FC Twente vs SC Cambuur preview: Away team in for a hard 90 minutes at De Grolsch Veste

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 09.April
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: De Grolsch Veste (30205 seats)

Eredivisie: First-class against below par, at least that's what the table says. FC Twente - SC Cambuur. Home victory or a shock?

Insights:
  • FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Eredivisie
  • SC Cambuur have the fewest scored goals (21) in Eredivisie

8 - 6 - 14 with 35-51. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for SC Cambuur when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. SC Cambuur play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

FC Twente and SC Cambuur should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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FC Twente form and stats

10-3-0 is the performance here at De Grolsch Veste so far in the Eredivisie, giving FC Twente a total of 33 from their 13 games here. Outstanding results!

The home team returns to De Grolsch Veste after drawing with Excelsior (placed 16th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. The attacker Černý was named "man of the match" for FC Twente with a rating of 8.44/10. Černý hit nine key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 43 successful passes (of 52 total).

Before that, FC Twente had a home game versus AZ which ended with a victory 2-1.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Twente home games with this odds we find 5 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 3 matches were won by at least two goals.

FC Twente can score goals in their home matches. After 13 league matches they have found the net 32 times. FC Twente are not conceding a lot of goals here at De Grolsch Veste in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 13 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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SC Cambuur form and stats

There's been little loot from SC Cambuur's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 13 away games in the Eredivisie. SC Cambuur only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in SC Cambuur's last three away games as they have all been lost.

The manager Ultee was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Cambuurstadion. Cambuur suffered a 1-2 loss to FC Emmen (placed 15th). SC Cambuur were so close to getting something from the game against FC Emmen, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime. Midfielder van Kaam was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.6. Kaam served one assist, hit three key passes and had 21 successful passes (of 23 total).

Prior to that match, the Cambuur manager Ultee faced defeat when travelling to Excelsior and losing 1-4.

Observe that 9 of this club's 11 most recent league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting SC Cambuur as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as SC Cambuur have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. SC Cambuur has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Twente and SC Cambuur have faced off before this season: SC Cambuur - FC Twente 0-1. FC Twente-SC Cambuur H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: FC Twente six wins, SC Cambuur one win, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

FC TwenteV. Černý
V. Černý
9 goals
FC TwenteR. van Wolfswinkel
R. van Wolfswinkel
7 goals
FC TwenteV. Misidjan
V. Misidjan
6 goals

FC Twente missing players

SC Cambuur missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Twente SC Cambuur
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 4 13 27
13 10 5 Won W 0 2 4
9 3 0 Drew D 0 4 4
5 0 0 Lost L 4 7 19
44 32 15 Scored S 3 11 21
22 7 0 Conceded C 12 24 51
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 69% 85%
81% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 54% 63%
48% 69% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 54% 59%
15% 15% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 26%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 31% 22%
41% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 46% 37%
48% 62% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 22%
19% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 46% 56%
 
6.3 6.1 7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.6 4.5
4.4 3.6 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 7 8.4 6.4
1.3 1.2 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.3 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
16.6 17.7 18 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.8 11.5
4.9 5.7 6.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 4.2 3.8
33% 43% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 20% 21%
 
