Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Aug 31 · 13:30 MAC³PARK Stadion, Zwolle
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Utrecht were the stronger side on L90 Strength (43 vs 27). PEC Zwolle had 15.8 days of rest, Utrecht 7 and had to travel 81 km.

Away travel81 kmRest days15.8 · 7Matches / 14d0 · 2
PEC Zwolle33%
Draw27%
Utrecht40%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.46
PEC Zwolle33%
Draw27%
Utrecht40%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.41
PEC Zwolle33%
Draw27%
Utrecht40%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.46
PEC Zwolle27%
Draw26%
Utrecht48%
Expected goals 1.17 – 1.64
PEC Zwolle33%
Draw27%
Utrecht40%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.41
Over 2.5 52% Both score 57% 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 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 21

Team strength

PEC ZwolleUtrecht
27 L90 StrengthIn forecast 43
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
17 AttackIn forecast 32
14 DefenceIn forecast 31
— 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—

Utrecht

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PEC ZwolleUtrecht
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.00
0.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.54 xGVia Att/Def 1.66
0.93 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.14
-0.04 Goals minus xGContext +1.34
100% Scored inContext 100%
100% Clean sheetsContext 33%
8.50 ShotsContext 18.33
2.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.33
29% On target shareContext 40%
4.50 Shots in the boxContext 13.33
54% Box shareContext 73%
18% ConversionContext 16%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.50
13.50 Shots allowedContext 12.33
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
4.00 BlocksContext 3.67
4.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
100% Save rateContext 75%
46% PossessionIn forecast 51%
374 PassesContext 410
294 Accurate passesContext 339
79% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.26 Team ratingContext 7.26
12.00 FoulsContext 9.00
14.00 Fouls sufferedContext 13.33
3.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 3 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.51 xGVia Att/Def 1.55
1.10 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.07
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext +0.15
90% Scored inContext 70%
40% Clean sheetsContext 40%
14.50 ShotsContext 15.75
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.63
33% On target shareContext 36%
8.60 Shots in the boxContext 11.83
59% Box shareContext 66%
11% ConversionContext 10%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.25
12.90 Shots allowedContext 10.63
3.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
3.89 BlocksContext 3.50
2.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.63
76% Save rateContext 75%
52% PossessionIn forecast 49%
433 PassesContext 393
359 Accurate passesContext 319
83% Pass accuracyContext 81%
7.12 Team ratingContext 7.13
12.30 FoulsContext 12.13
10.80 Fouls sufferedContext 10.75
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 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
Rest15.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Utrecht
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel81 km96 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 Utrecht
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match15.8Eredivisie 2025-2026, 15 Aug7Eredivisie 2025-2026, 24 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km81 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km96 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 21 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one13.114

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
16T. de Graaff(G) 3O. Aertssen 28S. Graves 4A. MacNulty 2S. Floranus 30R. Thomas 35Jamiro Monteiro 11D. Mbayo 25T. Oosting 22K. de Rooij 10Koen Kostons
Utrecht Confirmed XI
1V. Barkas(G) 2S. Horemans 3M. van der Hoorn 40M. Didden 16S. El Karouani 6D. van den Berg 27A. Engwanda 21G. Zechiël 22Miguel Rodríguez 9D. Min 55D. Murkin

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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Utrecht Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • PEC Zwolle+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Utrecht+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

PEC Zwolle · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00
Utrecht · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
1.00
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.

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

1 PEC Zwolle wins1 draws1 Utrecht wins
Goals per game1.33 – 1.33 Over 2.533% Both scored33% Clean sheets33% · 33%
  • 1 Feb 2025PEC Zwolle3–3Utrecht
  • 11 Aug 2024Utrecht1–0PEC Zwolle
  • 27 Aug 2023PEC Zwolle1–0Utrecht

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 · 21 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.76league 3.39
Red cards0.05league 0.13
Cards 5+38%league 35%
Fouls23.3league 22.6
Penalties0.24league 0.16
Home wins52%league 55%
PEC Zwolle2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L11 Aug 24A · Utrecht0–13
  • W22 Oct 23A · Excelsior4–22
Utrecht2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.0.5 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W30 Mar 25H · Heerenveen2–01
  • W11 Aug 24H · PEC Zwolle1–00

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 Zwolle2 games · scored 3 · conceded 0
2 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
76-90
Utrecht3 games · scored 9 · conceded 3
0-15
1 1 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
4 61-75
1 2 76-90
PEC Zwolle10 games · scored 16 · conceded 10
2 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 31-45
2 1 46-60
4 3 61-75
4 3 76-90
Utrecht10 games · scored 17 · conceded 8
2 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 31-45
4 1 46-60
6 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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