PEC Zwolle v Ajax: European push meets mid-table safety bid | OneFootball

PEC Zwolle host Ajax in the Eredivisie on Sunday, 1 March 2026 in Zwolle, with the visitors chasing the top three and the hosts aiming to put more daylight between themselves and the relegation scrap.

PEC Zwolle face a daunting trend: the visitors have dominated this fixture, taking 16 wins from the 18 most recent meetings listed, with one draw. The game arrives with contrasting trajectories in the table, fourth against 12th.

Form-wise, Zwolle drew at Utrecht last time out after three defeats in four league games. Ajax are unbeaten in their past four Eredivisie outings, collecting three draws and a win.

Selection could matter. Zwolle list injuries for Ryan Thomas, Jamiro Alvarenga, Jasper Schendelaar, Kaj de Rooij, Samir Lagsir and Damian van der Haar, while Jan Faberski is suspended. Ajax report Ko Itakura, Olexandr Zinchenko, Kasper Dolberg, Vitezslav Jaros and Youri Regeer as unavailable.

On the pitch, Ajax have scored 47 league goals and average 57% possession with 86.14% passing accuracy, a platform that could feed leading scorer Mika Godts, with Wout Weghorst another penalty-box option. Zwolle have 34 goals and six headed strikes this season, so deliveries to Koen Kostons, on 10 league goals and six assists, may be a route to threaten.

In the standings, Ajax sit on 43 points and a win could move them into the top three. Zwolle have 27 points and victory would lift them to 30, a result that may nudge them closer to mid-table and further from the relegation places.