Struggling Jong AZ will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying SC Cambuur in the upcoming league round. It's 15th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Jong AZ form and stats
When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, Jong AZ have managed 6 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games.
The Jong AZ supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Almere City in Eerste Divisie and win 3-1. Prior to that, an away loss at De Graafschap.
Jong AZ are traveling soon after this match as the Eerste Divisie match at FC Dordrecht awaits in four days.
A decent goal production from Jong AZ in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 14 league matches. Jong AZ have conceded 22 from these games.
SC Cambuur form and stats
SC Cambuur, who have the most clean sheets (11) in Eerste Divisie, have an excellent away record in the Eerste Divisie so far with 9-2-3 from 14 games. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Jong AZ. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but SC Cambuur are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
SC Cambuur won their last game, 4-2 versus Jong PSV played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Roda JC Kerkrade.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Jong PSV was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting NAC Breda in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy SC Cambuur's attacking play in away games, having scored 25 goals in 14 league matches away. It's not easy to score on SC Cambuur as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: SC Cambuur - Jong AZ 3-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Jong AZ won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and SC Cambuur has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / oneTop Goalscorers
  R. Mühren 24 goals | J. Jacobs 12 goals |   T. Oosting 8 goals |
Jong AZ missing players
SC Cambuur missing players
| Jong AZ | SC Cambuur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 45 | 26 | 7 | Scored | S | 9 | 25 | 65 |
| 58 | 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 25 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 93% |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 71% | 82% |
| 82% | 71% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 43% | 61% |
| 54% | 50% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 29% | 46% |
| 29% | 29% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 14% | 25% |
| 89% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 36% | 50% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 50% | 39% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 21% | 18% |
| 4 | 4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.3 | 6.1 |
| 5.6 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 252 | 132 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 59 | 164 | 338 |
| 112 | 63 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 27 | 74 | 157 |
| 40% | 41% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | 41% |
- Jong AZ has the most dropped points from leading position (23)
- SC Cambuur has the fewest conceded goals (11) away
- SC Cambuur has the fewest conceded goals (25)
- SC Cambuur has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14)
- SC Cambuur has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3)
- SC Cambuur has the most clean sheets (11)
- SC Cambuur has the most clean sheets (7) away
- SC Cambuur has the most points (29) away
- SC Cambuur has the most scored goals in the first half (33)
- SC Cambuur has the the best goal difference (+14) away
- SC Cambuur has the the best goal difference (+40)
- 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.
- SC Cambuur is in the best form (6-0-0)
| 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 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 40 | 63 |
| 2 | De Graafschap | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 63 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 35 | 62 |
| 3 | FC Volendam | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 55 |
| 4 | Jong Ajax | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 54 |
| 5 | NAC Breda | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 50 |
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 48 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 55 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 47 |
| 8 | Almere City | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 44 |
| 9 | Telstar | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 44 |
| 10 | NEC | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 42 |
| 11 | FC Den Bosch | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 29 | 7 | 38 |
| 12 | Jong Utrecht | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 38 |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 36 | -13 | 34 |
| 14 | Jong AZ | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 58 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 36 | -13 | 28 |
| 15 | MVV Maastricht | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 36 | -16 | 27 |
| 16 | TOP Oss | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 34 | -25 | 25 |
| 17 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 29 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 22 |
| 18 | Jong PSV | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 37 | -22 | 22 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 37 | -32 | 20 |
| 20 | Helmond Sport | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 37 | -37 | 17 |