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Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 12, 2023 at 8pm UK
MAC³PARK Stadion
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PEC Zwolle
1 - 2
Sparta

Thy (82')
Kersten (90+7'), Vellios (90+5')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Kersten (13' og.), Lauritsen (70')
Warmerdam (33'), de Guzman (54'), Kitolano (57'), Bakari (68')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between PEC Zwolle and Sparta Rotterdam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Feyenoord 3-1 PEC Zwolle
Saturday, July 8 at 12pm in Club Friendlies 1
Last Game: FC Twente 1-0 Sparta
Sunday, June 11 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: PEC Zwolle 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam

On their return to the top flight, Zwolle have a difficult challenge ahead of them against a Sparta side who over-performed last season. Sparta have retained much of that side, while Zwolle have lost some key players, so the visitors will be slight favourites. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a PEC Zwolle win with a probability of 50.17%. A win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 26.99% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a PEC Zwolle win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.05%) and 2-0 (7.38%). The likeliest Sparta Rotterdam win was 1-2 (6.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.39%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Sparta Rotterdam in this match.

Result
PEC ZwolleDrawSparta Rotterdam
50.17% (-0.082000000000001 -0.08) 22.83% (-0.02 -0.02) 26.99% (0.097000000000001 0.1)
Both teams to score 60.94% (0.171 0.17)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.45% (0.185 0.18)39.55% (-0.188 -0.19)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.1% (0.192 0.19)61.89% (-0.197 -0.2)
PEC Zwolle Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.03% (0.038000000000011 0.04)15.97% (-0.042 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.73% (0.072000000000003 0.07)45.27% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.52% (0.167 0.17)27.48% (-0.171 -0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.02% (0.21700000000001 0.22)62.97% (-0.221 -0.22)
Score Analysis
    PEC Zwolle 50.17%
    Sparta Rotterdam 27%
    Draw 22.83%
PEC ZwolleDrawSparta Rotterdam
2-1 @ 9.54% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
1-0 @ 8.05% (-0.06 -0.06)
2-0 @ 7.38% (-0.044 -0.04)
3-1 @ 5.83% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-0 @ 4.52% (-0.021 -0.02)
3-2 @ 3.77% (0.019 0.02)
4-1 @ 2.68% (0.004 0)
4-0 @ 2.07% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.73% (0.011 0.01)
5-1 @ 0.98% (0.003 0)
Other @ 3.63%
Total : 50.17%
1-1 @ 10.39% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
2-2 @ 6.16% (0.023 0.02)
0-0 @ 4.39% (-0.038 -0.04)
3-3 @ 1.62% (0.016 0.02)
Other @ 0.26%
Total : 22.83%
1-2 @ 6.72% (0.015 0.01)
0-1 @ 5.67% (-0.023 -0.02)
0-2 @ 3.66% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-3 @ 2.89% (0.02 0.02)
2-3 @ 2.65% (0.022 0.02)
0-3 @ 1.58% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
1-4 @ 0.93% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 2.89%
Total : 27%

How you voted: PEC Zwolle vs Sparta

PEC Zwolle
12.5%
Draw
25.0%
Sparta Rotterdam
62.5%
16
Head to Head
May 11, 2022 7pm
Gameweek 30
Sparta
2-0
PEC Zwolle
Auassar (3'), Van Crooij (24')
Abels (57'), Thy (63')

Clement (57')
Sep 22, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 6
PEC Zwolle
1-1
Sparta
Redan (8')
Huiberts (56')
Van Crooij (1')
Smeets (81'), Goudmijn (88')
Apr 3, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 28
Sparta
3-2
PEC Zwolle
Pinto (7'), Thy (75' pen., 90+3')
Beugelsdijk (26')
Van Polen (52'), Tedic (63')
Reijnders (57')
Sep 26, 2020 3.30pm
Gameweek 3
PEC Zwolle
4-0
Sparta
Ghoochannejhad (45+5' pen., 47'), Leemans (54'), Nakayama (71')
Nakayama (33')

Auassar (45+2')
Pinto (45+4')
Apr 21, 2020 7.45pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV332841108208888
2Feyenoord33256288266281
3FC Twente33206767353266
4AZ AlkmaarAZ33197767363164
5Ajax331510872591355
6NECNijmegen331311964501450
7FC UtrechtUtrecht331310104644249
8Sparta RotterdamSparta33137134947246
9Go Ahead Eagles331110124545043
10Heerenveen33107165268-1637
11Fortuna SittardSittard33910143756-1937
12PEC Zwolle3399154465-2136
13Almere CityAlmere City33713133255-2334
14Heracles3395194174-3332
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3378183753-1629
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior33611165069-1929
RFC VolendamVolendam3347223386-5319
RVitesse3365222872-445


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