H2H: Waalwijk vs Zwolle – Prediction (Eredivisie

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Saïd Bakari scored his first goal of the season for Waalwijk last time out, though the Comorian hitman has never bagged more than once in a season. Clint Leemans was involved in two second-half goals in Zwolle’s only victory this term (one goal, one assist). He spent last term on loan at Waalwijk and scored against his parent club. Four of the six prior meetings between Waalwijk manager Fred Grim and opposite number John Stegeman have seen both teams score and over 2.5 total goals produced (W2, D2, L2 – 4.33 total goals per-match on average).

Waalwijk Insights.

RKC Waalwijk will be confident after registering a first clean sheet in seven games. However, they have not won back-to-back Eredivisie games since their promotion, conceding 3.0 goals on average across the four games following victory to date, losing all. Eleven of Waalwijk’s paltry 18-point haul since promotion has been earned here. Despite the manner of victory last time out, Waalwijk remain outsiders, and they possess just a 20% win rate in such home league games since their Eredivisie return (W2, D1, L7) – the only draw came here vs Zwolle.

Zwolle Insights.

Despite winning just one of their Eredivisie games (W1, D1, L2), PEC Zwolle are enjoying a stronger start than in three of the last four campaigns. The first goal could be crucial, given that three of their four league games so far were won/lost without reply and by a 2+ goal margin. Despite their strong overall record as favourites since last term (W6, D2, L1), Zwolle have a poor 13.33% win-rate across their last 15 away league games (W2, D4, L10). Moreover, Zwolle actually failed to score in eight of their last 15 away league games, which was a league high last term, and only two sides can top that since.