded 16
3 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 31-45
2 4 46-60
4 1 61-75
2 3 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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