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Round
Regular Season - 7
Venue
Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion, Groningen
Referee
Martin Van den Kerkhof, Netherlands
Form

Recent form

Groningen
58Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +4 goal difference

PEC Zwolle
37Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -8 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Groningen or Draw

BetGenius backs Groningen or Draw (Double Chance) at 74% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

74%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Groningen welcome PEC Zwolle to Euroborg for round seven of the Eredivisie campaign. The hosts sit ninth in the table with eight points from six matches, displaying consistent attacking output by scoring twelve goals while also showing vulnerability at the back with thirteen conceded. Having drawn their last two league games against Twente and Go Ahead Eagles, Groningen will be keen to convert positive phases of play into three points on home soil.

PEC Zwolle travel in sixteenth position with four points, having recorded one win, one draw, and four defeats in their opening six fixtures. Defensively, Zwolle have endured a challenging start, conceding seventeen goals in total, though their away form has yielded all four of their points so far, including a victory at Heerenveen and a draw at Sparta Rotterdam.

Historically, this fixture has produced tight scorelines, with six of the last ten head-to-head meetings ending in draws. Groningen have maintained a steady home record in this matchup, remaining unbeaten across their last four home games against PEC Zwolle with one win and three draws.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Groningen have scored in every league fixture this season, netting twelve goals across six games.
  2. PEC Zwolle have conceded seventeen goals in six matches, the second highest tally in the division.
  3. Groningen are undefeated in their last four home meetings against PEC Zwolle, recording one win and three draws.
  4. PEC Zwolle have taken all four of their points away from home, scoring five goals across three away trips.
Availability

Team news

Groningen

  • M. JengLeg Injury
  • T. MerceraInjury
  • E. van der LaanInjury

PEC Zwolle

  • F. KrastevAchilles Tendon Injury
  • Y. NamliKnee Injury
  • S. FloranusInjury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Groningen at homePEC Zwolle away
5
Played
4
2-1-2
W-D-L
1-1-2
2.2
Scored /game
1.3
2.2
Conceded /game
2
20%
Clean sheets
—
0%
Failed to score
—
80%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%

Combined scoring rate: 3.5 goals per game (Groningen at home plus PEC Zwolle away).

Players

Key players this season

Groningen

  • B. Willumsson6G
  • T. van Bergen6G
  • D. van der Werff3A

PEC Zwolle

  • D. Mbayo4A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
4AjaxPromotion - Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs)9+1518
5TwentePromotion - Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs)9+717
6Fortuna SittardPromotion - Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs)9-115
7GroningenPromotion - Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs)9+314
8Heerenveen9+412
9GO Ahead Eagles9-111
10Excelsior9-211
12NEC Nijmegen9-110
13Sparta Rotterdam9-69
14Cambuur9-89
15PEC Zwolle9-127
16TelstarEredivisie (Relegation)9-86
17ADO Den HaagRelegation - Eerste Divisie9-96
18Willem IIRelegation - Eerste Divisie9-172
History

Head-to-head

1
Groningen
6
Draws
3
PEC Zwolle

PEC Zwolle have won 3 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 1.5 goals a game, only 10% went over 2.5.

  • 2026-03-13PEC Zwolle1-1Groningen
  • 2025-11-23Groningen2-2PEC Zwolle
  • 2025-05-18PEC Zwolle2-0Groningen
  • 2024-12-08Groningen0-0PEC Zwolle
  • 2023-08-05PEC Zwolle0-0Groningen
BetGenius

Our record in Eredivisie

73%59 won from 81 settled predictions

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Groningen or Draw
74%
Confidence

Groningen have maintained a consistent scoring record this season, finding the net in all six of their league games with an average of two goals per match. PEC Zwolle have conceded seventeen goals in six matches and have lost four of their fixtures. Additionally, Groningen have avoided defeat in each of their last four home encounters against Zwolle, making a home result with the draw covered a solid probability.

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Published September 17, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.