Match summary
PEC Zwolle beat ADO Den Haag 1-0. PEC Zwolle led 1-0 at half-time.
Dylan Mbayo put PEC Zwolle ahead in the 45th minute.
The chances backed that up: PEC Zwolle created 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to ADO Den Haag's 0.50 from 12.
PEC Zwolle secured a 1-0 victory against ADO Den Haag on matchday 11 of the Eredivisie. Despite registering only 34 percent possession and completing 267 passes compared to their opponents 533, the home side dominated the attacking statistics. PEC Zwolle recorded 24 shots with 5 on target, generating an expected goals figure of 1.44 against ADO Den Haag's 0.50. The visitors controlled 66 percent of possession and managed 12 shots with 3 on target from 172 attacks. Both teams recorded 3 yellow cards, while PEC Zwolle committed 15 fouls to ADO Den Haag's 9 and earned 8 corners to 2.
The decisive moment of the match arrived at the end of the first half when Dylan Mbayo scored for PEC Zwolle in the 45th minute, establishing a 1-0 lead that remained until half-time. ADO Den Haag made a double substitution at the start of the second half, replacing Jalen Hawkins and Jonas Jensen-Abbew with C. Peupion and Othniël Raterink. Discipline became a factor as Yannick Eduardo and Pascal Mulder received yellow cards early in the second period. Further tactical changes occurred throughout the half before Olivier Aertssen, Matteo Waem, Gilles van der Wal, and Ibrahim Cissoko were also cautioned.