Sparta Rotterdam vs PEC Zwolle Prediction - September 4, 2026
Alternative:1-1
What is the prediction for Sparta Rotterdam vs PEC Zwolle?
The model's leading scoreline is 2 - 1, with 1-1 as the alternative. Recent form is the clearest supporting signal: Sparta Rotterdam are in better form heading into this match. The result can differ because recent matches may not reflect either team's level today.
Match analysis
Three goals across the last three meetings is the backdrop to Superior's narrow 2-1 projection for Sparta Rotterdam against PEC Zwolle on 4 September, with 1-1 rated next in line. Two of those three meetings finished level at 1-1.
The head-to-head has produced two 1-1 draws in three meetings
Sparta have drawn 1-1 twice and lost 0-1 once across the last three meetings with Zwolle, an average of exactly one goal a game across that history. Sparta's own scoring rate of 1.4 goals a game this season is the strongest single number on the sheet, and it is the main reason the model edges toward a home win rather than a fourth straight tight draw.
Zwolle have lost four of their own last five
Zwolle's own recent form is poor, three defeats and a loss margin of two goals in two of them, form that argues for exactly the kind of home win the model has projected. But Sparta have also lost and drawn in their own last five, including a scoreless 0-0, and if that quieter version of Sparta turns up again, the head-to-head's usual 1-1 is the more likely finish than the model's 2-1.
AI-assisted analysis, written before kickoff from our model's numbers. Predictions are informed opinions, never guarantees.
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Expected formations
Head to Head
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2026 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1 - 1 | PEC Zwolle |
| November 8, 2025 | PEC Zwolle | 1 - 0 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| March 15, 2025 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1 - 1 | PEC Zwolle |
League Table
League Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | +11 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 5 | +12 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 5 | +6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 5 | +7 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 5 | +5 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 5 | +2 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | +2 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 5 | -1 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 5 | -2 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 5 | -4 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 5 | -6 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 5 | -9 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 5 | -8 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 4 | -9 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 5 | -12 | 1 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 15 | |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 13 | |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 5 | Twente | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | |
| 7 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | |
| 8 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 7 | |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 | |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 | |
| 14 | Telstar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 4 | |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 2 | |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 1 | |
| 17 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 1 | |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 1 |