Low-Block Fortress
PEC Zwolle
PEC Zwolle handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 12 shots blocked or saved on 36.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 36.0%
- Shots blocked
- 7
- Saves
- 5
- Conceded
- 0
Eredivisie · Matchday 3
Heerenveen
0 – 2
FT
HT 0–0
PEC Zwolle
N. Viergever 50'
K. Kostons 61'
Eredivisie
Matchday 3Heerenveen0–2PEC Zwolle
0.85
Expected goals
1.55
50′61′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: HEE 0.85, PZ 1.55.
Match report
Heerenveen 0-2 PEC Zwolle
PEC Zwolle saw off Heerenveen 2-0 at Abe Lenstra Stadion in Eredivisie. Viergever opened the scoring for PEC Zwolle on 50' and Kostons made it 2-0 to PEC Zwolle on 61'.
Expected goals finished Heerenveen 0.85, PEC Zwolle 1.55. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Heerenveen held 64.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. PEC Zwolle graded out for low-block fortress — 36.0% possession and 7 shots blocked. PEC Zwolle graded out for counter-punch — 36.0% possession and 1.55 expected goals.
Jasper Schendelaar came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.9 for PEC Zwolle across 90 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
64%Possession36%
18Shots20
0.85xG1.55
What the numbers say
4 readsCounter-Punch
PEC Zwolle
PEC Zwolle were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.55 xG from 36.0% possession.
- Possession
- 36.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.55
- Opponent xG
- 0.85
Passive Possession
Heerenveen
Heerenveen controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 64.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.85
- On target
- 5
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.14
Shooting From Range
Heerenveen
Heerenveen could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 56% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 10 of 18
- Share
- 56%
- xG per shot
- 0.05
Timeline
🟨40'
Ryan Thomas
Simulation
Half-time
⚽50'
N. Viergever — assist: D. Mbayo
🟨56'
Koen Kostons
Foul
⚽61'
K. Kostons — assist: D. Mbayo
H. Petrov ↑ O. Braude ↓
🔄65'
L. Smans ↑ D. Proper ↓
🔄66'
L. Machine ↑ M. Rivera ↓
🔄66'
🔄73'
I. Cissoko ↑ E. Sorensen ↓
🔄77'
G. Reiziger ↑ D. Mbayo ↓
Marcus Linday
Foul
🟨79'
L. Brouwers ↑ R. Meerveld ↓
🔄80'
📺84'
Nick Viergever · Goal cancelled
🔄87'
T. Velthuis ↑ T. Oosting ↓
🔄87'
O. Velanas ↑ K. Kostons ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueAbe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
RefereeRichard Martens, Netherlands
CompetitionEredivisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished