The newly promoted Eredivisie outfit would be hoping to secure an upset result against Frank de Boer’s men, who have yet to suffer a defeat while playing away from home.
In the 12th round of Dutch top tier football, PEC Zwolle will battle against Ajax Amsterdam at IJsseldelta Stadion on Sunday, November 11.
PEC Zwolle
The Zwolle-based club is heading into the game on the back of a disappointing 2-1 defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SC-Heerenveen-c40463 in their last league encounter at Abe Lenstra Stadion on November 4.
In spite of starting the game brightly, PEC failed to stun the Friesland outfit in the opening 20 minutes of action. As the game progressed, the hosts managed to stage a better show, and grabbed a lead in the 36th minute through Alfredh Finnbogason.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 de Ridder doubled his side’s advantage in the 71st minute to ensure that Heerenveen bag all three points at the end of the game. Joey van der Berg pulled one back three minutes before the full time whistle, which was too little too late
for the visiting side to overturn the result.
PEC have been struggling to perform at home since the start of the 2012/13 season, as they have yet to register even a single point while playing in front of their home crowd. However, they have achieved better results on the road. Occupying the 16th
spot on the Eredivisie table, they have an overall record of 11 played, 2 won, 2 drawn, and 7 lost.
Ajax Amsterdam
De Joden suffered a demoralising 0-2 defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitesse-c40905 Arnhem at home in their last league fixture, but they managed to bounce back brilliantly in their mid-week’s Champions League fixture against Manchester City.
The Amsterdammers recorded an impressive 2-2 draw at City of Manchester Stadium on November 7 to keep their hopes of making progression to the knock-out stages alive. Siem de Jong netted a brace for the Dutch powerhouse while Yaya Toure and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Aguero
scored a goal each for the English champions.
The reigning Eredivisie champions have thus far failed to perform at their best in the Dutch top tier, dropping points consistently both at home and on the road. Occupying the fifth spot on the league table, they have an overall record of 4 won, 6 drawn
and 1 lost.
Frank de Boer, De Joden boss, has urged his troops not to take the newly promoted Eredivisie outfit lightly, and put in their 100 percent to bag all three points in the upcoming tie.
Head-to-Head statistics
The Amsterdam giants have managed to emerge victorious in all of their last four meetings against PEC.
Players to watch
Joost Broerse – PEC Zwolle
The 33-year-old defender will certainly play an integral role should his side manage to upset the defending Dutch champions.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Siem-de-Jong-c33482 – Ajax Amsterdam
Netting four goals while setting up three more in 11 league appearances, the 23-year-old midfielder-c*m-striker has been in supreme form. It will be hard for the home side’s defence to restrict the Dutchman from hitting the back of the net.
Prediction
It will need a miraculous performance from PEC to secure a result in their favour. Otherwise, De Joden seems to be the favourites to secure all three points.
Predicted score-line: PEC 0-2 Ajax.
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