Eredivisie Gameweek 9 Sun, Oct 18 · 11:15 MAC³PARK Stadion, Zwolle
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Our take

It was too close to call.

GO Ahead Eagles were the stronger side on L90 Strength (26 vs 15). PEC Zwolle were without Y. Namli. PEC Zwolle had 6.9 days of rest, GO Ahead Eagles 7.8 and had to travel 29 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel29 kmRest days6.9 · 7.8Matches / 14d1 · 1
PEC Zwolle35%
Draw24%
GO Ahead Eagles41%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.72
PEC Zwolle34%
Draw27%
GO Ahead Eagles39%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.40
PEC Zwolle35%
Draw24%
GO Ahead Eagles41%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.71
PEC Zwolle27%
Draw23%
GO Ahead Eagles50%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.93
PEC Zwolle35%
Draw25%
GO Ahead Eagles40%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.65
Over 2.5 64% Both score 65% Likeliest score 1–1
Pre-match forecast. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Zwolle)
10°CDrizzle
  • Precipitation 0.1 mm
  • Wind 12 km/h
  • Humidity 93%
Referee · NetherlandsDanny Makkelie
  • Cards per match 3.4
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 127

Team strength

PEC ZwolleGO Ahead Eagles
15 L90 StrengthIn forecast 26
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 24
17 AttackIn forecast 29
14 DefenceIn forecast 17
6 Form indexContext 18
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+12%
Defense risk−5%

GO Ahead Eagles

Attack+21%
Defense risk−26%

Both teams face a more favorable matchup than their league-average baseline.

Playing style

PEC ZwolleGO Ahead Eagles
0.75 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.38
2.63 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.13
1.17 xGVia Att/Def 1.54
1.47 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.82
-0.42 Goals minus xGContext +0.84
50% Scored inContext 100%
13% Clean sheetsContext 0%
11.13 ShotsContext 15.50
3.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.25
34% On target shareContext 40%
6.50 Shots in the boxContext 10.13
57% Box shareContext 65%
7% ConversionContext 15%
1.75 OffsidesContext 1.33
19.63 Shots allowedContext 16.63
6.88 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.88
6.00 BlocksContext 5.57
4.38 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.29
64% Save rateContext 61%
41% PossessionIn forecast 56%
348 PassesContext 481
263 Accurate passesContext 399
76% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.55 Team ratingContext 6.79
11.75 FoulsContext 7.00
10.13 Fouls sufferedContext 10.13
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 0.88
0.13 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.10
2.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.30
1.10 xGVia Att/Def 1.30
1.76 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.34
-0.30 Goals minus xGContext +0.80
50% Scored inContext 100%
10% Clean sheetsContext 0%
10.40 ShotsContext 13.70
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.50
33% On target shareContext 40%
6.10 Shots in the boxContext 9.67
57% Box shareContext 65%
8% ConversionContext 15%
1.60 OffsidesContext 1.43
19.10 Shots allowedContext 19.20
6.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
5.50 BlocksContext 6.56
4.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.22
63% Save rateContext 64%
43% PossessionIn forecast 53%
364 PassesContext 443
281 Accurate passesContext 364
77% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.54 Team ratingContext 6.77
11.60 FoulsContext 7.30
9.90 Fouls sufferedContext 9.90
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 0.90
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
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
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 6 · 1 pts vs 8.7 for an average club · -4.2 vs expected
  • L11 OctH · Cambuur0–11.4 xPts
  • 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
GO Ahead Eagles
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel29 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 18 · 4 pts vs 8.3 for an average club · -2.3 vs expected
  • D10 OctH · Sparta Rotterdam3–31.9 xPts
  • D20 SepA · NEC Nijmegen1–11.1 xPts
  • D12 SepH · Groningen1–11.6 xPts
  • D8 SepA · Utrecht3–31.2 xPts
  • L29 AugA · AZ Alkmaar2–50.6 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 GO Ahead Eagles
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Eredivisie 2026-2027, 11 Oct7.8Eredivisie 2026-2027, 10 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km29 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 10 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.25.3

