SC Cambuur - NEC: Small difference between teams clash

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 03.April
Match begins: 14:45 (UTC)
Venue: Cambuurstadion (10000 seats)

Moving closer to the top teams is at stake when these mid-table teams meet. Both will be trying to improve their league position, SC Cambuur in 9th and NEC in 10th place.

Insights:
  • SC Cambuur have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) in Eredivisie
  • NEC have the most dropped points from leading position (29) in Eredivisie

It should be mentioned that NEC play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for NEC on artifical turf are 9 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats from 20 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 41-24. You can compare this with overall results below.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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SC Cambuur form and stats

SC Cambuur have collected 16 points from their Eredivisie home games so far after 5-1-7. SC Cambuur has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Bosschaart and the players.

SC Cambuur lost their last game at Go Ahead Eagles (placed 12th) after a 0-3 scoreline. The forward Breij was named "man of the match" for SC Cambuur with a rating of 7.01/10. Breij dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match, Cambuur lost 2-3 at home to Ajax.

A decent goal production from SC Cambuur in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 13 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for SC Cambuur with 29 goals conceded in these matches.

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NEC form and stats

Playing away, NEC have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Eredivisie this season. NEC has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

NEC delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Sparta Rotterdam (placed 17th) in their previous match. Defender van Rooij was the best team player with a rating of 7.85. Rooij won 8 of 11 duels.

Preceding that game, the 3-4 loss visiting FC Groningen's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by NEC in our archives, and the results are: five wins for NEC, zero draws and two defeats.

NEC has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 14 games. In the opposite end, NEC have conceded 25 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This was the result when the sides faced each other earlier this campaign; NEC - Cambuur 2-3. Statistics for the previous ten meetings involving these two squads are: three wins for SC Cambuur, five draws and two wins for NEC. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

SC CambuurT. Boere
T. Boere
6 goals
NECA. Akman
A. Akman
6 goals
SC CambuurJ. Jacobs
J. Jacobs
5 goals

SC Cambuur missing players

NEC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SC Cambuur NEC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 3 14 27
10 5 2 Won W 2 6 8
3 1 0 Drew D 0 3 8
14 7 2 Lost L 1 5 11
43 25 9 Scored S 6 21 33
58 29 7 Conceded C 4 25 43
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
85% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 79% 74%
74% 85% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 48%
48% 46% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 36% 30%
33% 38% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 29% 22%
70% 92% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 64% 56%
15% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 29% 33%
19% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 22%
 
3.6 4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 3 4.2
6.8 5.9 7.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.4 6.2
1.6 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.6 1.4
2 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
9.7 10.9 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 9.5 11.6
4.1 4.5 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.6 4.3
39% 42% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 41% 28%
 
