Expert analysis

Groningen and Zwolle Likely to Trade Goals

Groningen average two goals scored and over two conceded per match at home while posting no clean sheets in their recent schedule. PEC Zwolle create 1.7 goals on the road even as they leak 2.8 per game overall. The visitors have managed only one clean sheet this season yet still find the net often enough away from home. Groningen never fail to score in their listed form and pair that habit with consistent concessions. Past meetings between the sides produced six draws across ten games with each team regularly reaching the target. Zwolle’s low over-2.5 rate this year is offset by their habit of scoring on the counter in away fixtures. These patterns point to both attacks testing the opposing defense throughout the match.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

Result

3–0 MISSED

Our pick “Both Teams to Score” at odds 1.50 didn’t land — final score 3–0.

Match timeline

First half
Thom Van Bergen assist David van der Werff 20'
Elias Sörensen ↓ Ibrahim Cissoko 28'
Jorg Schreuders 43'
Second half
Sydney van Hooijdonk ↓ Thijs Oosting 61'
Gabriel Reiziger ↓ Dylan Mbayo 61'
Tygo Land ↓ Jacob Ondrejka 66'
Hans Hateboer ↓ Marco Rente 66'
Tygo Land assist David van der Werff 68'
Koen Kostons 79'
Sherel Floranus 79'
Gilles Van Der Wal ↓ Koen Kostons 80'
jan burger ↓ Olivier Aertssen 80'
Nils Eggens ↓ David van der Werff 85'
Alvin Vilhelm Valdemar Nordin ↓ Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson 85'
Jesper Mosselaar ↓ Mark Csinger 90'

This season

	Groningen	PEC Zwolle
Over 2.5 goals	83%	67%
Clean sheet	0%	17%
Failed to score	0%	33%
Scored per game	2.0	1.0
Conceded per game	2.2	2.8
Scored home / away	2.0 / 2.0	0.3 / 1.7

Across 6 and 6 matches played this season.

League table position

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
8	GOA GO Ahead Eagles	6	2	3	1	9
9	GRO Groningen ▲	6	2	2	2	8
10	NEC NEC Nijmegen	6	2	1	3	7
11	HEE Heerenveen	6	1	3	2	6
12	SPA Sparta Rotterdam	6	1	2	3	5
13	TEL Telstar	6	1	2	3	5
14	UTR Utrecht	6	1	2	3	5
15	CAM Cambuur	6	1	1	4	4
16	PEC PEC Zwolle ▲	6	1	1	4	4
17	WIL Willem II	5	0	2	3	2

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

Groningen WLLDD

W @ ADO Den Haag 4–1 Aug 16

L @ PSV Eindhoven 1–5 Aug 23

L vs Fortuna Sittard 2–3 Aug 28

D vs Twente 2–2 Sep 6

D @ GO Ahead Eagles 1–1 Sep 12

PEC Zwolle LWLDL

L @ Twente 1–3 Aug 16

W @ Heerenveen 2–0 Aug 22

L vs NEC Nijmegen 1–3 Aug 29

D @ Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Sep 4

L vs Feyenoord 0–7 Sep 13

Goals trend · last 5 matches

Groningen

Scored 2.0 avg

4 1 2 2 1

Conceded 2.4 avg

1 5 3 2 1

PEC Zwolle

Scored 1.2 avg

1 2 1 2 0

Conceded 3.0 avg

3 0 3 2 7

Head-to-head · last meetings

1 Groningen

6 Draws

3 PEC Zwolle

Mar 2026 PEC Zwolle 1–1 Groningen Draw

Nov 2025 Groningen 2–2 PEC Zwolle Draw

May 2025 PEC Zwolle 2–0 Groningen PEC Zwolle

Dec 2024 Groningen 0–0 PEC Zwolle Draw

Aug 2023 PEC Zwolle 0–0 Groningen Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 1 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups

Groningen 4-2-3-1

1 E. Vaessen G
14 J. Schreuders D
4 M. Csinger D
3 T. Blokzijl D
5 M. Rente D
8 T. de Jonge M
24 P. Clement M
17 D. van der Werff M
26 T. van Bergen M
11 J. Ondrejka M
9 B. Willumsson F

Bench L. Štubljar, Nils Eggens, Besnik Mashuku, P. Boevink, J. Hall, H. Hateboer, T. Land, J. Mosselaar, A. Nordin, O. Zawada

D. Lukkien

PEC Zwolle 4-2-3-1

1 J. Schendelaar G
3 O. Aertssen D
28 S. Graves D
24 N. Viergever D
2 S. Floranus D
8 T. Sommer M
34 N. Fichtinger M
11 D. Mbayo M
25 T. Oosting M
22 I. Cissoko M
10 K. Kostons F

Bench Jan Bürger, E. Sørensen, Jadiel Pereira da Gama, G. Reiziger, Dylan Ruward, Gilles van der Wal, D. van der Haar, S. van Hooijdonk, T. de Graaff, D. Verduin, T. Velthuis, O. Velanas

Henry van der Vegt

Team news · injuries & suspensions

Groningen

OUT N. Brandis Inactive
OUT T. Hernes Injury
OUT M. Jeng Leg Injury
OUT T. Mercera Injury
OUT R. Metu Injury
OUT N. Brandis Inactive
OUT T. Hernes Injury
OUT M. Jeng Leg Injury
OUT T. Mercera Injury
OUT R. Metu Injury

PEC Zwolle

OUT F. Krastev Achilles Tendon Injury
OUT Y. Namli Knee Injury
DOUBT R. Thomas Injury
OUT F. Krastev Achilles Tendon Injury
OUT Y. Namli Knee Injury
DOUBT R. Thomas Injury