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Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 12, 2023 at 8pm UK
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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

PEC Zwolle

All competitions
Last Game: Feyenoord 3-1 PEC Zwolle
Saturday, July 8 at 12pm in Club Friendlies 1

Sparta Rotterdam

All competitions
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
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV322831107198887
2Feyenoord32246285246178
3FC Twente32196760332763
4AZ AlkmaarAZ32187764362861
5Ajax321410869591052
6FC UtrechtUtrecht32131094643349
7NECNijmegen311211859471247
8Go Ahead Eagles321110114542343
9Sparta RotterdamSparta32127134847143
10Heerenveen32107155165-1437
11Fortuna SittardSittard3299143655-1936
12PEC Zwolle3298154364-2135
13Almere CityAlmere City32713123252-2034
14Heracles3295184170-2932
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3277183652-1628
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior31511154666-2026
17FC VolendamVolendam3247213179-4819
RVitesse3255222571-462
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