PEC Zwolle vs Utrecht 
17th January 1900hrs
Football – Netherlands – Eredivisie
Pick Utrecht AH0
Bookmaker bet365
Odds: 1.50 odds taken 0350 GMT, Friday 17January
PEC Zwolle and Utrecht prepare to do battle in the Dutch top flight as the Eredivisie betting tips continue on Friday night at the MAC³PARK Stadion.
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ZwollePreview – Can Zwolle ease relegation fears?
Fourth from bottom club, PEC Zwolle, prepare for this important Friday night clash against Utrecht on the back of a heavy 4-1 loss away from home at PSV before the winter break which became Zwolle’s third defeat in a matter of four matches prior to Christmas.
Defeats to Feyenoord 1-0 and a 3-0 loss at home to AZ Alkmaar meant that the hosts were unable to pull away from the relegation zone in the Eredivisie and this home fixture against 7th placed Utrecht doesn’t appear to be any easier either.
Zwolle find themselves just one league position and 1 point above third from bottom club Venlo and the relegation play-off spot and just 3 points above the automatic relegation zone prior to tonight’s clash, and with an inconsistent looking home record of 3-1-4 17/20, they’re by no means guaranteed of the points here.
Zwolle are also up against history too as Utrecht have won 5 of the last 7 meetings against the Friday night’s hosts.
UtrechtPreview – Can Utrecht consolidate top seven spot?
Utrecht headed into the Dutch mid-winter break also on the losing side as they suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to Feyenoord, so they too will be itching to get back into action here and start the second half of the domestic top flight season with a win here.
Prior to that defeat, Utrecht had posted back-to-back wins on the road against Groningen 1-0 and a 3-1 win at Heracles to keep the chasing pack of teams below them at arms length, but the visitors hold just a slender 1 point lead over 8th placed Heerenveen ahead of this weekend’s Dutch top flight action.
Results away from home though have been encouraging for Utrecht as the visitors have won 3 of their last 4 matches on their travels with an earlier 2-1 win away at Sparta Rotterdam amidst an overall away record of 4-2-3 14/15 which will give them belief that they can get something from this outing.
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