Heerenveen vs. PEC Zwolle - prediction, team news, lineups

Heading into matchday 3 successful the Eredivisie, PEC Zwolle stay 1 of the 5 pointless sides up of Saturday's travel to unbeaten Heerenveen.  

Unbeaten astatine Abe Lenstra Stadion since January, Robin Veldman's troops transportation an eight-match unbeaten streak successful beforehand of their fans into this weekend's game, aiming to widen their outstanding 2026 signifier successful beforehand of their fans.  

Match preview

When Heerenveen mislaid 2-0 to Groningen connected January 18, fewer would person anticipated an awesome streak without losing.  

However, Veldman's troops person thrived successful the past 7 months connected location turf, accumulating 20 points from an disposable 24 successful beforehand of their fans.  

That extended streak means that the Super Frisians participate this play arsenic the undeniable favourites to support that tally going against an hostile successful atrocious form.  

While their play opener lone produced a constrictive triumph implicit FC Twente, past week's travel to Amsterdam saw De Superfriezen combat backmost from a disappointing opening half-hour to snatch a 2-2 gully from 2-0 down.  

Jacob Trenskow and Maxence Rivera netted the goals for Veldman's men astatine Ajax to sphere their unbeaten commencement to the season, bringing them to 4 points from six aft 2 matches.  

Entering Saturday arsenic 1 of the 8 clubs yet to suffer a crippled this season, De Superfriezen present anticipation to widen their admirable commencement astatine the disbursal of Henry van der Vegt's Blauwvingers.  

PEC did not person the finest conclusions to their pre-season - falling to consecutive defeats to AEK Athens and Hannover - and the play due has changed little, with Blauwvingers suffering back-to-back losses.  

While they competed admirably against De Joden for ample periods, a Sherel Floranus sending-off earlier the hr near the Zwolle-based broadside facing an uphill situation against the Dutch heavyweights earlier losing 2-0.  

Last weekend's defeat, though, showed a brushed underbelly, highlighted by Van der Vegt's men letting successful 3 goals against Twente aft having taken a 21st-minute pb done Elias Sorensen.  

The concession of 3 goals successful the 3-1 decision extended Blauwvingers' losing tally successful the contention to four, either broadside of the summertime break, amid a tally of 1 triumph successful 8 top-flight matches.  

Carrying that miserable grounds into this weekend's sojourn to Friesland does not look to bode good for Van der Vegt, whose side's atrocious decision to the erstwhile play has continued into the new, making them outsiders for a affirmative effect successful circular three.    

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Team News

Mats Egbring is Heerenveen's lone large absentee, and the defender's ankle wounded should support him sidelined for Veldman's broadside this weekend.  

While Dylan Vente has yet to people oregon assistance this term, Trenskow has been progressive successful a extremity each truthful far, netting astatine Ajax aft assisting the match-winning onslaught against Twente, and the attacker aims to proceed his good form.  

Sherel Floranus volition service the 2nd and last lucifer of his PEC suspension aft missing past weekend's travel to Twente.  

Younes Namli's genu wounded is expected to support the guardant retired for different weekend, leaving Koen Kostons arsenic the distant side's starring attacking threat.  

However, the 26-year-old has scored conscionable 1 extremity since the commencement of February - a extremity successful mid-March's 1-1 gully against Groningen - and helium aims to drawback a nine-match tally without scoring.

Heerenveen imaginable starting lineup:

Klaverboer; Braude, Kersten, Willemsen, Zagaritis; Linday, Proper; Trenskow, Meerveld, Oyen; Vente

PEC Zwolle imaginable starting lineup:

Schendelaar; Aertssen, Graves, Viergever, Van der Haar; Thomas, Sommer; Mbayo, Oosting, Sorensen; Kostons  

We say: Heerenveen 2-0 PEC Zwolle

Although PEC Zwolle demonstrated little flashes of resilience past clip out, their alarming antiaircraft frailties marque a travel to Friesland a daunting prospect.  

With the hosts boasting a formidable unbeaten grounds astatine Abe Lenstra Stadion and Trenskow successful sparkling form, Veldman's broadside should comfortably unafraid each 3 points. 

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