Excelsior vs PEC Zwolle Prediction and Betting Tips | December 20th 2025 

Excelsior and PEC Zwolle will trade tackles in an Eredivisie round 17 clash on Saturday (December 20th). The game will be played at Stadion Woudestein.

The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 2-0 defeat against Groningen last weekend. They went ahead through Thom van Bergen's goal just past the hour-mark. Stijn Middendorp was sent off for the hosts in the 70th minute while Stije Resink made sure of the result from the spot in injury time.

Zwolle, meanwhile, claimed maximum point with a 1-0 home win over Fortuna Sittard. Koen Kostons' sixth-minute strike settled the contest.

The win saw them climb to 11th spot in the standings, having garnered 19 points from 16 games. Excelsior are 14th on 16 points.

Excelsior vs PEC Zwolle Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• PEC Zwolle have 35 wins from the last 81 head-to-head games. Excelsior were victorious 25 times while 24 games ended in a share of the spoils.
• Their most recent clash came in April 2024 when Zwolle claimed a 2-1 home win.
• Zwolle have scored at least two goals in five of the last six head-to-head games.
• Nine of Excelsior's last 11 league games to produce a winner have been decided by a one-goal margin.
• Zwolle's last 10 away games have produced three goals or more, with each of the last nine witnessing goals at both ends.
• Five of Excelsior's last seven home games have seen one side fail to find the back of the net.

Excelsior vs PEC Zwolle Prediction

Excelsior sit just two points above the dropzone and will be looking to end the year on a positive note. They have alternated between a loss and win in their last four home games and will be hoping that this trend continues having lost their most recent game in front of their fans against Groningen.

Zwolle won their first away game of the season but have won just one in 10 on their travels since then, losing six games in this run. Their games have tended to be exciting,with each of their last seven away games producing at least four goals.

Back the two sides to cancel each other out in a high-scoring stalemate.

Prediction: Excelsior 2-2 PEC Zwolle

Excelsior vs PEC Zwolle Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals

Bold Tip - Both teams to score over 1.5 goals

Edited by Ashwin