PEC Zwolle vs ADO Den Haag - prediction, team news, lineups

Two of the Eredivisie's bottommost 4 sides conscionable successful circular 11 of the 2026-27 play arsenic PEC Zwolle big ADO Den Haag astatine the Mac3Park Stadion.

Sunday’s clash marks the archetypal top-flight gathering betwixt the sides since 2021, with the visitors lone precocious promoted aft a six-year absence.

Match preview

For a squad that managed conscionable 4 points from their archetypal 8 outings, doubling that tally implicit the adjacent 2 matches looked similar a large motion of improvement, but Zwolle deed arguably their lowest constituent of the 2026-27 run with Wednesday’s KNVB Beker first-round exit astatine location to TOP Oss.

That nonaccomplishment has lone intensified the spotlight connected Zwolle’s managerial vacancy aft the dismissal of Henry van der Vegt with Rene Hake declining an connection to instrumentality over. De Blauwvingers indispensable enactment rapidly to capable the dugout, arsenic their play looks astatine hazard of further unravelling.

In the meantime, interim manager Dennis van der Ree volition erstwhile again instrumentality charge, starting with the archetypal of 2 consecutive matches against recently promoted opponents. This tally offers Zwolle a decent accidental to get backmost connected way earlier the November planetary break.

However, Zwolle’s caller grounds against Den Haag suggests a straightforward brushwood is unlikely; Sunday’s hosts person mislaid each of the past 4 meetings, though the astir caller was a affable successful August 2025.

Zwolle person scored 8 of their 11 goals successful the 2nd fractional of matches, often upping the ante aft the restart, but this weekend’s opponents besides grounds the aforesaid tendency, truthful whoever takes the inaugural aboriginal could beryllium connected their mode to a important 3 points.

After defeating reigning champions PSV Eindhoven to assertion their archetypal triumph of 2026-27, ADO Den Haag produced different spirited show successful their adjacent league outing against Heerenveen, narrowly losing 3-2 earlier falling to lower-league Excelsior '31 connected penalties successful the Dutch Cup.

Robin Peter’s broadside proceed to endure a torrid commencement to their top-flight instrumentality and are successful increasing information of an contiguous instrumentality to the Eerste Divisie.

They beryllium second-bottom up of this weekend’s travel to Zwolle, inactive seeking a archetypal distant triumph aft collecting conscionable 2 points from a imaginable 15 connected the road.

A decision would permission De Residentieclub 5 points adrift of safety, and a triumph would determination ADO retired of the relegation zone, truthful determination is simply a batch to play for successful what could beryllium a immense clash successful the conflict for endurance travel May

Conceding 2.3 goals per game, Den Haag are yet to support a cleanable expanse this play - often leaving themselves with excessively overmuch to bash successful onslaught to triumph matches. That antiaircraft grounds indispensable amended if they are to steer wide of the drop.

Sunday’s visitors person conceded archetypal successful each of their past 7 outings, but they typically commencement good against Zwolle, having opened the scoring successful 5 of the past 7 meetings betwixt the sides.

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Team News

Twenty-eight-year-old Sherel Floranus has missed Zwolle’s past 2 matches and is ruled retired of Sunday’s crippled arsenic well.

He is joined connected the sidelines by Filip Krastev, who is inactive recovering from an Achilles tendon wounded sustained successful May, making them Zwolle’s 2 confirmed absentees.

Donat Barany remains sidelined for Den Haag with a thigh occupation but is expected to instrumentality to enactment adjacent month.

The visitors are besides without Luka Reischl, arsenic the Austrian guardant continues to endure an injury-hit campaign.

Nigel Thomas’s onslaught against Excelsior ‘31 means helium has present recorded 4 goals and 1 assistance successful his past 5 matches, and helium volition beryllium hoping to impressment again.

PEC Zwolle imaginable starting lineup:

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

ADO Den Haag imaginable starting lineup:

Nikiema; Sylla, Waem, Mulder, Jensen-Abbew; Rottier, Kilo, Sin, Hawkins; Eduardo, Bal

We say: PEC Zwolle 1-0 ADO Den Haag

After losing to Cambuur earlier successful the season, Zwolle volition beryllium determined not to walk up different accidental to unafraid maximum points against recently promoted opposition, particularly against a struggling Den Haag side.

We expect a comparatively cagey affair, with the hosts narrowly edging retired Den Haag by the last whistle.

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