PEC Zwolle vs AZ betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eredivisie match on September 20th, 2024

PEC Zwolle and AZ will play on Friday, September 20th, 2024, at 18:00h (UTC), in a Eredivisie game to be held in Netherlands, check the PEC Zwolle vs AZ betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where PEC Zwolle vs AZ will occur

The game will be played in the small MAC³PARK Stadion stadium, in the city of Zwolle, with a capacity for 14000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the PEC Zwolle vs AZ betting tip 2024/2025

The Eredivisie has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.24 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.78 goals per match played.

PEC Zwolle last match

PEC Zwolle come from a draw in the last match. The game against FC Twente, valid for the Eredivisie, ended with a 1-1. The team coached by J. Jansen lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

This draw (odd 6.00) can be considered a good result, especially considering that the other team was the big favorite.

Certainly not a good performance for PEC Zwolle, although some players performed above average, such as Dylan Vente. The player was decisive to his team in avoiding defeat with his presence on the field and some excellent interventions during the match.

AZ last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Eredivisie, AZ, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the SC Heerenveen team with a final score of 9-1.

The odds of 1.36 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

PEC Zwolle vs AZ h2h

The last time PEC Zwolle went up against AZ, it was in Eredivisie. PEC Zwolle, ranked 11th place, started with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while AZ, then in 4th place, was charged with a 4-3-3 formation.

These teams the last time they met which was on 20-01-2024 played out a 2-2 draw in a highly contested Eredivisie match during the 2023/2024 football season.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The AZ team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the PEC Zwolle team, which won only 1 match.

Teams with different capacities and aspirations.

M. Ketting and S. Nanninga will be supporting from the sideline while I. Oostrom will be on the football field for this match.

PEC Zwolle

Eredivisie leaderboard now

PEC Zwolle arrives in this game with 4 points in 13th place in the Eredivisie, with a negative balance, having lost 3 games in total and won only 1, making a total of 1 draw.

Which means that in the 6th round, the team is ahead with no advantage over SC Heerenveen team who is in the 14th place.

PEC Zwolle analysis

At the end of matchday 5 we see that PEC Zwolle conceded more goals than they scored, with 8 goals conceded and 5 scored.

The performances of PEC Zwolle in recent matches suggest that they are having difficulty scoring goals, with a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This indicates that their attacking play is not creating enough quality chances and needs improvement.

With an average ball possession of 47% per game in the current league, PEC Zwolle cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against AZ they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Increasingly prominent within the team, Sherel Floranus, a defender who arrived for this season, did another fine performance in the last duel of the club. In the match against FC Twente, he was a fundamental piece, providing great security for the whole team and showing he is already fully adapted to the new club.

Best goalscorer from PEC Zwolle

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Dylan Vente. The Attacker has scored 2 times in the current season and has helped PEC Zwolle come out with a positive result on several occasions.

AZ

Eredivisie leaderboard now

The AZ team with 13 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 4 wins, 1 draw, and 0 losses.

With a small disadvantage of 2 points against PSV who occupies position 1, the team starts the 6th round.

AZ analysis

Currently, in the Eredivisie, AZ sums 14 goals for and a total of 1 goals against, after 5 rounds played.

With a sequence of 2 wins in the Eredivisie, AZ is in a wonderful moment where they are the favorite.

AZ, over the course of the competition, can boast an average per game of 6.2 shots on goal. Because of this, it also has a high goal average and collects excellent results.

This is a top 5 team in the Eredivisie that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents. For this reason, the AZ team usually goes for an average ball possession of 54.8% to try to control the game.

Playing away AZ usually leaves little room for opponents to win against them, with a balance of 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw in the Eredivisie.

With a record of no losses in 3 games in the Eredivisie, AZ have played as visiting team, AZ aim to have good results in this game hoping to add to their streak of 2 wins.

AZ is a more offensive team than PEC Zwolle, having 544 attacks vs. 405 from PEC Zwolle, having scored 14 times, in comparison, PEC Zwolle converted into goal 5 times.

Troy Parrott's life is not being easy in this beginning of his trajectory for his new club. Hired for this season, the player has not been performing well, a fact that was repeated in AZ last game. Against SC Heerenveen, once again he failed to score goals, accumulating another bad performance.

Best goalscorer from AZ

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Troy Parrott has held that position so far in the competition. Serving AZ with 4 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Interesting Match Facts:

Despite having a lower number of shots per game, PEC Zwolle has a high conversion rate and a striker in top form, making them favorites to score the first goal in this match against AZ, who has a tendency to concede early.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

AZ has conceded 0 away goals in 3 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that AZ will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-2, something to take into consideration.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by PEC Zwolle 2 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team AZ 1.33 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.2.

Handicap Betting Tip

It is very clear the huge favoritism that AZ has for this match. The difference between the teams is big, and that should be evident in the final result. Therefore, a good bet for this clash is on the Asian handicap of -1.5 in favor of the visiting team.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.5 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

AZ is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.6 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of AZ in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.4 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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