FC Groningen vs SC Cambuur pre-match guide

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Thu 26.January
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: Euroborg

SC Cambuur have reset their minds and bodies following their 0-3-game vs Sparta Rotterdam and are looking forward to meet FC Groningen. Get all the data!

Insights:
  • FC Groningen have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Eredivisie
  • SC Cambuur have the fewest scored goals (9) in Eredivisie

The hosts FC Groningen saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Eredivisie. That game was an away game at SC Heerenveen, so at least Groningen are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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FC Groningen form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eredivisie this season. FC Groningen have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses from their games here at Euroborg. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for FC Groningen with their five defeats in a row. Not since the FC Emmen game, 88 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

No payout for FC Groningen in their previous match, an away game at SC Heerenveen that ended in defeat 1-3. Verrips had a busy but productive day in the SC Heerenveen match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.

Ahead of that match, FC Groningen lost 0-3 at home to Feyenoord.

This is expected to be a close game, with FC Groningen perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Groningen as a small favourite), we find 6 games. FC Groningen has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 4.

Scoring bonanza? Nobody knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league matches with this side has had at least three goals.

The manager der Ree will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to FC Volendam in only three days.

FC Groningen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Euroborg with 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. FC Groningen are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (18 from 8 played).

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SC Cambuur form and stats

SC Cambuur have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 1-3-4 (8 played).

The attacking players of Cambuur have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 350 minutes.

SC Cambuur failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Sparta Rotterdam (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-3. Paulissen got a match rating of 7.02 in that game, top player of the team. Paulissen hit four key passes.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus FC Emmen that ended 0-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by SC Cambuur in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for SC Cambuur, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Highlight this: 9 of the latest 10 league games involving this team have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

A quick return to home after this game, as Cambuur are hosting Fortuna Sittard in the Eredivisie only three days away.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. SC Cambuur struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The previous head-to-head match ended SC Cambuur - Groningen 0-1, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four FC Groningen victories, four draws and two SC Cambuur wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FC GroningenR. Pepi
R. Pepi
6 goals
GroningenF. Krüger
F. Krüger
3 goals
SC CambuurM. Hoedemakers
M. Hoedemakers
2 goals

FC Groningen missing players

SC Cambuur missing players

FC Groningen SC Cambuur
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 2 8 17
3 2 0 Won W 1 1 2
3 1 1 Drew D 1 3 3
11 5 2 Lost L 0 4 12
18 12 4 Scored S 4 6 9
36 18 6 Conceded C 1 13 28
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 62% 82%
71% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 53%
65% 75% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 47%
41% 62% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 18%
29% 50% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 25% 12%
59% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 18%
18% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 24%
29% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 62% 76%
 
4.1 4 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6 3.5 5
6.8 7 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 8.9 6.5
1.6 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.1 11.9 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 14 9.5 11.6
3 3.4 1.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.8 3.8
35% 44% 80% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 20% 14%
 
16.2 17.2 15.7 Shots against (avg) S A 15.5 16.5 14.9
5.8 5.4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.5 5.4
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Groningen have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Eredivisie
  • FC Groningen have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Eredivisie
  • FC Groningen have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Eredivisie
  • FC Groningen have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Eredivisie
  • FC Groningen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • SC Cambuur have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • SC Cambuur have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • SC Cambuur have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • SC Cambuur have the fewest scored goals (9) in Eredivisie
  • SC Cambuur have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Eredivisie
  • SC Cambuur have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • SC Cambuur is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Feyenoord 17 11 5 1 40 15 8 5 3 0 17 3 9 6 2 1 23 12 25 38
2 AZ 17 11 3 3 31 18 8 4 3 1 13 9 9 7 0 2 18 9 13 36
3 PSV 17 11 2 4 45 22 9 7 1 1 26 7 8 4 1 3 19 15 23 35
4 FC Twente 17 10 4 3 28 9 9 8 1 0 23 2 8 2 3 3 5 7 19 34
5 Ajax 17 9 6 2 46 19 8 4 3 1 26 7 9 5 3 1 20 12 27 33
6 Sparta Rotterdam 17 9 4 4 29 16 9 6 1 2 18 8 8 3 3 2 11 8 13 31
7 SC Heerenveen 17 7 6 4 19 16 9 4 2 3 10 9 8 3 4 1 9 7 3 27
8 FC Utrecht 17 7 5 5 26 26 8 3 3 2 8 7 9 4 2 3 18 19 0 26
9 NEC 17 4 10 3 23 18 9 2 6 1 17 11 8 2 4 2 6 7 5 22
10 Go Ahead Eagles 16 4 7 5 25 26 9 2 4 3 15 16 7 2 3 2 10 10 -1 19
11 Excelsior 17 6 1 10 19 38 8 5 0 3 11 11 9 1 1 7 8 27 -19 19
12 RKC Waalwijk 16 4 6 6 26 30 8 3 3 2 18 13 8 1 3 4 8 17 -4 18
13 Fortuna Sittard 17 4 4 9 21 32 9 2 2 5 11 16 8 2 2 4 10 16 -11 16
14 Vitesse 17 3 6 8 18 32 8 1 3 4 8 19 9 2 3 4 10 13 -14 15
15 FC Groningen 17 3 3 11 18 36 8 2 1 5 12 18 9 1 2 6 6 18 -18 12
16 FC Emmen 17 2 6 9 14 32 8 1 6 1 8 10 9 1 0 8 6 22 -18 12
17 FC Volendam 17 3 3 11 18 42 8 2 0 6 9 21 9 1 3 5 9 21 -24 12
18 SC Cambuur 17 2 3 12 9 28 9 1 0 8 3 15 8 1 3 4 6 13 -19 9

Read more about Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.