Eredivisie Knockout phase Sat, Oct 4 · 19:00 MAC³PARK Stadion, Zwolle
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Our take

PSV Eindhoven were clear favourites.

PSV Eindhoven were the stronger side on L90 Strength (72 vs 22). Absences weigh more on PSV Eindhoven. PEC Zwolle had 7.1 days of rest, PSV Eindhoven 7 and had to travel 126 km.

Away travel126 kmRest days7.1 · 7Matches / 14d3 · 2
PEC Zwolle16%
Draw21%
PSV Eindhoven63%
Expected goals 0.97 – 2.10
PEC Zwolle16%
Draw22%
PSV Eindhoven62%
Expected goals 0.90 – 1.98
PEC Zwolle15%
Draw21%
PSV Eindhoven64%
Expected goals 0.95 – 2.14
PEC Zwolle12%
Draw18%
PSV Eindhoven70%
Expected goals 0.86 – 2.35
PEC Zwolle17%
Draw23%
PSV Eindhoven61%
Expected goals 0.93 – 1.95
Over 2.5 59% Both score 55% Likeliest score 0–2
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 · NetherlandsAlex Bos
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.39
  • Matches 28

Team strength

PEC ZwollePSV Eindhoven
22 L90 StrengthIn forecast 72
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 71
17 AttackIn forecast 60
14 DefenceIn forecast 64
— 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—

PSV Eindhoven

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PEC ZwollePSV Eindhoven
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.00
1.57 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.57
1.01 xGVia Att/Def 2.12
1.53 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.56
-0.01 Goals minus xGContext +0.88
71% Scored inContext 86%
29% Clean sheetsContext 14%
8.71 ShotsContext 19.29
2.43 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.86
28% On target shareContext 41%
5.29 Shots in the boxContext 12.14
62% Box shareContext 63%
12% ConversionContext 16%
2.17 OffsidesContext 1.50
16.57 Shots allowedContext 14.86
6.29 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.29 BlocksContext 4.86
4.57 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.43
73% Save rateContext 69%
44% PossessionIn forecast 60%
370 PassesContext 527
292 Accurate passesContext 451
79% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.87 Team ratingContext 7.12
10.14 FoulsContext 11.57
12.29 Fouls sufferedContext 8.86
2.29 Yellow cardsContext 1.43
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.60
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.11 xGVia Att/Def 2.01
1.35 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.65
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext +0.59
80% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 10%
10.80 ShotsContext 17.50
3.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.90
31% On target shareContext 39%
6.50 Shots in the boxContext 11.70
61% Box shareContext 68%
11% ConversionContext 15%
1.78 OffsidesContext 1.63
15.20 Shots allowedContext 13.90
5.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
3.70 BlocksContext 4.30
3.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.10
74% Save rateContext 65%
48% PossessionIn forecast 61%
405 PassesContext 532
329 Accurate passesContext 456
81% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.97 Team ratingContext 7.06
10.50 FoulsContext 10.80
11.30 Fouls sufferedContext 8.80
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
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
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km322 km in 14d
Schedule load15%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
PSV Eindhoven
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel126 km174 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 PSV Eindhoven
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 15Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.1Eredivisie 2025-2026, 27 Sep7Eredivisie 2025-2026, 27 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km126 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways322 km174 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 3 / 41 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one1413.9

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
4-5-1
16T. de Graaff(G)
2S. Floranus 4A. MacNulty 28S. Graves 3O. Aertssen
22K. de Rooij 35Jamiro Monteiro 30R. Thomas 25T. Oosting 19J. Faberski
10Koen Kostons
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
PSV Eindhoven Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
32M. Kovář(G)
2A. Salah-Eddine 3Yarek Gąsiorowski 22J. Schouten 8S. Dest
23J. Veerman 17Mauro Júnior
11C. Driouech 34I. Saibari 27D. Man
20G. Til
+7 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 +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
PSV Eindhoven Scores -0.06 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • PEC Zwolle+0.8 pp
  • Draw+0.4 pp
  • PSV Eindhoven-1.3 pp

Home / Away this season

PEC Zwolle · Home 1.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
0.33
Conceded
1.33
PSV Eindhoven · Away 3.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
3-0-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
1.33

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 last 4 of 4 meetings

1 PEC Zwolle wins0 draws3 PSV Eindhoven wins
Goals per game1.00 – 4.50 Over 2.5100% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 18 Jan 2025PEC Zwolle3–1PSV Eindhoven
  • 26 Oct 2024PSV Eindhoven6–0PEC Zwolle
  • 24 Feb 2024PEC Zwolle1–7PSV Eindhoven
  • 12 Nov 2023PSV Eindhoven4–0PEC Zwolle

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 · Alex Bos Netherlands · 28 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.46league 3.53
Red cards0.29league 0.21
Cards 5+29%league 36%
Fouls23.2league 22.5
Penalties0.39league 0.20
Home wins46%league 48%
PEC Zwolle2 with this referee
Record0-0-2 Cards · opp.1.5 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L24 Nov 24A · Ajax0–21
  • L24 Feb 24H · PSV Eindhoven1–72
PSV Eindhoven2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.0.5 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W24 Feb 24A · PEC Zwolle7–10
  • W23 Sep 23A · Almere City FC4–01

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 Zwolle6 games · scored 7 · conceded 9
2 0-15
2 16-30
2 5 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
PSV Eindhoven7 games · scored 21 · conceded 11
4 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 3 31-45
5 1 46-60
4 3 61-75
2 2 76-90
PEC Zwolle9 games · scored 12 · conceded 11
2 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 5 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
1 1 76-90
PSV Eindhoven10 games · scored 26 · conceded 16
4 2 0-15
3 1 16-30
4 4 31-45
6 2 46-60
5 4 61-75
4 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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