PEC Zwolle 1-0 Almere City FC – Result & Analysis

Poisson rates PEC Zwolle at 46% — recent form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this PEC Zwolle vs Almere City FC encounter.

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MAC³PARK Stadion plays host to PEC Zwolle versus Almere City FC in Eredivisie (matchday 7). Kick-off: Sunday 29 September 2024 at 12:15 UK time.

Current Form

PEC Zwolle's record over their last 10 games: 2W 2D 6L (0.80 PPG). Last five: L L W D L. They are averaging 1.10 goals per game and conceding 1.90 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. 1 clean sheet from 10 outings (10%). Both teams have scored in 60% of their games — a high BTTS rate that carries real weight in the goals markets.

At home, PEC Zwolle have gone 3W 1D 6L in their last 10 home games (1.00 PPG). At home they are averaging 1.40 goals scored and 2.30 conceded per game. Both teams have scored in 80% of their home games — an outstanding BTTS rate that is a key data point for this fixture.

Almere City FC have collected 0.30 PPG across their last 10 games: 0W 3D 7L. Last five: L L D D L. Their scoring rate of 0.50 per game is modest, conceding 2.80 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. Conceding 2.80 per game is a high rate — their defence has been exposed regularly. 1 clean sheet from 10 outings (10%).

Almere City FC away from home: 1W 5D 4L from their last 10 away games — 0.80 PPG on the road. Away from home they average 0.60 goals scored and 1.50 conceded per game. Their away PPG of 0.80 exceeds their overall 0.30 — they actually perform better on the road than their aggregate form implies.

The points-per-game gap of 0.50 in PEC Zwolle's favour (0.80 vs 0.30) is a statistically meaningful difference. The hosts are the form pick here, with draw protection the sensible hedge given the away side's competitiveness.

Head-to-Head

Neither side has dominated the 4 H2H matches in our data: 2 wins for PEC Zwolle, 1 for Almere City FC and 1 draw — leaving the H2H largely neutral.

The 4 H2H matches in our data averaged 2.8 goals per game — a neutral rate that gives no strong lean on the goals market from the H2H alone. The most recent of those, on 17 Feb 2024, ended PEC Zwolle 0–1 Almere City FC — a Almere City FC win.

The head-to-head data offers no strong steer in either the result or goals markets. Form, the model and current market pricing should carry more weight for this fixture.

Trading

PEC Zwolle half-time and goal-timing data (last 40 games, 19 of them at home): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 74% of their matches in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 100% of the time; two or more arrive in the second half on 75% of those occasions; of the 9 games they led at half-time, they failed to win 33%; BTTS occurs in 63% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 63% of games (home games); Over 3.5 in 40%.

Almere City FC half-time and goal-timing data (last 40 games, 19 of them away): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 74% of their matches in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 54% of the time; of the 8 games they led at half-time, they failed to win 50%; BTTS occurs in 47% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 47% of games (away games); they fail to score in 38% of games.

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — PEC Zwolle 65% versus Almere City FC 50%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (PEC Zwolle 62% | Almere City FC 50%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects PEC Zwolle 1.67 xG and Almere City FC 1.14 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: PEC Zwolle attack 1.037 / defence 1.275 | Almere City FC attack 0.692 / defence 0.978. League average goals — home 1.648 / away 1.289. Almere City FC's attack rating of 0.692 is below the league average, which holds their xG down at 1.14. PEC Zwolle's defence rating of 1.275 (above 1 = concedes more than average) is pushing Almere City FC's projected output up. Data: built from PEC Zwolle's last 40 games and Almere City FC's last 40.

Result probabilities: PEC Zwolle 46% | Draw 31% | Almere City FC 22%. Fair-value odds: PEC Zwolle 2.16 | Draw 3.21 | Almere City FC 4.44. PEC Zwolle hold a narrow Poisson edge at 46% — the draw (31%) is close enough to merit draw-inclusive market consideration.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 53% | BTTS Yes probability 59% | Total xG 2.81. Over/Under 2.5 is close to a coin-flip at 53%/47% — the total xG of 2.81 sits near the 2.5 margin; this is a low-edge market from a Poisson standpoint. BTTS Yes at 59% is only a slight lean — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.

Picks & Verdict

On the Poisson output, PEC Zwolle are the pick at 46% — moderate model lean. Recent form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. Draw probability of 31% warrants consideration of Double Chance or Draw No Bet on PEC Zwolle if the outright odds are short.

Poisson projects 2.81 total expected goals, pointing to Over 2.5 at 53% probability — strong conviction, supported by recent form (PEC Zwolle's last 10 home games and Almere City FC's last 10 away games) averaging 2.9 goals per game and the H2H data averaging 2.8 goals per game across 4 H2H matches.

On the BTTS market, Poisson puts 59% on Yes. Form rates corroborate — both teams scored in: PEC Zwolle 80% (last 10 home games) | Almere City FC 40% (last 10 away games).

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