11.1 9.7 7.6 Shots against (avg) S A 20 16.1 15.5
3.7 2.5 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.5 6.2 5.9
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • All of FC Twente's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • FC Twente have not yet lost a game at home.
  • FC Twente have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Twente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • FC Twente have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • FC Twente have scored more than double the goals of SC Cambuur.
  • FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Eredivisie
  • FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Eredivisie
  • FC Twente have the most clean sheets (13) in Eredivisie
  • FC Twente have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Eredivisie
  • FC Twente 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 the fewest scored goals (21) in Eredivisie
  • SC Cambuur have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Eredivisie
  • 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 Feyenoord 27 19 7 1 62 26 13 9 4 0 26 7 14 10 3 1 36 19 36 64
2 Ajax 27 16 8 3 72 28 13 7 4 2 37 12 14 9 4 1 35 16 44 56
3 PSV 27 17 5 5 71 33 13 11 1 1 42 10 14 6 4 4 29 23 38 56
4 AZ 27 16 6 5 53 31 13 7 5 1 27 16 14 9 1 4 26 15 22 54
5 FC Twente 27 13 9 5 44 22 13 10 3 0 32 7 14 3 6 5 12 15 22 48
6 Sparta Rotterdam 27 13 7 7 42 30 14 8 2 4 24 16 13 5 5 3 18 14 12 46
7 FC Utrecht 27 10 9 8 42 41 14 5 5 4 14 13 13 5 4 4 28 28 1 39
8 RKC Waalwijk 26 9 8 9 41 40 14 7 3 4 28 19 12 2 5 5 13 21 1 35
9 SC Heerenveen 27 9 8 10 32 37 13 4 2 7 15 22 14 5 6 3 17 15 -5 35
10 NEC 27 7 13 7 37 30 14 3 9 2 25 18 13 4 4 5 12 12 7 34
11 Fortuna Sittard 27 9 5 13 35 47 14 4 3 7 18 24 13 5 2 6 17 23 -12 32
12 Go Ahead Eagles 26 7 9 10 36 44 13 4 5 4 19 20 13 3 4 6 17 24 -8 30
13 FC Volendam 27 7 6 14 31 56 13 6 1 6 20 26 14 1 5 8 11 30 -25 27
14 Vitesse 27 5 9 13 30 47 13 2 5 6 14 25 14 3 4 7 16 22 -17 24
15 FC Emmen 27 5 9 13 25 46 14 3 8 3 15 17 13 2 1 10 10 29 -21 24
16 Excelsior 27 7 3 17 25 61 14 6 2 6 17 23 13 1 1 11 8 38 -36 24
17 FC Groningen 27 4 5 18 26 55 13 3 3 7 17 23 14 1 2 11 9 32 -29 17
18 SC Cambuur 27 4 4 19 21 51 14 2 0 12 10 27 13 2 4 7 11 24 -30 16

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 Feyenoord 27 19 7 1 62 26 13 9 4 0 26 7 14 10 3 1 36 19 36 64
2 Ajax 27 16 8 3 72 28 13 7 4 2 37 12 14 9 4 1 35 16 44 56
3 PSV 27 17 5 5 71 33 13 11 1 1 42 10 14 6 4 4 29 23 38 56
4 AZ 27 16 6 5 53 31 13 7 5 1 27 16 14 9 1 4 26 15 22 54
5 FC Twente 27 13 9 5 44 22 13 10 3 0 32 7 14 3 6 5 12 15 22 48
6 Sparta Rotterdam 27 13 7 7 42 30 14 8 2 4 24 16 13 5 5 3 18 14 12 46
7 FC Utrecht 27 10 9 8 42 41 14 5 5 4 14 13 13 5 4 4 28 28 1 39
8 RKC Waalwijk 26 9 8 9 41 40 14 7 3 4 28 19 12 2 5 5 13 21 1 35
9 SC Heerenveen 27 9 8 10 32 37 13 4 2 7 15 22 14 5 6 3 17 15 -5 35
10 NEC 27 7 13 7 37 30 14 3 9 2 25 18 13 4 4 5 12 12 7 34
11 Fortuna Sittard 27 9 5 13 35 47 14 4 3 7 18 24 13 5 2 6 17 23 -12 32
12 Go Ahead Eagles 26 7 9 10 36 44 13 4 5 4 19 20 13 3 4 6 17 24 -8 30
13 FC Volendam 27 7 6 14 31 56 13 6 1 6 20 26 14 1 5 8 11 30 -25 27
14 Vitesse 27 5 9 13 30 47 13 2 5 6 14 25 14 3 4 7 16 22 -17 24
15 FC Emmen 27 5 9 13 25 46 14 3 8 3 15 17 13 2 1 10 10 29 -21 24
16 Excelsior 27 7 3 17 25 61 14 6 2 6 17 23 13 1 1 11 8 38 -36 24
17 FC Groningen 27 4 5 18 26 55 13 3 3 7 17 23 14 1 2 11 9 32 -29 17
18 SC Cambuur 27 4 4 19 21 51 14 2 0 12 10 27 13 2 4 7 11 24 -30 16

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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.