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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%
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Ajax25203253183563
2PSV EindhovenPSV25174475304555
3FC UtrechtUtrecht2614754639749
4FC Twente25137550311946
5Feyenoord24128448272144
6AZ AlkmaarAZ24134740241643
7Go Ahead Eagles2512584640641
8Fortuna SittardSittard2595113242-1032
9Heerenveen2586113145-1430
10NECNijmegen2685133737029
11NAC BredaNAC Breda2685132844-1629
12Groningen2477102333-1028
13Heracles2569103246-1427
14PEC Zwolle2567122940-1125
15Sparta RotterdamSparta2559112434-1024
16Willem II2566132841-1324
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2445153249-1717
18Almere CityAlmere City2636171650-3415
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