Sunday , 16 August 2026

AZ vs PEC Zwolle, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
AZ
2 – 2
Full Time
PEC Zwolle
Sat 20 Jan 2024 · 19:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 57' Lennart Thy
Vangelis Pavlidis pen 77' 1–1
1–2 86' Odysseus Velanas
Sven Mijnans 90+4' 2–2
Jordy Clasie 46' Y
Kristijan Belic 54' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs PEC Zwolle — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
  • PEC Zwolle 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Assistant 1 Rob van de Ven
  • Assistant 2 Maarten Ketting
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
4 PSV 2 4
5 SBV Excelsior 2 3
6 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
7 NEC 2 3
8 AFC Ajax 1 3
9 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 PEC Zwolle 1 0
15 ADO Den Haag 2 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

6
6
2
AZ 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals PEC Zwolle
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-20 AZ 2–2 PEC Zwolle 2023-09-24 PEC Zwolle 0–3 AZ 2022-04-10 PEC Zwolle 2–1 AZ 2021-10-30 AZ 3–2 PEC Zwolle 2021-01-09 PEC Zwolle 1–1 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan PEC Zwolle H 2–2 D
13 Jan FC Twente '65 A 1–2 L
17 Dec PSV H 0–4 L
09 Dec Almere City FC H 4–1 W
06 Dec NEC H 1–2 L
03 Dec FC Utrecht A 1–1 D
PEC Zwolle
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan AZ A 2–2 D
13 Jan SC Heerenveen H 2–2 D
17 Dec AFC Ajax A 2–2 D
09 Dec NEC H 1–3 L
02 Dec FC Volendam A 5–0 W
25 Nov RKC Waalwijk H 1–2 L

Season Stats

AZ PEC Zwolle
#1 Position #14
6 Points 0
2 Played 1
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
6 Scored 0
1 Conceded 2
+5 GD -2
3.00 PPG 0.00
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
0% Clean Sheets
PEC Zwolle this season

AZ are 1st (6 pts). PEC Zwolle are 14th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at AFAS Stadion as AZ face off against PEC Zwolle in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' PEC Zwolle come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alexandre Penetra, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Younes Namli is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
  • 20' It’s high time Maarten Martens made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' PEC Zwolle is showing some good football. However, PEC Zwolle are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' AZ receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 46.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' AZ receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 57' Lennart Thy has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 62' PEC Zwolle fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 64' Time for substitution for AZ. Dani de Wit is replaced by Sven Mijnans.
  • 65' Jayden Addai is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mayckel Lahdo at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 71' A tactical swap from PEC Zwolle — Dean Huiberts on, Eliano Reijnders off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' The 24-year-old David Wolfe has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 77' Fresh legs for AZ! Jens Odgaard comes on to replace Myron van Brederode.
  • 77' The deadlock is broken! Vangelis Pavlidis gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 83' The PEC Zwolle manager makes a substitution. Anselmo MacNulty departs to be replaced by Damian van der Haar.
  • 86' Odysseus Velanas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

PEC Zwolle Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.13 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 PEC Zwolle xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + AZ to win 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ67% Draw18% PEC Zwolle15%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 4.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
85%
Draw or PEC Zwolle
33%
AZ or PEC Zwolle
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ58% Draw31% PEC Zwolle11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.8%
3 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7.6%
4 – 1
6.2%
4 – 0
5.8%
1 – 1
5.8%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
Actual
5 – 1
3.9%
5 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push PEC Zwolle covers
-2.5 38% — 62%
-2 38% 20% 42%
-1.5 58% — 42%
-1 58% 18% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
PEC Zwolle keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.