PEC Zwolle vs Cambuur Prediction & Betting Tips

Form summaries paint two struggling sides

PEC Zwolle's last 20 matches across competitions read four wins, four draws and twelve losses, with 21 goals scored and 50 conceded. That's a heavy defensive record, and it includes some big margins on both sides of the ledger, like a 6-1 win over PSV and a 0-7 defeat to Feyenoord.

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PEC Zwolle: 20 completed matches; Cambuur: 20 completed matches.

PEC Zwolle

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

21

Conceded

50

Difference

-29

Cambuur

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

43

Difference

-13

Cambuur have fared a little better in the same period, winning six, drawing four and losing ten, with 30 scored and 43 conceded. They've also shipped plenty of goals - several matches where they conceded four or more - but they've generally scored more freely at the other end.

Neither team looks settled defensively, and that shows up regularly in their scorelines.

Comparative Team Statistics: PEC Zwolle vs Cambuur

A history that doesn't tell us much

The two sides have met eleven times going back to 2013, with results going both ways and some high-scoring games along the way, including a 6-1 PEC Zwolle win in 2015. The most recent meeting was a 2022 friendly, won 3-1 by Zwolle, and before that a 2022 Eredivisie game that Zwolle won 4-3 away. That head-to-head record is old enough that it says little about either squad as they stand now.

Both sides sit low in the table

After seven Eredivisie matches, PEC Zwolle have four points from one win and one draw, with six goals scored and 20 conceded. Cambuur have five points from a similar return, with 10 scored and 19 against. Both are well off the early pace this season.

Known attacking threats and disciplinary notes

Cambuur's goals this season have often come from R. El Arguioui, who has scored four in seven appearances, with I. Hamache adding three more. For Zwolle, D. Mbayo has been the main creative outlet with three assists in seven games. On the disciplinary side, Zwolle's K. Kostons and S. Floranus have both picked up cards regularly, while Cambuur's N. Souren has two yellows of his own. None of this confirms who plays on the day, but it points to where each side's threat has come from so far.

PEC Zwolle:

Best assist providers:

D. Mbayo - 3

Penalty cards:

S. Floranus x 1 x 2

K. Kostons x 3

Cambuur:

Best scorers:

R. El Arguioui - 4

I. Hamache - 3

Penalty cards:

N. Souren x 2

Goals look the more likely story than a clean sheet

Both teams have been involved in high-scoring games lately. Zwolle's recent Eredivisie matches include a 0-7 loss to Feyenoord and a 3-1 win over Twente, while Cambuur have been on the wrong end of a 2-5 defeat to Feyenoord and a 0-4 loss to Excelsior, alongside a 3-0 win over NEC. That's a lot of matches finishing with four or more goals in total.

With both defences conceding regularly - Zwolle 20 in seven league games, Cambuur 19 - a tight, low-scoring afternoon looks like the less likely outcome here.

The pattern favours goals rather than a cagey stalemate.