Willem II vs PEC Zwolle 1-1

PEC Zwolle led for only a minute before Willem II brought the game back to 1-1. Sydney van Hooijdonk scored after 2 minutes, and Hidde ter Avest levelled on 3 minutes.

The first half had both goals and nothing else. Van Hooijdonk put PEC Zwolle in front from the start, with ter Avest equalising almost immediately after. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Neither side found a winner after the break. Willem II made three changes between 45 and 67 minutes, with kasper boogaard, Jari Schuurman and Eser Gürbüz coming on, while PEC Zwolle used two sets of two changes, on 74 minutes and 85 minutes. Vito van Crooy was replaced by Thomas Verheydt on 83 minutes after being booked earlier in the half.

The numbers showed a tight match, even if PEC Zwolle had more of the ball. The visitors finished with 58% possession and 554 passes to Willem II's 42% and 416. They also had more shots, 14 to 13, more corners, 7 to 2, and more saves made by the opposition goalkeeper, 4 to 1. Willem II had the edge in shots on target, 5 to 2, while xG was almost level at 0.78 and 0.81.

There was only one booking, for Vito van Crooy of Willem II in the 69th minute. There were no red cards.