Excelsior vs SC Cambuur: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Date: Sun 22.December
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion (4500 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Excelsior have their presumed home advantage while SC Cambuur are ahead 8 points in the Eerste Divisie table.

It's no vacation for neither Excelsior nor SC Cambuur as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Excelsior form and stats

21 points is a decent return from 9 Eerste Divisie games here at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion for Excelsior. The data says 7 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.

The Excelsior fans got no joy from their last match, a Eerste Divisie game also here at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion: A 1-3 defeat against SC Cambuur (placed 1st). Preceding that match was a KNVB Beker defeat to FC Eindhoven (0-2).

Goals are plentiful at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in the league this season as Excelsior has scored 26 goals here in 9 home games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Excelsior defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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SC Cambuur form and stats

SC Cambuur, who have the the best goal difference (+30) in Eerste Divisie, have an excellent away record in the Eerste Divisie so far with 6-2-2 from 10 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the NAC Breda game have they lost an away game, meaning SC Cambuur has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

It's the second away game in a row for SC Cambuur, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Excelsior (placed 7th) in the Eerste Divisie last time out. The game before that, in the KNVB Beker, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Feyenoord.

SC Cambuur has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 10 games. It's not easy to score on SC Cambuur as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Excelsior and SC Cambuur have met before this season: Excelsior - SC Cambuur 1-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Excelsior victories, 2 draws and 5 SC Cambuur wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SC CambuurR. Mühren
R. Mühren
15 goals
SC CambuurJamie Jacobs
Jamie Jacobs
10 goals
ExcelsiorR. Vloet
R. Vloet
8 goals

Excelsior missing players

SC Cambuur missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Excelsior SC Cambuur
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 3 11 20
10 7 0 Won W 2 7 14
4 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
6 3 2 Lost L 0 2 3
41 27 2 Scored S 6 20 48
36 20 5 Conceded C 1 8 16
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 90%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 80%
80% 90% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 45% 60%
55% 70% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 50%
30% 40% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 25%
70% 90% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 36% 45%
20% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 45% 40%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 25%
 
5.8 6 4 Corners For (avg) C F 4.3 4.3 5.3
4.9 5.1 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.7 4.6 4.6
1.6 1.6 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.1 1.5
2 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
261 135 28 Total Shots T S 33 126 231
116 57 12 Shots on Target S O 13 60 117
35% 47% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 33% 41%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Excelsior's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Excelsior have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Excelsior have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • SC Cambuur has the fewest conceded goals (15)
  • SC Cambuur has the fewest conceded goals (7) away
  • SC Cambuur has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)
  • SC Cambuur has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
  • SC Cambuur has the most clean sheets (5) away
  • SC Cambuur has the most points (20) away
  • SC Cambuur has the most scored goals in the first half (26)
  • SC Cambuur has the the best goal difference (+10) away
  • SC Cambuur has the the best goal difference (+30)
  • SC Cambuur have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • SC Cambuur have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SC Cambuur 19 13 3 3 45 15 9 7 1 1 28 8 10 6 2 2 17 7 30 42
2 Jong Ajax 20 13 3 4 54 26 10 7 2 1 29 10 10 6 1 3 25 16 28 42
3 De Graafschap 20 9 10 1 41 19 10 6 4 0 24 6 10 3 6 1 17 13 22 37
4 FC Volendam 20 11 4 5 37 30 10 6 3 1 22 14 10 5 1 4 15 16 7 37
5 Go Ahead Eagles 20 8 10 2 35 24 10 4 6 0 19 9 10 4 4 2 16 15 11 34
6 NAC Breda 20 10 4 6 32 21 11 6 2 3 18 9 9 4 2 3 14 12 11 34
7 Excelsior 19 10 4 5 40 33 9 7 0 2 26 17 10 3 4 3 14 16 7 34
8 Almere City 20 9 4 7 32 30 10 8 1 1 19 9 10 1 3 6 13 21 2 31
9 NEC 20 8 6 6 34 27 9 4 3 2 17 11 11 4 3 4 17 16 7 30
10 FC Den Bosch 20 6 10 4 35 32 11 4 6 1 22 13 9 2 4 3 13 19 3 28
11 Jong Utrecht 20 7 7 6 30 30 10 5 4 1 21 13 10 2 3 5 9 17 0 28
12 Telstar 19 7 5 7 29 29 9 3 1 5 11 12 10 4 4 2 18 17 0 26
13 FC Eindhoven 20 6 4 10 32 46 10 5 2 3 20 18 10 1 2 7 12 28 -14 22
14 Jong AZ 19 5 5 9 30 34 10 4 3 3 17 15 9 1 2 6 13 19 -4 20
15 MVV Maastricht 20 5 4 11 23 37 10 4 3 3 15 13 10 1 1 8 8 24 -14 19
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 20 4 8 8 24 32 10 3 3 4 18 18 10 1 5 4 6 14 -8 17
17 Jong PSV 20 4 4 12 23 38 10 3 3 4 13 14 10 1 1 8 10 24 -15 16
18 FC Oss 20 4 3 13 17 39 10 3 2 5 11 13 10 1 1 8 6 26 -22 15
19 Helmond Sport 20 3 5 12 22 47 10 2 2 6 12 18 10 1 3 6 10 29 -25 14
20 FC Dordrecht 20 2 5 13 25 51 10 1 3 6 14 24 10 1 2 7 11 27 -26 11

