FC Utrecht vs. PEC Zwolle - prediction, team news, lineups

Fresh from beating Go Ahead Eagles 4-1 successful the IJsselderby, PEC Zwolle pursuit consecutive Eredivisie victories connected Saturday erstwhile they look FC Utrecht astatine Stadion Galgenwaard.

The triumph implicit their provincial rivals halted a five-match winless series that had led to Henry van der Vegt's dismissal, and the interim pairing of Dennis van der Ree and Maikel van der Werff could stay successful situ for gameweek 10.

Match preview

Van der Vegt was astir apt connected borrowed clip aft his squad suffered a 7-0 location decision against Feyenoord successful mid-September, earlier that effect was followed by a 3-0 reverse distant astatine Groningen connected the adjacent matchday.

The instrumentality from the planetary interruption brought small joyousness for the Bluefingers, who slipped to different defeat, this clip against promoted Cambuur successful beforehand of their supporters, marking a 3rd consecutive nonaccomplishment without scoring.

Conceding 11 goals without reply crossed 3 games, combined with the squad collecting conscionable 4 of the erstwhile 15 disposable points, proved the last straw, and Van der Vegt was fixed the heave-ho successful Zwolle.

Van der Ree and Van der Werff were placed successful complaint for the derby past clip out, with the erstwhile assuming the elder role, and the brace steered the nine to their archetypal triumph successful astir 2 months and lone their 2nd league triumph of the season.

As such, the triumph lifted Blauwvingers retired of the bottommost 3 and into 15th spot successful the Eredivisie table, leaving them lone 4 points and arsenic galore positions down this weekend's hosts.

Anthony Correia's men are besides experiencing a important upturn successful results pursuing a dilatory commencement aft the erstwhile Telstar brag replaced the retired Ron Jans successful the summer.

Correia failed to mastermind a triumph successful his opening 5 matches successful complaint of the club, but helium has present collected 9 points from Utreg's past 4 fixtures.

The lone decision during that improved tally was a 5-0 beatdown distant astatine the existent Eredivisie leaders connected matchday seven, but they person since responded by securing consecutive wins implicit Willem II and FC Twente.

If the 3-1 occurrence implicit the promoted broadside was viewed arsenic expected, beating Twente successful Enschede, wherever the Tukkers had won 4 consecutive Eredivisie matches this word and 5 stretching backmost to past season, was doubly impressive.

Now, past season's sixth-placed broadside purpose to assertion a 3rd successive league triumph nether their caller manager, which would beryllium their archetypal specified series since the last 3 matchdays of the 2025-26 regular play and further validate their resurgence.

A location triumph whitethorn person seemed a adjacent certainty nether the erstwhile authorities successful Zwolle; however, the visiting broadside present person an accidental to outpouring a astonishment connected the Cathedral Citizens.

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Team News

Vasilis Barkas missed past week's triumph astatine Twente, with Sergio Padt deputising betwixt the sticks for Utreg, and the seasoned goalkeeper whitethorn clasp his spot if the No. 1 is not cleared to return.

Noah Ohio (knee), Alonzo Engwanda (hamstring), Kevin Paredes (knee), Miliano Jonathans (ACL), Artem Stepanov (ankle) and Victor Jensen (knee) are each missing for Correia, who has recovered ways to unafraid consecutive wins without five-goal Stepanov.

Angel Alarcon and Yoann Cathline person stepped up during those victories, with Alarcon scoring 3 goals and Cathline contributing two, and some men should commencement connected Saturday barring precocious injuries.

Van der Ree opted to driblet Koen Kostons for Sydney van Hooijdonk, with the towering striker scoring PEC's archetypal extremity and Kostons netting their 4th successful the IJsselderby success, giving the interim brag a determination to marque this weekend.

Thijs Oosting is expected to clasp his place, peculiarly aft his brace successful the 4-1 triumph opened his relationship for the season.

Missing out, though, are Younes Namli (hamstring) and Filip Krastev (Achilles) owed to injury.

FC Utrecht imaginable starting lineup:

Padt; Horemans, Didden, Panagiotou; Vesterlund, Van Overeem, Agougil, Zagre; Cathline, De Wit, Alarcon

PEC Zwolle imaginable starting lineup:

Schendelaar; Aertssen, Graves, Viergever, Van der Haar; Thomas, Sommer; Mbayo, Oosting, Cissoko; Van Hooijdonk

We say: FC Utrecht 3-1 PEC Zwolle

PEC responded impressively to Van der Vegt's departure by hitting Go Ahead Eagles for four, but 1 encouraging show does small to erase their erstwhile antiaircraft collapses.

Utrecht person recovered their bushed nether Correia and should underline their resurgence by signaling different convincing triumph astatine Stadion Galgenwaard.

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