Ostend secured a 98:70 victory over Zwolle in the BNXT League on 10 October 2026. The hosts extended their hold on second place in the standings with the win, while Zwolle remained rooted in 14th position. The result fits a pattern the home side has been building all season.
By then, the gap between these two sides looked wider than the table suggested. Ostend had played 34 games with 25 wins and only nine defeats. Zwolle sat at 14 wins and 20 losses — the same record they carried into this fixture.
We had called for the home side beforehand, with 66 per cent confidence in an Ostend win. The margin of victory confirmed that assessment, if not with the drama one might have hoped for. The hosts never really looked threatened despite Zwolle's recent defensive improvement against Heroes Den Bosch.
And here's the thing about this kind of result — it doesn't tell the whole story of the game. Zwolle had won their last outing 70:59 against Heroes Den Bosch, showing they could compete when the stakes mattered. But against a side with deeper resources and more consistency, that form evaporated quickly.
To be fair, Ostend's own recent results had been mixed. They lost to Okaapi Aalst 87:95 just days before this match, and had dropped two games to Antwerp Giants in June. This victory suggests they are putting those inconsistencies behind them.
The standings now show Ostend with a comfortable cushion above the mid-table teams, while Zwolle face an increasingly difficult run-in to 34 games played. The goal difference tells you everything: 98:70 was never going to be a contest once the hosts found their rhythm.