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SC Cambuur 19 13 3 3 45 15 9 7 1 1 28 8 10 6 2 2 17 7 30 42
2 Jong Ajax 20 13 3 4 54 26 10 7 2 1 29 10 10 6 1 3 25 16 28 42
3 De Graafschap 20 9 10 1 41 19 10 6 4 0 24 6 10 3 6 1 17 13 22 37
4 FC Volendam 20 11 4 5 37 30 10 6 3 1 22 14 10 5 1 4 15 16 7 37
5 Go Ahead Eagles 20 8 10 2 35 24 10 4 6 0 19 9 10 4 4 2 16 15 11 34
6 NAC Breda 20 10 4 6 32 21 11 6 2 3 18 9 9 4 2 3 14 12 11 34
7 Excelsior 19 10 4 5 40 33 9 7 0 2 26 17 10 3 4 3 14 16 7 34
8 Almere City 20 9 4 7 32 30 10 8 1 1 19 9 10 1 3 6 13 21 2 31
9 NEC 20 8 6 6 34 27 9 4 3 2 17 11 11 4 3 4 17 16 7 30
10 FC Den Bosch 20 6 10 4 35 32 11 4 6 1 22 13 9 2 4 3 13 19 3 28
11 Jong Utrecht 20 7 7 6 30 30 10 5 4 1 21 13 10 2 3 5 9 17 0 28
12 Telstar 19 7 5 7 29 29 9 3 1 5 11 12 10 4 4 2 18 17 0 26
13 FC Eindhoven 20 6 4 10 32 46 10 5 2 3 20 18 10 1 2 7 12 28 -14 22
14 Jong AZ 19 5 5 9 30 34 10 4 3 3 17 15 9 1 2 6 13 19 -4 20
15 MVV Maastricht 20 5 4 11 23 37 10 4 3 3 15 13 10 1 1 8 8 24 -14 19
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 20 4 8 8 24 32 10 3 3 4 18 18 10 1 5 4 6 14 -8 17
17 Jong PSV 20 4 4 12 23 38 10 3 3 4 13 14 10 1 1 8 10 24 -15 16
18 FC Oss 20 4 3 13 17 39 10 3 2 5 11 13 10 1 1 8 6 26 -22 15
19 Helmond Sport 20 3 5 12 22 47 10 2 2 6 12 18 10 1 3 6 10 29 -25 14
20 FC Dordrecht 20 2 5 13 25 51 10 1 3 6 14 24 10 1 2 7 11 27 -26 11

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The Eerste Divisie, meaning “First Division”, is the second highest level of football in the Netherlands. 20 teams play two fixtures against each other to form a final league table after 380 games. The winning team is promoted with a creative playoff system deciding whether more teams promote.