PEC Zwolle vs Groningen Predictions

• Zwolle have only won 1 of their last 6 competitive matches.
• Groningen have only lost 2 of their last six matches in league and cup.
• Groningen have drawn 4 of their 10 away games in the Eredivisie.
• Zwolle have dropped points in 6 of their 9 home games in the league this season.

Zwolle have dropped points in the majority of their home games this season

Zwolle picked up a point away at high-flying Willem II last weekend as the pair played out a goalless draw, while Groningen beat the league leaders Ajax 2-1 at home and now sit just 4pts outside the European places. Groningen have a good record against Zwolle, winning 13 of the pairs’ last 24 meetings and only losing 6 times, so you can begin to see why we have backed the visitors with a double chance bet this weekend.

The home side have already dropped points in six of their ten home games in the league this season while Groningen have secured at least a point in six of their ten games on the road. Zwolle have lost 44% of their home games and average 1.22 points in their own backyard, while Groningen have avoided defeat in 60% of their away games but only average 1.00 points on the road which is why we have gone with a double chance bet rather than an outright win.

Groningen don’t score many goals on the road but do boast a good defensive record

Zwolle score an average of 2.22 goals per home game and concede 2.56 goals while Groningen score an average of 0.70 goals per away game and concede 1.10 goals, and it is when we combined the two average that we decided to back a final scoreline of 1-1 this weekend. Over 2.5 goals have only been scored in 30% of Groningen’s away games but 50% have seen both teams score, while 78% of Zwolle’s home games have ended with both teams finding the back of the ent at least once.

Groningen don’t score many goals on the road, netting just 7 so far this season, but they don’t concede many, with the visitors letting in 11 goals away from home. The host are yet to keep a clean sheet at home in the league but have only failed to score in 22% of games in front of their own fans while Groningen have only won-to-nil in 10% of their away games, and we are confident that id Groningen do go on to win Saturday’s match then both teams will score in the process.

We’re confident that a double chance bet on Groningen is the best way to bet on Saturday’s clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1. The visitors head into this weekends’ match as the form favourites and have so far this season outplayed Zwolle in most departments, which is why we believe Groningen will come away from Zwolle with at least a point to show for their efforts.