Match Report
PEC Zwolle went into the game 15th in the table on 37 points; Excelsior sat 13th on 38 — a 1-point gap. The last five rounds placed Excelsior 3rd in the league for form — higher than their 13th in the standings. Per game in the league, PEC Zwolle were scoring 1.29 and conceding 2.09, Excelsior 1.26 and 1.65, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
Excelsior had gone 7 games without a win.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 9 for PEC Zwolle, 2 for Excelsior and 4 drawn, at 3.13 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
MAC³PARK Stadion, capacity 14,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
PEC Zwolle: Thijs Oosting (3'), Odysseus Velanas (60') · Excelsior: Derensili Sanches Fernandes (16'), Szymon Wlodarczyk (80')
Key stats
Possession: PEC Zwolle 49% · Excelsior 51% · Total shots: 15-16 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 5-2