Football betting preview: FC Utrecht favourites when SC Cambuur arrive

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 05.February
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard (24500 seats)

Lots of loss and gain for these sides so far this campaign, holding positions near the midsection of the Eredivisie table. Here's the FC Utrecht - SC Cambuur latest:

Insights:
  • FC Utrecht have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • SC Cambuur have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.

14 - 4 - 4 with 40-23. 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.

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.

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FC Utrecht form and stats

FC Utrecht have performed here at Stadion Galgenwaard this season with 6 wins from 10 Eredivisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.

Utrecht are returning here after visiting Sparta Rotterdam and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. de Streek, Douvikas and Mahi scored the goal(s). de Streek, who plays in attack, was the declared top performer for the side in that match, collecting a rating of 8.42 (out of 10). Streek scored one goal, served one assist and hit four key passes.

Ahead of that match, FC Utrecht lost 0-3 at home to Ajax.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (23 in 10 games), FC Utrecht's attacking play is working. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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SC Cambuur form and stats

5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of SC Cambuur playing as the away team in the Eredivisie this season. SC Cambuur are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Cambuur are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at AZ (placed 5th). Goalkeeper Stevens got the top player rating of the team with 8.11/10. Stevens topped it up with a clean sheet.

A draw for SC Cambuur before that, at their own venue hosting Sparta Rotterdam (1-1).

The travelling fans enjoy SC Cambuur's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. SC Cambuur have conceded 19 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have battled before this season: SC Cambuur - FC Utrecht 2-1. Data for the previous ten meetings between these two contenders are: four wins for Utrecht, two draws and four wins for SC Cambuur. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

FC UtrechtB. Ramselaar
B. Ramselaar
6 goals
FC UtrechtA. Douvikas
A. Douvikas
5 goals
SC CambuurJ. Jacobs
J. Jacobs
5 goals

FC Utrecht missing players

SC Cambuur missing players

FC Utrecht SC Cambuur
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 2 10 20
9 6 1 Won W 2 5 9
5 3 1 Drew D 0 2 3
6 1 0 Lost L 0 3 8
36 23 4 Scored S 4 15 33
26 10 3 Conceded C 2 19 40
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
75% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 70% 85%
70% 70% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 70%
40% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 45%
20% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 30% 30%
55% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 70%
35% 30% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 30% 20%
20% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 15%
 
5.8 6.4 8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.9 3.2
3.9 2.9 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 9 8.1 7.3
1.9 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
13.8 17.8 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.1 10.6
4.7 6.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.4 4.3
39% 37% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 34% 38%
 
10.4 8.8 12 Shots against (avg) S A 19 17.1 16.1
3.8 2.8 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.8 6
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Utrecht have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • FC Utrecht have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • SC Cambuur have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 20 15 3 2 61 5 10 7 1 2 38 3 10 8 2 0 23 2 56 48
2 PSV 20 15 1 4 48 26 10 8 0 2 28 14 10 7 1 2 20 12 22 46
3 Feyenoord 20 13 3 4 46 19 10 7 1 2 24 10 10 6 2 2 22 9 27 42
4 FC Twente 20 11 5 4 31 22 9 5 3 1 12 6 11 6 2 3 19 16 9 38
5 AZ 20 11 3 6 37 24 10 7 2 1 24 10 10 4 1 5 13 14 13 36
6 Vitesse 20 11 3 6 27 28 10 4 2 4 11 16 10 7 1 2 16 12 -1 36
7 FC Utrecht 20 9 5 6 36 26 10 6 3 1 23 10 10 3 2 5 13 16 10 32
8 SC Cambuur 20 9 3 8 33 40 10 4 1 5 18 21 10 5 2 3 15 19 -7 30
9 NEC 20 7 5 8 25 30 10 2 3 5 10 14 10 5 2 3 15 16 -5 26
10 SC Heerenveen 20 7 4 9 20 28 11 3 2 6 11 18 9 4 2 3 9 10 -8 25
11 FC Groningen 20 5 7 8 23 29 9 1 6 2 7 7 11 4 1 6 16 22 -6 22
12 RKC Waalwijk 20 5 7 8 23 31 10 4 1 5 10 17 10 1 6 3 13 14 -8 22
13 Go Ahead Eagles 20 6 4 10 20 32 10 4 0 6 13 15 10 2 4 4 7 17 -12 22
14 Heracles 20 5 5 10 22 27 11 5 3 3 16 13 9 0 2 7 6 14 -5 20
15 Willem II 20 5 3 12 18 39 10 3 1 6 7 16 10 2 2 6 11 23 -21 18
16 Sparta Rotterdam 20 2 8 10 16 31 11 1 5 5 9 17 9 1 3 5 7 14 -15 14
17 Fortuna Sittard 20 3 4 13 21 50 9 2 2 5 11 23 11 1 2 8 10 27 -29 13
18 PEC Zwolle 20 3 3 14 12 32 10 2 2 6 6 11 10 1 1 8 6 21 -20 12

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.