Excelsior vs PEC Zwolle: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Excelsior played against PEC Zwolle in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game was played on December 20, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Excelsior has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. PEC Zwolle has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Excelsior scores 0.93 goals per game and allows 1.73. PEC Zwolle scores 1.25 and allows 2.25. Games in this league average 3.28 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 53% of Excelsior's games and 56% of PEC Zwolle's. The Over 2.5 rates are 60% and 63%, compared with league averages of 61% for BTTS and 63% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Excelsior has the higher season xG average, 1.34 to 0.97 per game. Excelsior takes 12.1 shots per game, while PEC Zwolle takes 8.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Excelsior leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.33 goals per game after halftime. PEC Zwolle leads at halftime in 31% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Excelsior's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (6 goals). For PEC Zwolle, it is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eredivisie games average 3.28 goals. Both teams score in 61% of games, and 63% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

48Possession (%)52
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
13Shots9
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
4Shots on target3
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
1.39xG1.11
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
3Corners1
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
40Dangerous attacks45
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
13Fouls7
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
1Cards1
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
0.93Goals scored / game1.25
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
1.73Goals allowed / game2.25
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
44%Average possession41%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
4.27Shots on target / game2.94
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.07Shots per game8.44
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
4.27Shots on target2.94
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
7.7%Shot conversion14.8%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
44%Possession41%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
1.34xG for0.97
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
1.95xG against2.08
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle

Shooting quality

Excelsior: BalancedPEC Zwolle: Counter-attacking
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
Accuracy (shots on target)35%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.43

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

PEC Zwolle is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Excelsior · 2 pts / game - PEC Zwolle

Excelsior
DLWWL
Season result split
33% W7% D60% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-9
1.07 pts / game · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-5
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LWLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.92BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
PEC Zwolle
WDWLW
Season result split
31% W25% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-7
1.19 pts / game · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-4
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 0.97Opponent xG: 2.34BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

PEC Zwolle is 34% better for: goals scored per game.

0.93 goals / game - Excelsior · 1.25 goals / game - PEC Zwolle

Excelsior is 30% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.73 goals / game - Excelsior · 2.25 goals / game - PEC Zwolle

Excelsior scoring profile: very strong

Excelsior scores in 73% of games (11 of 15 meczów), while PEC Zwolle keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 meczów).

PEC Zwolle scoring profile: very strong

PEC Zwolle scores in 81% of games (13 of 16 meczów), while Excelsior keeps a clean sheet in 20% (3 of 15 meczów).

14Goals scored (season)20
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
26Goals conceded (season)36
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
2.67Average goals per game3.5
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
6Goals scored (last 5)7
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
7Goals conceded (last 5)9
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal81%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
20%2 goals44%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
0%3 goals0%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
0%4 goals0%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal75%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
60%2 goals69%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
13%3 goals25%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
13%4 goals19%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time44%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
0%BTTS in both halves19%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
20%Scored in both halves38%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle

BTTS and goal count

53%Min. 3 goals and BTTS56%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
60%BTTS - last 560%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time94%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time69%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time31%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Excelsior is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.4 pts / game - Excelsior · 1.19 pts / game - PEC Zwolle

Excelsior - half-time state
33% leading40% draw27% trailing
PEC Zwolle - half-time state
31% leading25% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.4Points per game (1st half)1.19
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
0.6Goals scored (1st half)0.75
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
0.6Goals conceded (1st half)1.38
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
1.2Average goals (1st half)2.13
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
60%Clean sheet before half-time31%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
40%No goal before half-time31%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle

After half-time (2nd half)

0.87Points per game (2nd half)1.06
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
1.13Goals conceded (2nd half)0.88
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.38
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
40%Clean sheet after half-time50%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
67%No goal after half-time50%
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle

Excelsior - second-half results

20% W27% D53% L
21
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.40
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

PEC Zwolle - second-half results

19% W50% D31% L
19
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 31%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.5

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Excelsior - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.00
Goals scored / game0.80.4
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game1.21.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+2-3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
PEC Zwolle - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.000.80
Goals scored / game1.00.4
Goals allowed / game1.20.6
Average goals per game2.21.0
1 goal100%40%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Excelsior
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
1
4
16-30
2
3
31-45
1
6
46-60
0
5
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

PEC Zwolle
ScoredConceded
5
2
0-15
1
6
16-30
6
14
31-45
4
5
46-60
3
2
61-75
1
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.08
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Excelsior

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.61
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
51%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 43% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

PEC Zwolle

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-1.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.81
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
5% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
5%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

ExcelsiorLigaPEC Zwolle
Average goals per game 2.673.28 3.50
Both teams scored 53%61% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%63% 63%
Clean sheets 20%20% 25%
Goal before half-time 73%86% 94%
Goal after half-time 80%85% 69%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.28
Average goals per game
61%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.81
Home goals / game
1.47
Away goals / game
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. PEC ZwolleSubstitutionOn: Jan FaberskiOff: Tristan Gooijer
  2. PEC ZwolleSubstitutionOn: Dylan MbayoOff: Kaj de Rooij
  3. PEC ZwolleGoalRyan ThomasAssist: Sherel Floranus
  4. PEC ZwolleYellow cardRyan Thomas
  5. ExcelsiorSubstitutionOn: Szymon WłodarczykOff: Jerolldino Armantrading
  6. PEC ZwolleSubstitutionOn: Nick FichtingerOff: Thijs Oosting
  7. ExcelsiorSubstitutionOn: Lewis SchoutenOff: Lennard Hartjes
  8. ExcelsiorYellow cardArthur Zagre
  9. PEC ZwolleSubstitutionOn: Gabriël ReizigerOff: Simon Graves Jensen
  10. ExcelsiorSubstitutionOn: Mike van DuinenOff: Derensili Sanches Fernandes

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Sander van der EijkMatches officiated: 17
3.71Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 265%Home wins18%Draws18%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Excelsior vs PEC Zwolle?

The Eredivisie match finished Excelsior 2:1 PEC Zwolle. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Excelsior vs PEC Zwolle?

Excelsior score 0.93 goals per game on average and PEC Zwolle 1.25. The Eredivisie average is 3.28 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Excelsior's matches and 56% of PEC Zwolle's.

What form are Excelsior and PEC Zwolle in?

Over the last 5 games Excelsior have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and PEC Zwolle 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Excelsior vs PEC Zwolle?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Excelsior vs PEC Zwolle: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.