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PEC Zwolle v Groningen : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 13th Mar, 19:00 BST, Mac3park Stadion, Zwolle

We’ve Eredivisie action to look forward to on Friday evening, as Henry van der Vegt and his PEC Zwolle side host Dick Lukkien’s Groningen at the Mac3park Stadion. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every statistics you could possibly need to make a sound selection is published below. Flip between seventeen betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for each one.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that PEC Zwolle and Groningen will score at least 2 between them during 90 minutes. This is based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 74%. Bookies have it priced at 1.20.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think PEC Zwolle are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 37% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.00.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
PEC Zwolle
37%
2/1-
Draw
25%
5/2-
Groningen
37%
6/5-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1-
PEC Zwolle 1-0
9%
11/1-
Groningen 1-0
9%
9/1-
PEC Zwolle 2-1
8%
10/1-
Groningen 2-1
8%
8/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
12/1-
PEC Zwolle 2-0
6%
16/1-
Groningen 2-0
6%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
11/1-
PEC Zwolle 3-1
4%
20/1-
Groningen 3-1
4%
16/1-
PEC Zwolle 3-0
3%
33/1-
Groningen 3-0
3%
20/1-
PEC Zwolle 3-2
3%
25/1-
Groningen 3-2
3%
22/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
4/6-
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
23/20-
Home 1st Goal
48%
21/20-
Away 1st Goal
48%
4/5-
No 1st Goal
4%
12/1-
BTTS - Yes
56%
4/7-
BTTS - No
44%
5/4-
BTTS - Home Win
19%
4/1-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
19%
3/1-
Home/draw
63%
4/6-
Away/draw
63%
4/11-
Home/away
75%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/5-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
10/3-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
13/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
4/9-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
4/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/6-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
9/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/16-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12/1-
Home DNB
55%
6/5-
Away DNB
55%
8/13-
PEC Zwolle win to nil
19%
5/1-
Groningen win to nil
19%
10/3-
PEC Zwolle / PEC Zwolle
18%
15/4-
PEC Zwolle / Groningen
4%
22/1-
PEC Zwolle / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / PEC Zwolle
12%
6/1-
Draw / Groningen
14%
5/1-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Groningen / PEC Zwolle
3%
25/1-
Groningen / Groningen
23%
13/5-
Groningen / Draw
6%
12/1-
Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

PEC Zwolle have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 13th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 6 and won 5. PEC Zwolle have conceded 33 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

PEC Zwolle have played 12 games at home, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Groningen lay in 11th place on 31 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 18 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Groningen have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Groningen have played 13 away games, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
PEC Zwolle
Groningen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV2521224365 
l
 
0-4A
Apr 23
l
 
1-2F
l
 
4-2A
2
Feyenoord2515372048 
May 17
l
 
6-1A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
3
Ajax25111131644 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
Mar 7
l
 
2-0A
4
NEC2512761843 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
May 10
l
 
2-0A
5
Twente25101141541 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
6
AZ Alkmaar251168239 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 22
l
 
4-1A
7
S.Rotterdam2511410-1037 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
8
Utrecht25979734 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
9
Heerenveen25979-134 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-2F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
10
Fortuna259511-632 
w
 
1-0F
May 10
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2F
11
Groningen259412-231 
Mar 13
d
 
2-2F
-
-
12
GA Eagles256118-129 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
13
PEC Zwolle257711-1628 
-
-
d
 
2-2A
Mar 13
14
FC Volendam257612-1227 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-2F
15
Excelsior257513-1626 
Apr 12
l
 
2-1A
May 2
w
 
0-2F
16
NAC255713-1422 
Mar 21
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
17
Telstar254912-1021 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 4
18
Heracles255218-3317 
May 3
l
 
8-2F
w
 
4-0F
May 17
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
PEC Zwolle 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Groningen 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
PEC Zwolle have not lost to Groningen in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at PEC Zwolle since 2016
PEC Zwolle
Groningen
Goals: Scored
12
12
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
PEC
5
D
1
GRO
2
League games at Groningen since 2015
Groningen
PEC Zwolle
Goals: Scored
15
5
Games: Scored
7 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
2 / 9
PEC
1
D
3
GRO
5
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Groningen of late. It has been 5 Eredivisie matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Friday evening against PEC Zwolle.

PEC Zwolle 13th Groningen 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that PEC Zwolle will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Groningen will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
PEC Zwolle’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-5
Groningen’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
PEC Zwolle
PG (predicted goals)
Groningen
1.4
1.4
Attack rating
14%
better
PEC
GRO
view stats
Games scored21
19
Failed to score4
6
Scored first13
13
Goals scored34
33
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
11
Avg. shots per goal5
9
Conversion rate for20
11
Avg. XG for1
1.7
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
PEC
GRO
14%
better
view stats
Games conceded20
18
Clean sheets5
7
Conceded first11
11
Goals conceded50
35
Avg. goals conceded2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded13
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.4
KickOff rating
+14%

PEC Zwolle v Groningen Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

PEC Zwolle Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
251066
S FloranusK. KostonsK. KostonsR Thomas
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Graves DEF252
5
-
S Floranus DEF2513
4
-
T Oosting MID2541
3
-
K. Kostons FWD25106
1
-
A MacNulty DEF241
4
1
K Rooij FWD2455
3
-
T. de Graaff GLK23
-
S Shoretire FWD2251
4
-
R Thomas MID211
6
-
O Aertssen DEF192
2
-
T. Gooijer DEF183
2
1
J Monteiro MID1822
1
J Faberski FWD172
1
1
N. Fichtinger MID151
3
1
D Mbayo FWD141
1
-
Z Buurmeester MID13
-
G. Reiziger MID9
-
J. Pereira da Gama MID8
3
-
T Buitink FWD5
1
-
O Velanas MID4
-
D. Voute DEF3
-
J Schendelaar GLK2
-
D Haar DEF2
1
-
S Lagsir MID2
-
Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25665
T BlokzijlB WillumssonY TahaY Taha
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Blokzijl DEF251
2
-
D. van der Werff MID252
2
-
Y Taha FWD2546
5
-
J Schreuders FWD252
2
-
T Bergen FWD2553
3
-
M Peersman DEF242
5
-
S Resink MID2455
4
-
E Vaessen GLK221
1
-
D. Janse DEF221
5
-
M Rente DEF2022
3
1
B Willumsson FWD206
2
-
T. de Jonge MID192
2
-
T Land MID19
4
1
T. Mercera DEF181
1
-
W. Prins DEF162
-
O Zawada FWD151
1
-
M Seuntjens MID141
-
H Jurjus GLK4
-
T Hearnes MID4
-
N. Emeran FWD4
-
R Mendes FWD2
-