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Two sides with contrasting ambitions for the remainder of the Eredivisie season will meet on Sunday afternoon when PEC Zwolle play host to FC Twente at MAC³PARK Stadion. The hosts are in 14th place in the league standings with 30 points after 28 games, while the visitors are fifth with 47 points over the same period. PEC Zwolle are aiming to survive a second straight season in the top flight, but they still have a little more work to do before they can breathe easy, with just six points separating them from the relegation playoff spot. Blauwvingers enter this match following a very disappointing 2-2 draw against basement club Almere City last week, when they squandered a two-goal cushion in the space of nine minutes and were forced to settle for a share of the spoils. While that result did take PEC to three matches unbeaten (W1 D2 L0), they would likely have been hoping for more over the period, given that all three teams they faced were in the bottom four of the table at the start of that run of fixtures. O

This article first appeared on SportsMole and was syndicated with permission.

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