Eredivisie · 2025Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 17:45 UTCFull timeStadion WoudesteinFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
Shots13 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals1.71 xG/match1.18 xG/match
Possession48%52%
Corners3 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls13 fouls/match7 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Jan Faberski · PEC Zwolle · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJan Faberski · PEC Zwolle · 89′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDerensili Sanches Fernandes · Excelsior · 29′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJerolldino Bergraaf · Excelsior · 50′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Reiziger · PEC Zwolle · 84′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNoah Naujoks · Excelsior · 8′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIlias Bronkhorst · Excelsior · 35′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNick Fichtinger · PEC Zwolle · 81′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedNoah Naujoks · Excelsior · 20′ · 0.08 xG · goalIrakli Yegoian · Excelsior · 78′ · 0.08 xG · goalRyan Thomas · PEC Zwolle · 48′ · 0.09 xG · goalNick Fichtinger · PEC Zwolle · 75′ · 0.09 xG · on targetGyan de Regt · Excelsior · 71′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Reiziger · PEC Zwolle · 83′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedNoah Naujoks · Excelsior · 66′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedIrakli Yegoian · Excelsior · 74′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedNoah Naujoks · Excelsior · 19′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedDerensili Sanches Fernandes · Excelsior · 14′ · 0.19 xG · on targetSherel Constancio Floranus · PEC Zwolle · 50′ · 0.19 xG · on targetGyan de Regt · Excelsior · 30′ · 0.20 xG · on targetNoah Naujoks · Excelsior · 35′ · 0.55 xG · off target or blockedThijs Oosting · PEC Zwolle · 4′ · 0.58 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Excelsior: 13 shots, 4 on target, 1.72 xG. PEC Zwolle: 9 shots, 3 on target, 1.18 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Noah Naujoks · Excelsior · 20′Irakli Yegoian · Excelsior · 78′Ryan Thomas · PEC Zwolle · 48′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Excelsior 1.72 xG · PEC Zwolle 1.18 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Excelsior's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Excelsior's recent record differs from the season

weak

Excelsior's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match1 goals/match1.55 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Excelsior favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · PEC Zwolle in 4 · 4 too close

1 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 16/171.24 goals/match
1.69 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 16/172.24 goals/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 16/171.1 xG/match
1.99 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 16/171.82 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShotsseason · 16/178.53 shots/match
16.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 16/1718.2 shots/match
4.31 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 16/172.94 shots/match
6.5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 16/176.65 shots/match
44.4%Possessionseason · 16/1741.8%
4.06 corners/matchCornersseason · 16/172.29 corners/match
5.19 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 16/176.41 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
13.9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 16/1710.6 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
19%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 16/1724%
75%Scoring frequencyseason · 16/1782%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Excelsior25
PEC Zwolle2.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Excelsior19.4
PEC Zwolle12.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Excelsior26.9
PEC Zwolle9.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Excelsior41.7
PEC Zwolle2.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Excelsior97.2
PEC Zwolle30.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Excelsior13.9
PEC Zwolle2.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Excelsior40.3
PEC Zwolle9.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52.2 goals/match
1.38 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.24 xG/match
10.8 shots/matchShots5/58 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target5/53.4 shots/match
43.6%Possession5/541.8%
3.4 corners/matchCorners5/52 corners/match
Cards0/0
14.4 fouls/matchFouls5/511.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.4 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed10/102.7 goals/match
1.45 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.16 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots10/108.3 shots/match
4.3 shots/matchShots on target10/103.3 shots/match
44.1%Possession10/1040.4%
4.2 corners/matchCorners10/102.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.4 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

16 / 17 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored16/171.24 goals/match
1.69 goals/matchGoals allowed16/172.24 goals/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goals16/171.1 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots16/178.53 shots/match
4.31 shots/matchShots on target16/172.94 shots/match
44.4%Possession16/1741.8%
4.06 corners/matchCorners16/172.29 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.9 fouls/matchFouls16/1710.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

9 / 9 matches
0.89 goals/matchGoals scored9/91.56 goals/match
1.11 goals/matchGoals allowed9/93 goals/match
1.43 xG/matchExpected goals9/91.18 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots9/98.78 shots/match
4.11 shots/matchShots on target9/93.22 shots/match
44.3%Possession9/946%
3.89 corners/matchCorners9/91.78 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.1 fouls/matchFouls9/910.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

15 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.91 days
0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples16 / 17home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 21:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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