Heerenveen v PEC Zwolle: unbeaten start meets search for first points | OneFootball

Heerenveen host PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie at the Abe Lenstra Stadion on 22 August 2026, with the hosts looking to build on a solid opening and the visitors chasing their first points of the campaign.

Heerenveen have four points from two games after a 1-0 home win over FC Twente and a 2-2 draw at Ajax. PEC Zwolle opened with defeats against Ajax and Twente, scoring once and conceding five.

Team news shapes the picture. Heerenveen are without defender Mats Egbring through injury. Zwolle travel minus creative forward Younes Namli and suspended right-back Sherel Floranus, trimming options in attack and defence.

On the numbers, Heerenveen's passing accuracy of 85.09% and all three goals coming from inside the box point to tidy build-up and penalty-area threat. By contrast, Zwolle have averaged 32% possession and faced plenty of defending, with high tackle and block totals, so they may sit deep and counter. Jacob Trenskow features among the league's early goal-involvement leaders for the hosts, while Thijs Oosting has supplied an assist for the visitors.

Heerenveen could move towards the European play-off places with a win, climbing from eighth to strengthen an encouraging start. Zwolle, 15th with no points, need a result to climb the table and steady an early slide before hosting NEC and then visiting Sparta Rotterdam. Recent history offers a nudge too: Heerenveen won the last league meeting between the sides 4-2 in February.