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

Mac3park Stadion, Zwolle

It's an away trip for Dick Lukkien's Groningen side on Friday evening, as they head to the Mac3park Stadion for a Eredivisie clash with Henry van der Vegt's PEC Zwolle. All stats, including 20-game form for both teams and head to head (H2H) records, will update as you browse each of the seventeen betting markets via the tabs below. Odds and, of course, our predictions will too.

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PEC Zwolle's next match is v NAC at 20:00 on Saturday 21st March
Groningen's next match is v AZ Alkmaar at 15:45 on Sunday 22nd March
The last Dutch Eredivisie meeting between PEC Zwolle and Groningen was on Friday 13th March 2026
Dutch Eredivisie
March 13th 2026
PEC Zwolle 1
1 Groningen
 
K. Kostons 82'84' T. van Bergen
 
PEC
GRO
Shots On
6
6
Shots Off
5
5
Corners
7
6
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
12
10
Yellow/red cards
3/0
 
PEC ZwolleGroningen
 
O. Aertssen
T. de Graaff
A. McNulty
T. Velthuis
Z. Buurmeester
S. Shoretire (J. Faberski 85')
Y. Namli (K. de Rooij 85')
K. Kostonsfootball icon
S. Graves Jensen
T. Oosting (O. Velanas 66')
R. Thomas (N. Fichtinger 30')
T. Blokzijl
D. Janse
(T. Mercera 80') M. Rente
(T. de Jonge 63') T. Hearnes
Y. Taha El Idrissi
J. Schreuders
H. Jurjus
(W. Prins 63') M. Peersman
(B. Willumsson 80') D. van der Werff
T. Land
football iconT. van Bergen

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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.

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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
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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 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.90.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
PEC Zwolle
39%
13/811/1
3%
Draw
25%
5/21/10
Groningen
35%
31/2010/1
2%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/21/3
PEC Zwolle 1-0
9%
10/113/20
PEC Zwolle 2-1
9%
9/111/2
5%
Groningen 1-0
8%
10/14/1
Groningen 2-1
8%
9/111/2
PEC Zwolle 2-0
6%
14/14/1
Draw 0-0
6%
12/14/5
Draw 2-2
6%
11/122/1
Groningen 2-0
6%
14/118/1
PEC Zwolle 3-1
4%
18/133/1
Groningen 3-1
4%
18/133/1
PEC Zwolle 3-0
3%
25/122/1
PEC Zwolle 3-2
3%
22/180/1
10%
Groningen 3-2
3%
22/190/1
Groningen 3-0
3%
25/160/1
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
4/6
1%
11/2
1%
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
23/20
2%
1/10
2%
Home 1st Goal
49%
20/2113/5
2%
Away 1st Goal
47%
10/115/2
3%
No 1st Goal
4%
12/14/5
BTTS - Yes
57%
4/75/2
1%
BTTS - No
43%
5/41/4
2%
BTTS - Home Win
20%
7/219/4
8%
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/12/7
BTTS - Away Win
18%
7/25/1
Home/draw
65%
1/21/33
3%
Away/draw
61%
4/91/40
3%
Home/away
75%
2/711/2
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/5
2%
23/20
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
10/3
4%
13/20
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
13/8
5%
40/1
1%
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
4/9
4%
1/1000
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
4/1
10%
125/1
2%
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/6
1%
1/1000
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
9/11/50
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/161/50
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
10/11
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12/1
15%
4/5
9%
Home DNB
57%
5/65/6
5%
Away DNB
53%
5/617/20
3%
PEC Zwolle win to nil
20%
9/2-
Groningen win to nil
17%
4/1-
PEC Zwolle / PEC Zwolle
20%
10/312/1
4%
PEC Zwolle / Groningen
4%
22/140/1
PEC Zwolle / Draw
7%
12/128/1
Draw / PEC Zwolle
12%
11/22/1
Draw / Groningen
13%
11/211/5
Draw / Draw
14%
5/19/5
Groningen / PEC Zwolle
4%
22/133/1
Groningen / Groningen
21%
3/112/1
3%
Groningen / Draw
7%
12/125/1
Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

