PEC Zwolle 0-2 Ajax: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Eredivisie Matchday 1 · Sunday 9 August 2026 · MAC³PARK Stadion, Zwolle · referee J. van der Laan · full time
Full time: PEC Zwolle 0-2 Ajax
Ajax won 2-0 away at PEC Zwolle in Eredivisie Matchday 1 on Sunday 9 August 2026. The goals: Jorthy Mokio 76', Julian Brandt 90+5'.
How Ajax won it
The opening goal came in the 76th minute: Jorthy Mokio for Ajax, set up by Tolu Arokodare. Julian Brandt made it 0-2 to Ajax in the 90th minute (+5), set up by Mika Godts.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
Sherel Floranus of PEC Zwolle was sent off in the 57th minute. The referee, J. van der Laan, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to PEC Zwolle and 2 to Ajax.
PEC Zwolle: Henry van der Vegt, 4-4-2 · Ajax: M. Sánchez Muñoz, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 2.09 for PEC Zwolle and 0.51 for Ajax.
PEC Zwolle scored about 2.1 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Ajax made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.5 goals.
PEC Zwolle created the better chances, 2.09 xG to 0.51, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
PEC Zwolle had 2 shots on target, Ajax 6.
Ajax had 69% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
PEC Zwolle came into it with 10 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 1.15 expected goals for and 2.18 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
Ajax came into it with 9 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 3.0 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 2.67 expected goals for and 1.25 against, and had won 56% of their matches.
PEC Zwolle vs Ajax: the match in numbers
| PEC Zwolle | Match statistics | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Ball possession | 69% |
| 2.09 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.51 |
| 7 | Total shots | 26 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 1 | Big chances | 2 |
| 236 | Total passes | 547 |
| 74% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 2 | Corners | 10 |
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 22 | Tackles | 13 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Lucas Rosa (Ajax), rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
PEC Zwolle
- Simon Graves 7.1
- Jasper Schendelaar 7.1
- Olivier Aertssen 6.9
- Dylan Mbayo 6.9
- Thijs Oosting 6.9
Ajax
- Lucas Rosa 7.9
- Youri Baas 7.6
- Mika Godts 7.5 1 assist
- Jorthy Mokio 7.4 1 goal
- Marc ter Stegen 7.4
The lowest-rated starter was Sherel Floranus at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- PEC Zwolle: PEC Zwolle vs ADO Den Haag Sunday 1 November 2026 · Eredivisie
- Ajax: Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax Sunday 25 October 2026 · Eredivisie
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Questions about PEC Zwolle vs Ajax
What was the score in PEC Zwolle vs Ajax?
PEC Zwolle 0-2 Ajax (half-time 0-0), Eredivisie, Sunday 9 August 2026.
Who scored in PEC Zwolle vs Ajax?
Jorthy Mokio 76', Julian Brandt 90+5'.
Did Moneyball predict PEC Zwolle vs Ajax correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in PEC Zwolle vs Ajax?
Lucas Rosa, rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed PEC Zwolle vs Ajax?
J. van der Laan.
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