Excelsior v PEC Zwolle result

Full-time · Excelsior 2–1 PEC Zwolle

Eredivisie · Sat, 20 Dec 2025 17:45 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Excelsior 2–1 PEC Zwolle — Excelsior won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Excelsior beat PEC Zwolle 2–1 in the Eredivisie on Saturday 20 December. PEC Zwolle have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Excelsior led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Excelsior: Noah Naujoks (20’, assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes) and Irakli Yegoian (78’, assisted by Szymon Włodarczyk); PEC Zwolle: Ryan Thomas (48’, assisted by Sherel Floranus).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Excelsior 1.71, PEC Zwolle 1.18, from 13 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Sander van der Eijk, Netherlands showed two yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Excelsior: Arthur Zagré (76’); PEC Zwolle: Ryan Thomas (63’).

What it changes

Excelsior move up from 14th to 11th (16 league matches played).

PEC Zwolle move down from 10th to 12th (17 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) 8.2, Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) 5.8 and Sherel Floranus (PEC Zwolle) 5.7 led the match.

Next up

Excelsior next travel to Fortuna Sittard on 25 October 2026.

PEC Zwolle next travel to Utrecht on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Excelsior: Fortuna Sittard v Excelsior, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for PEC Zwolle: Utrecht v PEC Zwolle, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Excelsior 2–1 PEC Zwolle · Eredivisie
Referee: Sander van der Eijk, Netherlands
Head-to-head (last 6): Excelsior 1 · draws 1 · PEC Zwolle 4 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Excelsior 2W 1D 2L · PEC Zwolle 2W 1D 2L

Excelsior 2–1 PEC Zwolle (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.25 / 2.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 2.75

Corners

against 5.75 / 7.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 4.38

Shots on target

against 5.5 / 7.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2.38

Cards

against 2.13 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.17 yellows

Referee · Sander van der Eijk, Netherlands

1.67 home / 2.5 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 December 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Excelsior for / against	Line	PEC Zwolle for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	2.75 for · 7.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.25 for · 16.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9.5 for · 19.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.38 for · 7.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.38 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.75 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Sander van der Eijk, Netherlands — 4.17 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 20.17 fouls over 6 matches (1.67 to the home side, 2.5 to the away side).

Home 1.67Away 2.5

Excelsior

Excelsior — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Naujoks n 8	72	2.7 6/5	1.3 5/2	S. Shoretire
Yoon Do-Yong n 8	30.4	2.6 4/1	4.4 4/3	—
D. Sanches Fernandes n 8	66.5	2 7/4	0.8 4/1	S. Shoretire
Jerolldino Armantrading n 8	47.6	1.9 7/1	2.4 6/3	—
L. Schouten n 8	17.9	1.9 3/0	1.3 2/0	—

Excelsior — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Jerolldino Armantrading n 8	47.6	2.6 6/2	0.5 2/0
N. Naujoks n 8	72	2.3 7/5	1.1 4/2
S. Włodarczyk n 8	57.4	2.2 7/3	1.2 6/0
Yoon Do-Yong n 8	30.4	1.9 3/2	0.7 2/0
D. Sanches Fernandes n 8	66.5	1.7 7/2	0.8 4/1

Excelsior — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Naujoks n 8	72	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
L. Schouten n 8	17.9	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
Irakli Yegoian n 8	87	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
S. Włodarczyk n 8	57.4	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Yoon Do-Yong n 8	30.4	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Excelsior — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Yoon Do-Yong n 8	30.4	3.3 4/1
N. Martens n 8	58.3	2.5 5/4
A. Zagré n 8	82.8	2.4 8/5
N. Naujoks n 8	72	2.3 6/3
A. Carlén n 8	67.3	2 6/3

Excelsior — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. van Gassel n 8	90	3.9 8/6

PEC Zwolle

PEC Zwolle — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Jadiel Pereira da Gama n 7	16.7	3.1 4/0	0.8 1/0	—
G. Reiziger n 6	10	3 2/0	0 0/0	—
N. Fichtinger n 8	40.5	2.5 5/3	0 0/0	—
T. Buitink n 8	13.8	2.5 3/0	0 0/0	—
S. Shoretire n 8	77.3	1.6 6/5	2 7/4	D. Sanches Fernandes

PEC Zwolle — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Oosting n 8	75.3	2.1 6/4	1.5 5/3
S. Lagsir n 5	8.4	2.1 1/0	2.1 1/0
K. de Rooij n 8	79	1.6 5/3	1.1 4/3
G. Reiziger n 6	10	1.5 1/0	0 0/0
K. Kostons n 8	86.5	1.3 7/3	0.8 5/1

PEC Zwolle — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Lagsir n 5	8.4	0 0/0	2.1 1/0
K. de Rooij n 8	79	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
K. Kostons n 8	86.5	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
T. Oosting n 8	75.3	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
S. Shoretire n 8	77.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

PEC Zwolle — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Fichtinger n 8	40.5	5.3 6/4
R. Thomas n 8	71.1	3.5 7/5
Jan Faberski n 8	40.4	3.1 4/2
O. Aertssen n 8	80.5	2.8 7/4
Jamiro Monteiro n 8	77.5	2.2 6/6

PEC Zwolle — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. de Graaff n 8	90	5 7/7

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Excelsior		PEC Zwolle
48%	Possession	52%
1.71	Expected goals (xG)	1.18
13	Shots	9
4	Shots on target	3
7	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	2
11	Shots inside the box	9
3	Corners	1
2	Offsides	2
13	Fouls	7
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
451	Passes	488
79%	Pass accuracy	82%

Excelsior player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. van Gassel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
I. Bronkhorst	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	6.9
C. Widell	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
R. Meissen	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Zagré	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.7
Irakli Yegoian	90	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	8.2
N. Naujoks	90	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	7
G. de Regt	90	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	7
D. Sanches Fernandes	87	0	1	1	1	3	1	0	7.9
L. Hartjes	72	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Jerolldino Armantrading	64	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Włodarczyk sub	26	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
L. Schouten sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. van Duinen sub	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–

PEC Zwolle player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. de Graaff	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. MacNulty	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
S. Floranus	90	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	6.3
R. Thomas	90	1	0	1	1	1	0	Y	8
Z. Buurmeester	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
S. Shoretire	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
K. Kostons	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Graves	82	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Oosting	70	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
K. de Rooij	45	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
T. Gooijer	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Jan Faberski sub	55	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
D. Mbayo sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
N. Fichtinger sub	20	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
G. Reiziger sub	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Excelsior v PEC Zwolle — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ExcelsiorDLWWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

PEC ZwolleDWLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Excelsior 1 · 1 draw · PEC Zwolle 4 · 2.83 goals/game

2024-04-06 PEC Zwolle 2–1 Excelsior
2023-10-22 Excelsior 2–4 PEC Zwolle
2020-12-15 Excelsior 2–0 PEC Zwolle
2019-03-17 Excelsior 0–2 PEC Zwolle
2018-10-06 PEC Zwolle 2–0 Excelsior
2018-04-14 PEC Zwolle 1–1 Excelsior

League standing · 2025/26

Excelsior#13 pos38 pts34 pl-13 GD

PEC Zwolle#15 pos37 pts34 pl-27 GD

Goals per game

Excelsior scored1.26

PEC Zwolle scored1.29

Excelsior conceded1.65

PEC Zwolle conceded2.09

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What is the head-to-head record between Excelsior and PEC Zwolle?: In their last 6 meetings, Excelsior won 1, PEC Zwolle won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Excelsior and PEC Zwolle?: Recent form — Excelsior 2W 1D 2L; PEC Zwolle 2W 1D 2L.

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