16.4 15.5 16 Shots against (avg) S A 15.7 16.9 15.4
6.4 6.8 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4.9 4.6
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • All of SC Cambuur's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • NEC have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • NEC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • NEC have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Eredivisie
  • NEC have the most dropped points from leading position (29) in Eredivisie
  • NEC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • NEC haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • SC Cambuur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SC Cambuur have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • SC Cambuur have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Eredivisie
  • SC Cambuur have the most conceded goals (29) at home in Eredivisie
  • SC Cambuur have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) in Eredivisie
  • SC Cambuur haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Ajax 27 21 3 3 80 13 14 11 1 2 52 7 13 10 2 1 28 6 67 66
2 PSV 27 21 1 5 68 31 14 11 0 3 40 18 13 10 1 2 28 13 37 64
3 Feyenoord 27 17 4 6 61 27 13 9 2 2 32 12 14 8 2 4 29 15 34 55
4 FC Twente 27 16 6 5 41 30 13 8 4 1 19 8 14 8 2 4 22 22 11 54
5 AZ 27 16 4 7 52 32 13 9 2 2 28 13 14 7 2 5 24 19 20 52
6 Vitesse 26 12 5 9 33 40 13 5 2 6 16 24 13 7 3 3 17 16 -7 41
7 FC Utrecht 27 11 7 9 44 36 14 7 4 3 28 17 13 4 3 6 16 19 8 40
8 FC Groningen 27 9 9 9 35 37 13 4 6 3 14 12 14 5 3 6 21 25 -2 36
9 SC Cambuur 27 10 3 14 43 58 13 5 1 7 25 29 14 5 2 7 18 29 -15 33
10 NEC 27 8 8 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 12 18 14 6 3 5 21 25 -10 32
11 SC Heerenveen 27 8 6 13 24 36 14 4 2 8 14 21 13 4 4 5 10 15 -12 30
12 Go Ahead Eagles 27 8 6 13 30 43 14 6 1 7 20 21 13 2 5 6 10 22 -13 30
13 Heracles Almelo 27 7 6 14 27 37 14 7 4 3 19 13 13 0 2 11 8 24 -10 27
14 RKC Waalwijk 27 6 9 12 30 43 13 4 2 7 11 21 14 2 7 5 19 22 -13 27
15 Willem II 27 6 5 16 23 46 14 4 3 7 12 20 13 2 2 9 11 26 -23 23
16 Fortuna Sittard 26 6 4 16 26 58 12 4 2 6 14 24 14 2 2 10 12 34 -32 22
17 Sparta Rotterdam 25 4 9 12 19 37 14 3 5 6 12 19 11 1 4 6 7 18 -18 21
18 PEC Zwolle 27 5 5 17 20 42 13 2 4 7 9 15 14 3 1 10 11 27 -22 20

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 Ajax 27 21 3 3 80 13 14 11 1 2 52 7 13 10 2 1 28 6 67 66
2 PSV 27 21 1 5 68 31 14 11 0 3 40 18 13 10 1 2 28 13 37 64
3 Feyenoord 27 17 4 6 61 27 13 9 2 2 32 12 14 8 2 4 29 15 34 55
4 FC Twente 27 16 6 5 41 30 13 8 4 1 19 8 14 8 2 4 22 22 11 54
5 AZ 27 16 4 7 52 32 13 9 2 2 28 13 14 7 2 5 24 19 20 52
6 Vitesse 26 12 5 9 33 40 13 5 2 6 16 24 13 7 3 3 17 16 -7 41
7 FC Utrecht 27 11 7 9 44 36 14 7 4 3 28 17 13 4 3 6 16 19 8 40
8 FC Groningen 27 9 9 9 35 37 13 4 6 3 14 12 14 5 3 6 21 25 -2 36
9 SC Cambuur 27 10 3 14 43 58 13 5 1 7 25 29 14 5 2 7 18 29 -15 33
10 NEC 27 8 8 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 12 18 14 6 3 5 21 25 -10 32
11 SC Heerenveen 27 8 6 13 24 36 14 4 2 8 14 21 13 4 4 5 10 15 -12 30
12 Go Ahead Eagles 27 8 6 13 30 43 14 6 1 7 20 21 13 2 5 6 10 22 -13 30
13 Heracles Almelo 27 7 6 14 27 37 14 7 4 3 19 13 13 0 2 11 8 24 -10 27
14 RKC Waalwijk 27 6 9 12 30 43 13 4 2 7 11 21 14 2 7 5 19 22 -13 27
15 Willem II 27 6 5 16 23 46 14 4 3 7 12 20 13 2 2 9 11 26 -23 23
16 Fortuna Sittard 26 6 4 16 26 58 12 4 2 6 14 24 14 2 2 10 12 34 -32 22
17 Sparta Rotterdam 25 4 9 12 19 37 14 3 5 6 12 19 11 1 4 6 7 18 -18 21
18 PEC Zwolle 27 5 5 17 20 42 13 2 4 7 9 15 14 3 1 10 11 27 -22 20

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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.