● aleavici-football · v1.0-xgboost · 30 October 2026
Eredivisie

Willem II vs PEC Zwolle

Friday, 6 November 2026 at 19:00
Win probability
37%
Willem II wins
27%
Draw
37%
PEC Zwolle wins
xG Home
1.30
Willem II
Blowout %
32%
Dominant win
xG Away
1.30
PEC Zwolle
Analysis

Our model puts a PEC Zwolle win at 36.8% in this Eredivisie fixture — close to a three-way split. Expected goals run 1.3 to 1.3.

What this probability has been worth

A number is worth what it has been worth. Across 2,440 predictions published before kick-off and scored against the result afterwards, the calls we priced between 35% and 45% came in 38.1% of the time — 883 fixtures in that band. The model claimed 40.6%, so the two are within 2.6 points of each other. In this range the stated probability has meant roughly what it says.

Attack against defence

The single rating hides where the mismatch actually sits. Splitting it, PEC Zwolle's attack should find room against Willem II's defence, by 129 points. That is the mechanism behind the expected-goals line rather than a separate opinion about it.

Willem II are off their season peak

Willem II peaked at 1500 this season and sit at 1419 today, 81 points below their own best. Measuring a side against itself rather than against the table is often the earlier signal, and it is not visible in a league position.

Finding the target

Willem II struggles to hit the target: 28% of their shots are on goal over their last matches. The average across the sides we have figures for is 34%. Accuracy is not the same as scoring — it says how much of a side's shooting is worth a goalkeeper's attention, which is the part that does not swing as wildly from week to week as goals do.

Published 30 October 2026 · aleavici-football
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