PEC Zwolle 0-2 Ajax: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

PEC Zwolle

0 : 2

Ajax

76'J. Mokio
90'J. Brandt

MAC³PARK StadionJannick van der LaanCapacity 14,000 · artificial turfSun, 9 Aug 202614:30

PEC Zwolle4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-3-3Ajax

Substitutions

60'
226.9
I. Cissoko
336.3
D. van der Haar
61'
116.6
D. Mbayo
206.9
G. Reiziger
74'
256.9
T. Oosting
45.9
T. Velthuis
85'
307.3
R. Thomas
186.9
O. Velanas
85'
87.0
T. Sommer
96.5
E. Sorensen

Unused

Substitutions

61'
236.9
S. Berghuis
87.6
J. Brandt
61'
66.2
Y. Regeer
117.2A
M. Godts
61'
107.2
O. Gloukh
247.9
J. Mokio
67'
96.3
K. Dolberg
386.2
Marcos Leonardo
73'
686.3
A. Ouazane
996.7A
T. Arokodare

Unused

Home

Y. Namli
Knee Injury
Out

Away

R. Bounida
Injury
Out
J. Faberski
Knee Injury
Out
A. Kaplan
Knee Injury
Out
J. Sutalo
Injury
Out
A. van Axel Dongen
Thigh Injury
Out

Player of the match

Aaron Bouwman

Defender · Ajax

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes101

Pass accuracy93%

Defending

Tackles1

Interceptions1

Duels won8 · 67%

Fouls won/made1 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Jasper SchendelaarG	4	2	2,65	+0,65	23/35	11/23
Marc-André Ter StegenG	2	0	0,34	+0,34	31/35	5/9

Live stats

Possession & Passing

31%Possession69%

238Total passes548

73%Pass accuracy88%

2Corners10

Attack

7Shots26

2On target6

2Off target8

3Blocked shots12

Box & Quality

4Shots in box13

3Shots out box13

0.6xG1.5

0.3Goals prevented0.3

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves2

12Fouls10

2Yellow cards2

1Red cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,49xG0,57

5Shots10

2On target3

1Big chances0

10Touches in box13

33%Possession67%

1Corners4

Second half

0,10xG0,97

2Shots16

0On target3

0Big chances1

3Touches in box29

28%Possession72%

1Corners6

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

PEC Zwolle

0.597531%

78% open play22% set piece

Ajax

1.54261869%

74% open play26% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

33 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

PEC Zwolle0,59 xG · 0 scored

Ajax1,54 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

PEC Zwolle14

Open play 7Set piece 3Dribble 1Foul won 2Defensive 1

Ajax49

Open play 39Set piece 5Dribble 2Rebound 2Defensive 1

Momentum

12 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

PEC Zwolle20% pressure

Ajax80% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-2

0%Draw 0%100%

0.59xG1.54

7Shots26

5On target18

Momentum

90' Goal Julian Brandt 0.29 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

7 v 26

PEC Zwolle shoot right, Ajax left. Bigger dot = better chance.

PECPEC ZwolleAJAAjaxgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

23 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

PEC ZwolleAjaxgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

PEC ZwolleDefensive line 37%

AjaxDefensive line 37%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

PEC ZwolleUntil 60'

Most-connected pair: Graves and Schendelaar, 18 passes between them.

AjaxUntil 61'

Most-connected pair: Bouwman and Rosa, 40 passes between them.

Tactical battle

32control68

Mika Godts

6 touches in box

In possession

28,1%Field tilt71,9%

6Passes into box13

17Progressive passes36

7Carries into final third9

4Chances created19

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

9,43Press intensity (PPDA)8,35

6High turnovers10

8Regains within 5s7

29,6sBall recovery time21,6s

25Interceptions9

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

91Carries172

1084mCarry distance2148m

13Progressive carries23

602mProgressive carry distance1190m

1Carries into the box8

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

5Take-ons won8

15Take-ons attempted19

311mProgressive pass distance575m

0Through balls2

8Switches of play7

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,74Expected threat (xT)1,34

0,49Action value (VAEP)2,39

14Shot-creating actions49

0Goal-creating actions4

0,44Expected assisted goals1,21

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

2,3Passes per attack4,0

11,8sAttack duration13,9s

2,80 m/sAttack directness2,42 m/s

1Build-up attacks4

5Direct attacks10

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

14Touches in box43

51Final third entries54

1Big chances2

0,26xG on target2,21

1Big chances missed1

Passing

3/12 (25%)Crosses6/26 (23%)

28/61 (46%)Long balls15/34 (44%)

22Throw-ins28

10Free kicks12

8Goal kicks3

Duels

52Total48

37/69 (54%)Ground32/69 (46%)

17/35 (49%)Aerial18/35 (51%)

6/17 (35%)Dribbles8/20 (40%)

2Dispossessed10

Defending

49Recoveries57

8Interceptions4

22Tackles13

45%Tackles won69%

32Clearances17

0Big chances scored1

2Big saves0

1Errors led to shot0

2Fouled in final third0

7,08Average rating7,86

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

PEC ZwolleThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 16-30

AjaxThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

50%1+ goal100%

25%2+ goals75%

They concede

88%1+ goal75%

75%2+ goals38%

50%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 2-0 (A)·worst 0-7 (H)

best 5-1 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

PEC ZwolleshootallowAjax

7.3%+2.2Six-yard box5.1%

57.4%-4.9Penalty area-5.157.4%

24.6%Edge of the box+3.328.1%

10.6%+2.9Long range+1.89.4%

329 shots taken · 469 faced

AjaxshootallowPEC Zwolle

3.8%Six-yard box5.5%

65.6%+3.3Penalty area-1.760.8%

26.1%Edge of the box+1.726.5%

4.5%-3.2Long range7.2%

532 shots taken · 584 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Ajax beat PEC Zwolle 2-0 at MAC³PARK Stadion in the Eredivisie. It was goalless at half-time. Scorers: J. Mokio (76'), J. Brandt (90') for Ajax. PEC Zwolle finished with ten men after Sherel Constancio Floranus was sent off. In their last 27 meetings, PEC Zwolle have won 1, Ajax 21, with 5 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.