Willem II’s defensive troubles deepen before PEC Zwolle test
The Tilburg side have collected only two points from 11 Eredivisie matches and conceded at least three times in each of their past five competitive outings.
Willem II will host PEC Zwolle with their defensive record under intense scrutiny after a difficult return to the Eredivisie. The promoted club have taken only two points from their opening 11 league matches and already made a change of coach.
Problems have emerged at both ends of the pitch. Willem II have found goals difficult to produce while conceding heavily, leaving them with a goal difference of minus 29 at this stage of the campaign.
Their past five competitive fixtures, a sequence that includes a cup tie, underline the scale of the issue. The Tilburg side allowed at least three goals in every game: against FC Utrecht in a 3-1 scoreline, Sparta Rotterdam in a 3-2 result, SC Cambuur in a 6-1 defeat, Helmond Sport in a 4-3 game and PSV in a 7-0 loss.
PEC Zwolle are therefore the latest side with an opportunity to test Willem II’s vulnerable defence. Although the source offers no team news or confirmed line-ups for the fixture, the recent numbers make preventing another high-scoring defeat the immediate challenge for the hosts.
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- Tegengoals in overvloed voor Willem II: slaat ook PEC Zwolle toe?— VI Eredivisie Vrouwen
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