Groningen vs PEC Zwolle Prediction

Eredivisie Eredivisie · Regular Season - 7
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Euroborg, Groningen
AI call Difficult Groningen win or draw
59%
22%
19%
Home Win Draw Away Win

Groningen vs PEC Zwolle prediction: Sportiko gives Groningen a 59% chance of winning, PEC Zwolle 19% and the draw 22%. Last updated 18 Sep 2026, 19:54.

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  • Under 4.5 74%
  • Home/Draw & Over 1.5 71%
  • Away to Score 71%
  • Home 1H Over 0.5 72%
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Timeline

Thom van Bergen assist: David van der Werff
20' ⚽ 1–0
⇄ 28'
Ibrahim Cissoko ⇄ Elias Sørensen
Jorg Schreuders
43' ⚽ 2–0
HT 2–0
⇄ 61'
Dylan Mbayo ⇄ Gabriel Reiziger
⇄ 61'
Thijs Oosting ⇄ Sydney van Hooijdonk
Jacob Ondrejka ⇄ Tygo Land
66' ⇄
Marco Rente ⇄ Hans Hateboer
66' ⇄
Tygo Land assist: David van der Werff
68' ⚽ 3–0
▮ 79'
Sherel Constancio Floranus Yellow Card
▮ 79'
Koen Kostons Yellow Card
⇄ 80'
Koen Kostons ⇄ Gilles van der Wal
⇄ 80'
Olivier Aertssen ⇄ Jan Bürger
Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson ⇄ Alvin Nordin
85' ⇄
David van der Werff ⇄ Nils Eggens
85' ⇄
Márk Csinger ⇄ Jesper Mosselaar
90' ⇄
FT 3–0
Groningen

Match Stats

PEC Zwolle
52% Ball Possession 48%
17 Total Shots 9
7 Shots on Goal 1
2 Shots off Goal 2
8 Blocked Shots 6
8 Shots insidebox 4
9 Shots outsidebox 4
5 Corner Kicks 6
7 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Goalkeeper Saves 4
496 Total passes 452
412 Passes accurate 372
11 Free Kicks 7
Groningen
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
17 David van der Werff M 8.6 85' – 2 3 29 (23%) 2
14 Jorg Schreuders D 8.5 90' 1 – 2 51 (44%) 6
26 Thom van Bergen M 8.2 90' 1 – 5 23 (20%) 1
18 Tygo Land M 7.8 24' 1 – 1 15 (14%) 1
4 Márk Csinger D 7.6 90' – – 1 47 (41%) 5
5 Marco Rente D 7.5 66' – – – 49 (44%) 1
3 Thijmen Blokzijl D 7.3 90' – – – 75 (65%) 1
33 Hans Hateboer D 7.1 24' – – – 18 (17%) –
16 Alvin Nordin M 6.8 5' – – – 3 (1%) 1
1 Etienne Vaessen G 6.7 90' – – – 45 (28%) –
8 Tika de Jonge M 6.7 90' – – 2 46 (39%) 1
9 Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson F 6.6 85' – – 1 21 (14%) –
24 Pelle Clement M 6.5 90' – – 1 55 (46%) 1
20 Nils Eggens F 6.5 5' – – 1 2 (1%) –
11 Jacob Ondrejka M 6.3 66' – – – 12 (11%) 1
PEC Zwolle
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
28 Simon Graves D 6.6 90' – – – 64 (55%) –
10 Koen Kostons F 6.5 80' – – 1 26 (19%) –
17 Sydney van Hooijdonk F 6.4 29' – – – 7 (6%) –
25 Thijs Oosting M 6.4 61' – – 1 22 (21%) 2
9 Elias Sørensen F 6.2 62' – – – 29 (22%) 1
24 Nick Viergever D 6.2 90' – – – 54 (48%) 1
34 Nick Fichtinger M 6.1 90' – – 1 46 (39%) 4
6 Jan Bürger D 6.0 10' – – – 9 (9%) –
1 Jasper Schendelaar G 6.0 90' – – – 36 (23%) –
3 Olivier Aertssen D 5.9 80' – – 1 33 (24%) 3
37 Gilles van der Wal M 5.9 10' – – 1 5 (5%) 1
2 Sherel Constancio Floranus D 5.8 90' – – – 45 (40%) –
8 Tobias Sommer M 5.8 90' – – 1 38 (30%) 2
20 Gabriel Reiziger M 5.7 29' – – 1 13 (10%) –
22 Ibrahim Cissoko M 5.7 28' – – – 8 (4%) –
11 Dylan Mbayo M 5.5 61' – – 1 16 (16%) –
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Confidence Medium (59%)

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Groningen
WDDLL
PEC Zwolle
LLDLW
Last 3 meetings Groningen · 0W 2D 1L

Match summary

In the Eredivisie clash between Groningen and PEC Zwolle, both teams are looking to improve their standings. Groningen has struggled defensively, conceding an average of 1.8 goals per match this season, while Zwolle has shown a more solid defensive unit, allowing 1.4 goals per match. Offensively, Groningen has been slightly more productive, averaging 1.3 goals per game compared to Zwolle's 1.1. The match could hinge on Groningen's ability to capitalize on their scoring opportunities and tighten their defense against Zwolle's counter-attacks. Expect a closely contested match with both teams vying for crucial points.