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
11D. Mbayo 25T. Oosting 37Gilles van der Wal
17S. van Hooijdonk
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
GO Ahead Eagles Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1C. Haug(G)
5D. James 4J. Kramer 25G. van Zwam 2A. Sampsted
8H. Linthorst 21M. Meulensteen
17M. Suray 10S. Tengstedt 16V. Edvardsen
9S. Sigurðarson
+2 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 -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals
Attack line −6.5% · Defence line −3.9% of weighted minutes
  • MID Y. Namli Starter 7.36
1 without recent minutes (no impact): F. Krastev
GO Ahead Eagles Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals
Attack line −0.0% · Defence line −4.8% of weighted minutes
  • DEF J. Dirksen Rotation 6.99
1 without recent minutes (no impact): P. Saathof
Total impact vs full squads
  • PEC Zwolle-0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • GO Ahead Eagles+0.2 pp

From eScored squad data: each player's weight is his role (core 3, starter 2, rotation 1, depth 0.5) times his share of minutes. Defenders and keepers count to the defence line, forwards to attack, midfielders half to each. EloLambda turns the lost share into fewer goals scored and more conceded (weight 0.1); the totals show how that moves the result chances.

Home / Away this season

PEC Zwolle · Home 0.00points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
0-0-4
Scored
0.25
Conceded
3.25
GO Ahead Eagles · Away 0.75points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
0-3-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.75

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 4 this season

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

0 PEC Zwolle wins4 draws2 GO Ahead Eagles wins
Goals per game0.83 – 2.00 Over 2.533% Both scored67% Clean sheets0% · 33%
  • 5 Apr 2026GO Ahead Eagles5–0PEC Zwolle
  • 21 Sep 2025PEC Zwolle0–2GO Ahead Eagles
  • 11 May 2025PEC Zwolle1–1GO Ahead Eagles
  • 3 Nov 2024GO Ahead Eagles2–2PEC Zwolle
  • 11 Feb 2024GO Ahead Eagles1–1PEC Zwolle
  • 17 Sep 2023PEC Zwolle1–1GO Ahead Eagles

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 · Danny Makkelie Netherlands · 127 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.26league 2.78
Red cards0.13league 0.07
Cards 5+26%league 14%
Fouls21.7league 21.3
Penalties0.32league 0.24
Home wins45%league 33%
PEC Zwolle5 with this referee
Record2-2-1 Cards · opp.1.8 · 1.0 Pens for · against1 · 2
  • L5 Apr 26A · GO Ahead Eagles0–51
  • D18 Oct 25A · NAC Breda2–23
  • W29 Mar 25H · Waalwijk2–01
  • D13 Jan 24H · Heerenveen2–21
  • W5 Nov 23H · Fortuna Sittard2–03
GO Ahead Eagles6 with this referee
Record3-1-2 Cards · opp.1.2 · 0.8 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • W5 Apr 26H · PEC Zwolle5–00
  • D17 Aug 25H · Ajax2–21
  • L8 Feb 25A · Heracles2–40
  • W23 Nov 24H · Almere City FC3–00
  • W21 Jan 24A · Sparta Rotterdam2–03

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 Zwolle8 games · scored 6 · conceded 21
1 0-15
2 5 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 5 61-75
1 5 76-90
GO Ahead Eagles8 games · scored 19 · conceded 17
1 3 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 4 31-45
4 1 46-60
6 3 61-75
4 5 76-90
PEC Zwolle10 games · scored 8 · conceded 26
1 0-15
2 6 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 6 61-75
2 7 76-90
GO Ahead Eagles10 games · scored 21 · conceded 23
1 4 0-15
4 3 16-30
1 5 31-45
5 1 46-60
6 4 61-75
4 6 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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