PEC Zwolle have played 26 matches so far this season and are in 13th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 7 and won 5. PEC Zwolle have conceded 34 goals, scored 22, 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 10th place on 34 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 26 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 21 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Groningen have conceded 10 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
PSV2722234368 
l
 
0-4A
Apr 23
l
 
1-2F
l
 
4-2A
2
NEC2714762249 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
May 10
l
 
2-0A
3
Feyenoord2615472049 
May 17
l
 
6-1A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
4
Ajax27121141847 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-0A
5
Twente26111141844 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
6
Heerenveen271179340 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-2F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
7
AZ Alkmaar261169139 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 22
l
 
4-1A
8
S.Rotterdam2711511-1438 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
9
Utrecht26989735 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
10
Groningen2710512035 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
-
-
11
Fortuna2710512-835 
w
 
1-0F
May 10
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2F
12
PEC Zwolle277911-1630 
-
-
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
13
GA Eagles266119-429 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
14
FC Volendam277614-1627 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-2F
15
Excelsior267514-1726 
Apr 12
l
 
2-1A
May 2
w
 
0-2F
16
Telstar275913-1024 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 4
17
NAC265813-1423 
Mar 21
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
18
Heracles265318-3318 
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
3
PEC Zwolle have drawn 3 consecutive league games
3
Groningen have lost 3 consecutive away league games
5
PEC Zwolle have not won in 5 consecutive league games
PEC Zwolle 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
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
29
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Groningen 10TH
20 league games
Away
3
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
24
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 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

PEC Zwolle's fans will be hoping for goals on Friday evening, not least because Groningen have conceded in each of their last 7 Eredivisie matches. A PG of 1.5 for Henry van der Vegt's side suggests that run should continue.

PEC Zwolle 12th Groningen 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that PEC Zwolle will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% 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
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
10%
better
PEC
GRO
view stats
Games scored22
20
Failed to score4
6
Scored first13
14
Goals scored35
36
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.4
Avg. shots per game7
11
Avg. shots per goal5
8
Conversion rate for19
12
Avg. XG for1.1
1.7
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
PEC
GRO
12%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
19
Clean sheets5
7
Conceded first12
11
Goals conceded51
36
Avg. goals conceded2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded13
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
16%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.4
KickOff rating
+12%

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
271166
T OostingK. KostonsK. KostonsR Thomas
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T. de Graaff GLK
-
O Aertssen DEF212
2
-
S Graves DEF262
5
-
T Velthuis DEF5
-
A MacNulty DEF261
4
1
R Thomas MID231
6
-
Z Buurmeester MID15
1
-
Y Namli  MID1024
1
-
T Oosting MID2741
3
-
S Shoretire MID2451
4
-
K. Kostons FWD27116
1
-
Subs
D Verduin GLK
-
L. Bakker GLK
-
D. Ruward DEF1
-
O Velanas MID6
-
G. Reiziger MID9
-
J. Pereira da Gama MID8
3
-
N. Fichtinger MID161
3
1
J Faberski FWD182
1
1
K Rooij FWD2665
3
-
T Buitink FWD5
1
-
Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27776
T BlokzijlT BergenY TahaY Taha
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Jurjus GLK6
-
M Rente DEF2222
3
1
T Blokzijl DEF2711
3
-
D. Janse DEF2411
5
-
M Peersman DEF2621
5
-
D. van der Werff MID272
2
-
T Land MID21
4
1
J Schreuders MID272
3
-
T Hearnes MID6
-
Y Taha FWD2647
6
-
T Bergen FWD2773
3
-
Subs
L Stubljar GLK
-
D Baron GLK
-
E. van der Laan DEF
-
T. Mercera DEF201
2
-
S. Bouland DEF
-
W. Prins DEF182
-
T. de Jonge MID212
2
-
M Seuntjens MID141
-
J. Dillema MID
-
R Mendes FWD3
-
R. Metu FWD4
-
B Willumsson FWD226
2
-