Heracles and PEC Zwolle clash in the top two battle this weekend in the Eerste Divisie. Only three points seperates these two teams on the table but PEC Zwolle has played one game less than the hosts. The away team has the edge in recent form and is worth backing them to win or draw against Heracles.

Barring their cup knockout against a top flight Feyenoord side, PEC Zwolle has been in fantastic form in the Eerste Divisie since November. PEC Zwolle is on a five game winning streak in the league and are just three points away from the top spot. If they grab a win in this game, PEC Zwolle is going to overtake Heracles on the standings.

PEC Zwolle has the best defense in the Eerste Divisie, keeping the most clean sheets and conceding fewer goals than any team in the division. The visitors are the best team in the Eerste Divisie based on away form. PEC Zwolle has won seven games out of eight away league games this season.

Heracles made it two games without a win in all competitions. They have not won a game this year and started the year with a 1-1 draw away to Jong AZ Alkmaar. John Lammers' team were knocked out of the KNVB Cup by Go Ahead Eagles in their previous game. Isaac Lidberg's second half goal capped off a brilliant performance from Go Ahead Eagles.

An advantage PEC Zwolle has over Heracles is their defensive stability at the back. The hosts have conceded in each of their last five games in all competitions and have let in more goals at the back than PEC Zwolle this season.

PEC Zwolle dominated the first leg against Heracles earlier this season. Dick Schreuder's team came out on top in a five goal thriller at MacPark Stadium. That fixture was PEC Zwolle's second win in three games against Heracles.

After suffering relegation last season, PEC Zwolle has improved a lot and is the favourite to win the Eerste Divisie and secure promotion back to the top flight. Heracles are ahead but have played one game more than the visitors but PEC Zwolle has been more impressive in recent weeks.

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Heracles和PEC Zwolle将在本周末的Eerste乙级联赛中争夺前两名。这两支球队在积分榜上只差3分，但兹沃勒比东道主少踢了一场比赛。这支客场球队在最近的状态下有优势，值得支持他们赢或平赫拉克勒斯。

除了在杯赛中被顶级联赛费耶诺德淘汰之外，兹沃勒自去年11月以来一直在东部联赛中表现出色。PEC Zwolle在联赛中取得了5连胜，距离榜首仅差3分。如果他们在这场比赛中获胜，PEC Zwolle将在积分榜上超越赫拉克勒斯。

PEC Zwolle拥有东部联赛最好的防守，保持最多的零封，失球也比任何一支球队都少。客队是欧甲联赛中客场表现最好的球队。兹沃勒本赛季在8场客场比赛中赢了7场。

赫拉克勒斯在两场比赛中所有比赛都没有获胜。他们今年没有赢过一场比赛，并在年初客场1-1战平了Jong AZ Alkmaar。约翰·拉默斯的球队在之前的比赛中被Go Ahead Eagles淘汰出KNVB杯。艾萨克·利德伯格在下半场的进球为Go Ahead Eagles的精彩表现画上了句号。

PEC Zwolle相对于赫拉克勒斯的一个优势是他们在后场的防守稳定性。东道主在最近的五场比赛中都丢了球，本赛季他们在后防线上的失球比兹沃勒还多。

本赛季早些时候，PEC Zwolle在对阵赫拉克勒斯的首回合比赛中占据了优势。迪克·施鲁德的球队在麦克帕克球场以5球险胜。这场比赛是PEC Zwolle在对阵赫拉克勒斯的三场比赛中的第二场胜利。

在经历了上赛季的降级之后，兹沃勒已经有了很大的进步，是赢得东部联赛冠军并确保升级回顶级联赛的最大热门。赫拉克勒斯领先，但比客队多踢了一场比赛，但兹沃勒最近几周的表现更令人印象深刻。