FT · Netherlands: Eredivisie · Sunday, 18 October 2026

PEC Zwolle 4–1 Go Ahead EaglesMatch recap & how our call landed · Sunday, 18 October 2026

PEC Zwolle
4–1
PEC Zwolle win
Go Ahead Eagles

Our call before kickoff

Our call missed

Before kickoff our call was Go Ahead Eagles or draw at 66%. Bawler had PEC Zwolle at 34%, the draw at 25% and Go Ahead Eagles at 41%. The match finished 4–1.

Pre-match probability vs result

PEC Zwolle win
34%
Result
Draw
25%
Go Ahead Eagles win
41%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.5 – 1.6
Total 3.1
Actual
4 – 1
Total 5 (+1.9 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
1.8 – 2.7
From the match itself

The match produced 1.9 more goals than we forecast. That can be sharp finishing, set pieces or attacking quality we under-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 82%
Landed
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 25%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

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