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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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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV342941111219091
2Feyenoord34266292266684
3FC Twente34216769363369
4AZ AlkmaarAZ34198770393165
5Ajax341511874611356
6NECNijmegen341411968511753
7FC UtrechtUtrecht341311104947250
8Sparta RotterdamSparta34147135148349
9Go Ahead Eagles341210124746146
10Fortuna SittardSittard34911143756-1938
11Heerenveen34107175370-1737
12PEC Zwolle3499164567-2236
13Almere CityAlmere City34713143359-2634
14Heracles3496194174-3333
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3478193856-1829
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior34611175073-2329
RFC VolendamVolendam3447233488-5419
RVitesse3466223074-446
> Eredivisie Full Table


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