FT · Netherlands: Eredivisie · Saturday, 29 August 2026

PEC Zwolle 1–3 NEC NijmegenMatch recap & how our call landed · Saturday, 29 August 2026

PEC Zwolle
1–3
NEC Nijmegen win
NEC Nijmegen

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was NEC Nijmegen or draw at 76%. Bawler had PEC Zwolle at 24%, the draw at 23% and NEC Nijmegen at 53%. The match finished 1–3.

Pre-match probability vs result

PEC Zwolle win
24%
Draw
23%
NEC Nijmegen win
53%
Result

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.3 – 2.0
Total 3.3
Actual
1 – 3
Total 4 (+0.7 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
2.0 – 2.0
From the match itself

The match produced 0.7 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: 84%
Landed
Medium confidence
NEC Nijmegen to win
Pre-match: 53%
Landed
Outside shot
Under 2.5 goals
Pre-match: 36%
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.

What we said pre-match

"Over 1.5 Goals is the high-confidence call at 84%, driven by NEC's 2.00 xG advantage and a combined expected output of 3.31 goals across both sides."

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