PEC Zwolle vs Heerenveen: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

PEC Zwolle played against Heerenveen in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game was played on November 28, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

PEC Zwolle has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Heerenveen has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

PEC Zwolle scores 1.23 goals per game and allows 2.23. Heerenveen scores 1.69 and allows 1.69. Games in this league average 3.36 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 54% of PEC Zwolle's games and 85% of Heerenveen's. The Over 2.5 rates are 62% and 69%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 66% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Heerenveen has the higher season xG average, 1.75 to 0.97 per game. PEC Zwolle takes 8.4 shots per game, while Heerenveen takes 15.8.

First-half and second-half trends

PEC Zwolle leads at halftime in 23% of its games and scores 0.54 goals per game after halftime. Heerenveen leads at halftime in 38% and scores 0.92 after halftime.

When the teams score

PEC Zwolle's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). For Heerenveen, it is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eredivisie games average 3.36 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 66% 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

2 : 1
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

44Possession (%)56
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
11Shots19
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
4Shots on target7
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
1.21xG2.09
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
3Corners9
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
31Dangerous attacks56
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
11Fouls19
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
3Cards2
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen

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.

PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
1.23Goals scored / game1.69
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
2.23Goals allowed / game1.69
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
41%Average possession52%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
2.77Shots on target / game5.46
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.38Shots per game15.85
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
2.77Shots on target5.46
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
14.7%Shot conversion10.7%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
41%Possession52%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
0.97xG for1.75
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
2.09xG against1.22
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen

Shooting quality

PEC Zwolle: Counter-attackingHeerenveen: Attacking
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
Accuracy (shots on target)33%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.440.31

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.

Heerenveen is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - PEC Zwolle · 1.6 pts / game - Heerenveen

PEC Zwolle
DDLWD
Season result split
23% W31% D46% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-6
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-3
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.02Opponent xG: 2.30BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Heerenveen
WDDLW
Season result split
31% W38% D31% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-4
1.31 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-3
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LDWDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.83Opponent xG: 1.29BTTS: 80%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.

Heerenveen is 37% better for: goals scored per game.

1.23 goals / game - PEC Zwolle · 1.69 goals / game - Heerenveen

Heerenveen is 32% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.23 goals / game - PEC Zwolle · 1.69 goals / game - Heerenveen

PEC Zwolle scoring profile: very strong

PEC Zwolle scores in 77% of games (10 of 13 meczów), while Heerenveen keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 13 meczów).

Heerenveen scoring profile: very strong

Heerenveen scores in 85% of games (11 of 13 meczów), while PEC Zwolle keeps a clean sheet in 23% (3 of 13 meczów).

16Goals scored (season)22
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
29Goals conceded (season)22
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
3.46Average goals per game3.38
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
9Goals scored (last 5)10
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
14Goals conceded (last 5)9
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen

How often they score at least...

77%1 goal85%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
46%2 goals54%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
0%3 goals31%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
0%4 goals0%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen

How often they concede at least...

77%1 goal100%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
77%2 goals62%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
23%3 goals8%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
15%4 goals0%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen

* 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.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

46%BTTS at half-time31%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
23%BTTS in both halves23%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
46%Scored in both halves46%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen

BTTS and goal count

54%Min. 3 goals and BTTS69%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
80%BTTS - last 580%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen

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

92%Min. 1 goal before half-time92%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
69%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
23%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time92%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time69%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen

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.

Heerenveen is 46% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - PEC Zwolle · 1.46 pts / game - Heerenveen

PEC Zwolle - half-time state
23% leading31% draw46% trailing
Heerenveen - half-time state
38% leading31% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.46
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
0.69Goals scored (1st half)0.77
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
1.31Goals conceded (1st half)0.62
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
2Average goals (1st half)1.38
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
31%Clean sheet before half-time38%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
31%No goal before half-time38%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen

After half-time (2nd half)

1.15Points per game (2nd half)1
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
0.54Goals scored (2nd half)0.92
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
0.92Goals conceded (2nd half)1.08
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
1.46Average goals (2nd half)2
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
46%Clean sheet after half-time23%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen
46%No goal after half-time31%
PEC ZwolleHeerenveen

PEC Zwolle - second-half results

23% W46% D31% L
13
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 23%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.4

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Heerenveen - second-half results

15% W54% D31% L
19
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.46
PPG before half-time
Lead holding82%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 31%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

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 - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.20
Goals scored / game1.00.8
Goals allowed / game1.61.2
Average goals per game2.62.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal0%20%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 80% - Half-time goals total: 5
Heerenveen - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.00
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.41.4
Average goals per game1.42.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+3-2
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: 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.

PEC Zwolle
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
0
5
16-30
5
11
31-45
4
4
46-60
3
2
61-75
0
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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

3.42
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
70%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
65%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

PEC Zwolle

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-1.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
148%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Heerenveen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.53
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
112%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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

PEC ZwolleLigaHeerenveen
Average goals per game 3.463.36 3.38
Both teams scored 54%63% 85%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 62%66% 69%
Clean sheets 23%19% 0%
Goal before half-time 92%87% 92%
Goal after half-time 77%87% 92%

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

3.36
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.85
Home goals / game
1.51
Away goals / game
+23%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
59%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
15%
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 ZwolleGoalThijs OostingAssist: Koen Kostons
  2. PEC ZwolleYellow cardKaj de Rooij
  3. HeerenveenGoalRingo MeerveldAssist: Luuk Brouwers
  4. PEC ZwolleGoalShola Shoretire
  5. PEC ZwolleYellow cardSimon Graves Jensen
  6. HeerenveenYellow cardMaas Willemsen
  7. PEC ZwolleSubstitutionOn: Zico BuurmeesterOff: Thijs Oosting
  8. HeerenveenSubstitutionOn: Václav SejkOff: Maxence Rivera
  9. HeerenveenYellow cardMats Egbring
  10. HeerenveenSubstitutionOn: Eser GürbüzOff: Maas Willemsen
  11. HeerenveenSubstitutionOn: Paweł BochniewiczOff: Jacob Trenskow
  12. PEC ZwolleSubstitutionOn: Jan FaberskiOff: Shola Shoretire
  13. PEC ZwolleYellow cardJan Faberski

Referee and managers

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

FAQ

What was the result of PEC Zwolle vs Heerenveen?

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

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

PEC Zwolle score 1.23 goals per game on average and Heerenveen 1.69. The Eredivisie average is 3.36 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 54% of PEC Zwolle's matches and 85% of Heerenveen's.

What form are PEC Zwolle and Heerenveen in?

Over the last 5 games PEC Zwolle have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Heerenveen 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.