Eredivisie Knockout phase Thu, Apr 23 · 20:00 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
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Our take

PSV Eindhoven were clear favourites.

PSV Eindhoven were the stronger side on L90 Strength (75 vs 20). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for PEC Zwolle. PSV Eindhoven had 12.1 days of rest, PEC Zwolle 11.3 and had to travel 126 km.

Away travel126 kmRest days12.1 · 11.3Matches / 14d1 · 1
PSV Eindhoven80%
Draw12%
PEC Zwolle8%
Expected goals 3.18 – 0.96
PSV Eindhoven79%
Draw14%
PEC Zwolle7%
Expected goals 2.63 – 0.68
PSV Eindhoven82%
Draw11%
PEC Zwolle7%
Expected goals 3.28 – 0.92
PSV Eindhoven73%
Draw15%
PEC Zwolle11%
Expected goals 2.84 – 1.08
PSV Eindhoven78%
Draw14%
PEC Zwolle8%
Expected goals 2.94 – 0.91
Over 2.5 78% Both score 59% Likeliest score 3–0
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 (Eindhoven)

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Referee · NetherlandsMarc Nagtegaal
  • Cards per match 2.6
  • Penalties per match 0.22
  • Matches 50

Team strength

PSV EindhovenPEC Zwolle
75 L90 StrengthIn forecast 20
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 16
60 AttackIn forecast 17
64 DefenceIn forecast 14
— 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

PSV Eindhoven

Attack—
Defense risk—

PEC Zwolle

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PSV EindhovenPEC Zwolle
2.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.33
1.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
2.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.18
1.14 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.60
+0.77 Goals minus xGContext +0.15
97% Scored inContext 83%
23% Clean sheetsContext 17%
17.47 ShotsContext 9.73
7.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.66
41% On target shareContext 36%
12.07 Shots in the boxContext 6.24
69% Box shareContext 64%
16% ConversionContext 14%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.04
11.23 Shots allowedContext 16.43
4.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.07
3.60 BlocksContext 4.07
2.93 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.24
68% Save rateContext 68%
61% PossessionIn forecast 45%
548 PassesContext 370
476 Accurate passesContext 290
87% Pass accuracyContext 78%
7.07 Team ratingContext 6.77
10.83 FoulsContext 11.30
8.40 Fouls sufferedContext 11.63
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.63
0.03 Red cardsContext 0.10
This league season, per match · 30 and 30 games
2.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
2.25 xGVia Att/Def 1.50
1.26 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.52
+0.05 Goals minus xGContext -0.10
100% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
17.90 ShotsContext 12.40
7.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
40% On target shareContext 36%
12.40 Shots in the boxContext 8.60
70% Box shareContext 70%
13% ConversionContext 11%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.17
11.70 Shots allowedContext 15.10
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
4.50 BlocksContext 4.10
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.10
68% Save rateContext 68%
63% PossessionIn forecast 50%
545 PassesContext 395
472 Accurate passesContext 313
87% Pass accuracyContext 79%
7.05 Team ratingContext 6.85
9.00 FoulsContext 12.80
8.10 Fouls sufferedContext 10.40
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
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

PSV Eindhoven
Rest12.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km174 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
PEC Zwolle
Rest11.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel126 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
PSV Eindhoven PEC Zwolle
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match12.1Eredivisie 2025-2026, 11 Apr11.3Eredivisie 2025-2026, 12 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km126 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways174 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one99.7

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

PSV Eindhoven Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1N. Olij(G)
17Mauro Júnior 3Yarek Gąsiorowski 6R. Flamingo 25K. Sildillia
23J. Veerman 35J. van den Berg
11C. Driouech 20G. Til 19E. Bajraktarević
9R. Pepi
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
PEC Zwolle Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
16T. de Graaff(G)
2S. Floranus 4A. MacNulty 28S. Graves 3O. Aertssen
8Z. Buurmeester 30R. Thomas
22K. de Rooij 25T. Oosting 18O. Velanas
10Koen Kostons
+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
PSV Eindhoven Scores -0.14 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
PEC Zwolle Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • PSV Eindhoven-1.8 pp
  • Draw+0.9 pp
  • PEC Zwolle+0.9 pp

Home / Away this season

PSV Eindhoven · Home 2.33points per game · 15 home games
W-D-L
11-2-2
Scored
3.13
Conceded
1.60
PEC Zwolle · Away 0.60points per game · 15 away games
W-D-L
1-6-8
Scored
1.33
Conceded
2.73

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 16 this season

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

Head to head last 5 of 5 meetings

4 PSV Eindhoven wins0 draws1 PEC Zwolle wins
Goals per game4.40 – 0.80 Over 2.5100% Both scored40% Clean sheets60% · 0%
  • 4 Oct 2025PEC Zwolle0–4PSV Eindhoven
  • 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 · Marc Nagtegaal Netherlands · 50 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.52league 3.17
Red cards0.12league 0.17
Cards 5+22%league 26%
Fouls19.4league 21.2
Penalties0.22league 0.22
Home wins58%league 45%
PSV Eindhoven5 with this referee
Record4-0-1 Cards · opp.0.8 · 1.2 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • L22 Mar 26A · Telstar1–32
  • W8 Feb 26A · Groningen2–11
  • W22 Nov 25A · NAC Breda1–01
  • W13 Jan 24H · Excelsior3–10
  • W27 Sep 23H · GO Ahead Eagles3–00
PEC Zwolle3 with this referee
Record2-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • L6 Dec 25A · Feyenoord1–61
  • W4 May 25A · NAC Breda3–11
  • W2 Sep 23A · Almere City FC2–14

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

PSV Eindhoven30 games · scored 84 · conceded 40
13 5 0-15
16 4 16-30
15 11 31-45
14 3 46-60
9 11 61-75
17 6 76-90
PEC Zwolle29 games · scored 40 · conceded 58
10 6 0-15
5 9 16-30
7 16 31-45
6 8 46-60
6 6 61-75
6 13 76-90
PSV Eindhoven10 games · scored 23 · conceded 15
4 3 0-15
2 3 16-30
5 2 31-45
4 46-60
1 4 61-75
7 3 76-90
PEC Zwolle10 games · scored 14 · conceded 18
3 4 0-15
3 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
4 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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