Match Report
Before the match
three goals for and 16 against accompanied Zwolle's one draw and four defeats across five outings, failing to score in three of those games, a winless run. A 1-0 defeat at home to Cambuur (11 October) was their most recent result.
11 October: Zwolle lost 0-1 against Cambuur at home in Eredivisie, scoring zero goals and allowing one. Against Groningen in Eredivisie, Zwolle scored zero and conceded three on 18 September; the away from home result was 0-3. Zwolle's at home game on 13 September (Eredivisie) ended 0-7 against Feyenoord, with zero goals for and seven against. On 4 September, Sparta faced Zwolle in Eredivisie: Zwolle drew 2-2 away from home, having scored two and conceded two. Eredivisie, 29 August brought a home meeting with NEC; Zwolle lost 1-3, a return of one goal scored and three conceded.
Zwolle stood 17th in the results-based Eredivisie table before kickoff, with four points from eight matches.
Go Ahead arrived without a win in their last five outings, recording four draws and one defeat, scoring ten goals and conceding 13. On 10 October, Go Ahead recorded a 3-3 draw hosting Sparta.
Eredivisie, 10 October brought a home meeting with Sparta; Go Ahead drew 3-3, a return of three goals scored and three conceded. Go Ahead visited NEC on 20 September (Eredivisie) and drew 1-1; their goals totalled one, compared with one conceded. Groningen travelled to face Go Ahead (Eredivisie) on 12 September. For Go Ahead, the score was 1-1: one goal scored, one allowed. 3-3 was Go Ahead's result against Utrecht on 8 September (Eredivisie), playing away from home; Go Ahead drew, with three scored to three conceded. The 29 August fixture (Eredivisie) paired Go Ahead with AZ. Go Ahead lost 2-5 away from home, netting two goals while conceding five.
Go Ahead: 9th, 11 points, eight matches in the calculated Eredivisie standings at kickoff.
The last two recorded meetings were a 5-0 home win for Go Ahead on 5 April and a 2-0 away win for Go Ahead on 21 September 2025.
After the match
Zwolle comfortably beat Go Ahead 4-1 on 18 October 2026. Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson opened the scoring in the 22nd minute for Go Ahead to make it 1-0. Sydney van Hooijdonk levelled it 47 minutes into the game for Zwolle, set up by Dylan Mbayo, to make it 1-1. Thijs Oosting put Zwolle in front 58 minutes into the game to make it 2-1. Thijs Oosting added to the tally 70 minutes into the game for Zwolle, set up by Damian van der Haar, to make it 3-1. With the 5th goal, Zwolle extended the lead through Koen Kostons late on, in the 89th minute, set up by Ibrahim Cissoko, to make it 4-1. Our current Elo ratings make Go Ahead slightly the stronger side, by 67 rating points over Zwolle, even though it was Zwolle who won this one. On current ratings the model puts Zwolle at around 1.88 gols in this pairing; they scored 4 here. five changes were recorded for Zwolle. Damian van der Haar provided an assist following entry for Zwolle in the 24th minute. Ibrahim Cissoko, on in the 71st minute, provided an assist. Koen Kostons entered for Zwolle at 80 minutes and later scored in minute 89. five changes were recorded for Go Ahead. The scoring record shows one lead change. After trailing, Zwolle secured the win.