Match preview: PEC Zwolle – Ajax in numbers

Tonight PEC Zwolle and Ajax will meet each other in Zwolle for the 20^th time in the history of the Eredivisie. The game will be played on the artificial pitch of the MAC³PARK stadion. All About Ajax takes a look at the past 19 games played in Zwolle between PEC Zwolle and Ajax in the Eredivisie.

The first-ever PEC Zwolle – Ajax played in Zwolle was in the season 1978-1979. Ajax managed to win by 0-3, goal scorers that day were Tscheu La Ling, Geert Meijer, and Simon Tahamata. From the 19 games that have been played Ajax managed to win eleven of those with only losing four and four times the game ended in a draw. Ajax managed to score 38 goals in these matches which is an average of two per game. PEC Zwolle scored 21 goals which is an average of 1,1 goal per game.

The biggest Ajax win in Zwolle was 0-5 which they did twice in two consecutive seasons: 2002-2003 and 2003-2004. The biggest defeat was 4-1 in the season 1988-1989. The most goals scored in one game was in the season 2012-2013 when the game ended in 2-4. Goalscorers for Ajax were Toby Alderweireld, Siem de Jong and two times Viktor Fischer. From the players who played that day, three players are still in the Ajax squad: Siem de Jong, Joël Veltman, and Daley Blind.

The last 9 times both teams played against each other in Zwolle, Ajax remained unbeaten. The Amsterdammers won 7 times and dropped points twice which both matches ending in 1-1. The last 5 times Ajax managed to win.

Last 10 meetings between PEC Zwolle – Ajax

1988-1989           Eredivisie           21-09-1988         PEC Zwolle-Ajax      4-1        

2002-2003           Eredivisie            08-03-2003         FC Zwolle-Ajax          0-5        

2003-2004           Eredivisie            02-05-2004         FC Zwolle-Ajax          0-5        

2012-2013           Eredivisie            11-11-2012         PEC Zwolle-Ajax       2-4        

2013-2014           Eredivisie            09-02-2014         PEC Zwolle-Ajax       1-1        

2014-2015           Eredivisie            26-04-2015         PEC Zwolle-Ajax     1-1            
2015-2016           Eredivisie            29-11-2015         PEC Zwolle-Ajax       0-2        

2016-2017           Eredivisie            15-01-2017         PEC Zwolle-Ajax       1-3        

2017-2018           Eredivisie            18-02-2018         PEC Zwolle-Ajax       0-1        

2018-2019           Eredivisie            08-12-2018         PEC Zwolle-Ajax       1-4 

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