Eredivisie strength of schedule 2026/2027
See which Eredivisie teams have faced the strongest opponents — and who has the toughest fixtures coming up.
PEC Zwolle have faced the league's strongest opponents so far. Their opponents rate +0.26 xG per match above the average Eredivisie team. AZ Alkmaar have the toughest 5 fixtures coming up. Those opponents rate +0.37 xG per match above the average Eredivisie team.
Who has had the hardest schedule?
Each bar runs left of the league average for weaker opponents and right of it for stronger ones.
Teams are ranked by the strength of the opponents they've faced this season.
| # | Team | Opponent strength |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEC Zwolle PEC | number 1 hardest of 18 +0.26 xG 7 matches |
| 2 | FC Utrecht FCU | number 2 hardest of 18 +0.23 xG 7 matches |
| 3 | SC Telstar SCT | number 3 hardest of 18 +0.18 xG 7 matches |
| 4 | ADO Den Haag ADO | number 4 hardest of 18 +0.14 xG 7 matches |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard FOR | number 5 hardest of 18 +0.12 xG 7 matches |
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles GOA | number 6 hardest of 18 +0.09 xG 7 matches |
| 7 | Excelsior EXC | number 7 hardest of 18 +0.05 xG 7 matches |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam SPA | number 8 hardest of 18 +0.04 xG 7 matches |
| 9 | Willem II Tilburg WIL | number 9 hardest of 18 +0.03 xG 7 matches |
| 10 | PSV Eindhoven PSV | tied number 10 hardest of 18 +0.01 xG 7 matches |
| 10 | SC Cambuur SCC | tied number 10 hardest of 18 +0.01 xG 7 matches |
| 12 | SC Heerenveen SCH | number 12 hardest of 18 −0.01 xG 7 matches |
| 13 | FC Groningen FCG | number 13 hardest of 18 −0.02 xG 7 matches |
| 14 | FC Twente FCT | number 14 hardest of 18 −0.14 xG 7 matches |
| 15 | NEC Nijmegen NEC | number 15 hardest of 18 −0.19 xG 7 matches |
| 16 | Feyenoord FEY | number 16 hardest of 18 −0.21 xG 7 matches |
| 17 | AFC Ajax AFC | number 17 hardest of 18 −0.25 xG 7 matches |
| 18 | AZ Alkmaar AZA | number 18 hardest of 18 −0.34 xG 7 matches |
How to read this What the figure means, in four lines. Show Hide
- 0.00 is an average opponent in this league.
- A positive figure means stronger opponents than average; a negative one, weaker.
- Home and away don't affect it.
- Ranks appear once teams have played comparable numbers of matches.