- Recent form: Twente have won two of their last five in all competitions, while Zwolle have won only once in their last five (L4).
- Key creator: Twente's Sondre Oerjasaeter has four assists in his last five matches and is always on the move.
- Style of play: Zwolle play a high-paced game and have the chance to get on the front foot in the second halves of the match.
Tweakers face high-flying Blues in Eredivisie 2026/2027
Two sides currently on 0 points from one game meet at De Grolsch Veste on Sunday, with 13th-placed Twente and 16th-placed PEC Zwolle looking for their first win of the Eredivisie 2026/2027 campaign.
The Tweakers followed up their 6-0 win in UEFA Conference League Qualification against DAC Dunajska with a disappointing 0-1 defeat to SC Heerenveen in the opening round of Eredivisie games, so it has been a stop-start start to the new season. Henry van der Vegt's Zwolle are having a tough time too, losing their most recent Eredivisie fixture 0-2 to Ajax after suffering back-to-back friendly defeats to Hannover 96 and AEK Athens.
Back Twente in an open contest
Market view
Twente are the odds-on 1.24 favorites to beat Zwolle, who are priced at 8.5 to claim the win. Backing the home side is the right thing to do here, but the odds are a bit short of the money and the market looks a little skewed, so we shall look elsewhere for value.
Over 2.5 goals at 1.35 and Both Teams To Score – Yes at 1.7 looks a good alternative way into this fixture, where two teams with pressing philosophies will be looking to strangle games in transition.
Tactical note
Zwolle play a direct, vertical 4-3-3 and will be eager to pounce on any errors from Twente, which they will be able to do while they are in transition, so this could be a live one.
Second-ball scrappage should favor Twente
John van den Brom's side are a little more structured in their central pressing and have a compact shape to their approach, which should make them a bit more difficult to break down in the full game.
- Twente's second-ball work in the final third will be where the game is won and lost, and that's where live wire Sondre Oerjasaeter comes into his own.
- He has provided four assists in Twente's last five competitive games and is a good anytime goalscorer option for this contest.
- Back Twente to edge it against a team that have lost three straight, but Zwolle could make this scrappy and open in the style that they play.
