PEC Zwolle vs RKC Predictions

Zwolle beat Emmen 3-1 to secure their first victory of the new season before the international break, while RKC were beaten by that very same scoreline at home to PSV and are yet to win a game since returning to the top flight.

All of the stats point towards a win for Zwolle with both teams to score, despite the fact that RKC lead the head to head record between the two clubs by two wins.

Recent encounters between these two clubs favour Sunday’s hosts, as Zwolle are unbeaten in their last six matches against RKC. Zwolle have also won three of their last six matches against RKC and both teams scored in five of the pairs’ last six encounters, which is part of the reason why we’re backing a 3-1 win for Zwolle this weekend.

The form and performances of both teams also point towards the direction of a home win this weekend, as Zwolle picked up four points from their last two matches and RKC have only picked up one point in the league so far this season with the visitors losing four of their last five matches.

Both teams scored in four of Zwolles’ last five and four of RKC’s last six matches, which only adds even more weight to our prediction of BTTS this weekend, while RKC conceded three goals on four separate occasions in the Eredivisie this season and this is the main reason we have predicted a 3-1 win for Zwolle.

We’re confident that Zwolle will win and both teams will score on Sunday and have predicted a final scoreline of 3-1. The hosts won their first game of the season away at Emmen last time out and will be itching to repeat that result in front of their home fans on Sunday. RKC simply haven’t adapted to life in the top flight yet but there is still plenty of time for improvement from the visitors, we just don’t see it happening this weekend.