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Eredivisie 26/27 · 9 Aug 2026

PEC Zwolle 0–2 AFC Ajax

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.3 – 1.3
Actual xG
0.6 – 1.5
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot saw it as open: PEC Zwolle 37%, the draw 26%, AFC Ajax 37%.

AFC Ajax won and made the better chances: 1.5 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Youri Baas, 66.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Youri Baas +20.0, Lucas Rosa +14.5, Aaron Bouwman +12.0.

Well below it: Sherel Constancio Floranus −18.0, Caio Henrique −11.6, Youri Regeer −8.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

PEC Zwolle

17 May 2026L 0–2v Feyenoord Eredivisie
10 May 2026L 2–3at Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
3 May 2026W 1–0v Heracles Almelo Eredivisie
23 Apr 2026L 1–6at PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
12 Apr 2026D 2–2v Excelsior Eredivisie

AFC Ajax

6 Aug 2026W 3–1v Shelbourne Conference League
30 Jul 2026W 4–1v FK Vojvodina Conference League
23 Jul 2026W 4–1at FK Vojvodina Conference League
24 May 2026D 0–0v FC Utrecht Eredivisie
21 May 2026W 2–0v FC Groningen Eredivisie

Head to head

1 Mar 2026PEC Zwolle 0–0 AFC Ajax Eredivisie
13 Sep 2025AFC Ajax 3–1 PEC Zwolle Eredivisie

PEC Zwolle

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jasper Schendelaar Goalkeeper9000–58.8–
Gabriel Reiziger Forward2900–47.8–
Dylan Mbayo Midfielder61000.0446.2+0.3
Simon Graves Defender9000–45.8+0.0
Damian van der Haar Defender3000–45.2–
Odysseus Velanas Midfielder1100–44.9–
Koen Kostons Forward90000.0542.9+3.3
Nick Viergever Defender9000–42.2−2.3
Tijs Velthuis Defender1600–40.7–
Ryan Thomas Midfielder8500–40.4−6.4
Thijs Oosting Midfielder7400–39.0−5.3
Tobias Sommer Midfielder85000.3538.5–
Olivier Aertssen Defender9000–33.3−5.5
Ibrahim Cissoko Midfielder60000.0531.2–
Sherel Constancio Floranus Defender5700–24.6−18.0
Elias Sørensen Midfielder11000.0920.5–

AFC Ajax

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jorthy Mokio Midfielder29100.2374.1–
Julian Brandt Forward29100.2973.2–
Youri Baas Defender9000–66.3+20.0
Lucas Rosa Defender90000.1163.0+14.5
Mika Godts Forward29010.0961.7–
Aaron Bouwman Defender90000.0661.0+12.0
Tolu Arokodare Forward1701–57.8–
Marc-André Ter Stegen Goalkeeper9000–53.6–
Davy Klaassen Midfielder90000.0448.4+1.2
Steven Berghuis Forward61000.1046.4−4.4
Abdellah Ouazane Midfielder73000.0646.2–
Oscar Gloukh Midfielder61000.1541.7+0.1
Kasper Dolberg Forward67000.3840.1+2.3
Youri Regeer Midfielder61000.0339.7−8.0
Caio Henrique Defender9000–34.6−11.6
Marcos Leonardo Forward2300–33.3–