Live insights

75' time check 80% sure

Min 75: Groningen leads 3-0. Win probability: 99.9%. Comeback chance: 0.1%.

69' Goal 85% sure

Groningen now leads 3-0 with 99.8% win probability. Over 0.5 more goals: 55.1%.

45' Goal 85% sure

Groningen now leads 2-0 with 94.9% win probability. Over 0.5 more goals: 81.2%.

45' half time 65% sure

Half-time: 2-0. Groningen leads. Win probability: 94.9%. Over 0.5 more goals: 81.2%.

21' Goal 70% sure

Goal! Score now 1-0. Groningen win: 81%. BTTS: 61.3%.

Advanced analysis

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Independent
Home
59%
10%
Draw
22%
45%
Away
19%
45%

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Players in form

Groningen
T. van Bergen 4 gls
B. Willumsson 4 gls
PEC Zwolle

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Head to Head: Groningen vs PEC Zwolle

0 Groningen Wins
2 Draws
1 PEC Zwolle Wins
Date Home Score Away
13 Mar 2026 PEC Zwolle 1 - 1 Groningen
23 Nov 2025 Groningen 2 - 2 PEC Zwolle
18 May 2025 PEC Zwolle 2 - 0 Groningen
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Groningen — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
18 Sep H PEC Zwolle W 3 - 0
12 Sep A GO Ahead Eagles D 1 - 1
06 Sep H Twente D 2 - 2
28 Aug H Fortuna Sittard L 2 - 3
23 Aug A PSV Eindhoven L 5 - 1

PEC Zwolle — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
18 Sep A Groningen L 3 - 0
13 Sep H Feyenoord L 0 - 7
04 Sep A Sparta Rotterdam D 2 - 2
29 Aug H NEC Nijmegen L 1 - 3
22 Aug A Heerenveen W 0 - 2

Eredivisie Standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1
AZ Alkmaar
7 6 1 0 +12 19
2
Feyenoord
7 5 2 0 +18 17
3
PSV Eindhoven
7 5 1 1 +14 16
4
Twente
7 5 1 1 +8 16
5
Ajax
7 4 2 1 +12 14
6
Fortuna Sittard
7 4 1 2 -1 13
7
Excelsior
7 3 2 2 +6 11
8
Groningen
7 3 2 2 +2 11
9
GO Ahead Eagles
7 2 4 1 +2 10
10
Heerenveen
7 2 3 2 +2 9
11
NEC Nijmegen
7 2 2 3 -1 8
12
Sparta Rotterdam
7 1 2 4 -7 5
13
Telstar
7 1 2 4 -7 5
14
Cambuur
7 1 2 4 -9 5
15
Utrecht
7 1 2 4 -13 5
16
PEC Zwolle
7 1 1 5 -14 4
17
ADO Den Haag
7 0 2 5 -10 2
18
Willem II
7 0 2 5 -14 2

PEC Zwolle

Formation: 4-1-4-1 Coach: David Pagou
1 Schendelaar
2 Floranus
24 Viergever
28 Graves
3 Aertssen
34 Fichtinger
22 Cissoko
8 Sommer
25 Oosting
11 Mbayo
10 Kostons

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

6 Jan Bürger D
9 E. Sørensen F
26 Jadiel Pereira da Gama M
20 G. Reiziger M
42 Dylan Ruward D
37 Gilles van der Wal M
33 D. van der Haar D
17 S. van Hooijdonk F
16 T. de Graaff G
41 D. Verduin G
4 T. Velthuis D
18 O. Velanas M

Groningen

Formation: 4-2-3-1 Coach: D. Lukkien
1 Vaessen
4 Csinger
5 Rente
3 Blokzijl
14 Schreuders
24 Clement
8 Jonge
11 Ondrejka
26 Bergen
17 Werff
9 Willumsson

Starting XI

# Player Pos
1 E. Vaessen G
14 J. Schreuders D
3 T. Blokzijl D
5 M. Rente D
4 M. Csinger 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

Substitutes

13 L. Štubljar G
20 Nils Eggens F
44 Besnik Mashuku M
30 P. Boevink G
53 J. Hall M
33 H. Hateboer D
18 T. Land M
42 J. Mosselaar D
16 A. Nordin M
19 O. Zawada F

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