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PEC Zwolle vs. Excelsior Match Preview Article
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between PEC Zwolle and Excelsior, taking place on Saturday, 06 April 2024, at MAC³PARK Stadion in Zwolle.
PEC Zwolle, Recent Form
Building up confidence within his squad will be a priority for PEC Zwolle supremo Johnny Jansen after sustaining a heavy 5-1 away loss to FC Utrecht. They came away from that fixture with 48% of the possession and clocked up 5 attempts on goal with 2 on target. By comparison, FC Utrecht managed 18 attempts on goal, with 7 on target.
Despite scoring 5 goals in their last 6 matches, they have failed to pick up many points, mainly because their back line have shipped 21 goals in that same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games at MAC³PARK Stadion.
A win for PEC Zwolle is just a distant memory, having not won a single match in 8 games.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for PEC Zwolle, Ferdy Druijf will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Excelsior, Recent Form
Losing 2-0 home to PSV won't leave the Excelsior squad too downbeat, given the former sits a full 15 places above them in the league. They achieved 30% possession in that match and had 0 strikes at goal, with 0 hitting the target, up against PSV's tally of 21 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
Whilst they have scored a reasonable 4 goals in their last 6 games, they are struggling to pick up points due to their defence, who have shipped 17 goals in the same period. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to record a clean sheet in their last 10 games overall.
Excelsior will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form on the road. They've lost their last 7 league games in a row away from home and not recorded a win on their travels in 11 games.
Troy Parrott will be hoping to create problems for PEC Zwolle in this one, having scored 2 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Excelsior.
PEC Zwolle vs. Excelsior Head to head
In the previous league meeting between these two sides, it was PEC Zwolle that came out on top with a 2-4 win.
PEC Zwolle will be confident of finding the net in this one against Roodzwarten, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 12 encounters between the two sides.
PEC Zwolle has won the last 3 games they've played against Excelsior in the league.
Younes Namli has scored in each of PEC Zwolle's last 2 league games against Excelsior.