Eredivisie: We're previewing an entertaining and vital fight featuring SC Cambuur and NEC at Cambuurstadion. This duo need points like a fish needs water!
- SC Cambuur have the fewest scored goals (8) in Eredivisie
- NEC have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Eredivisie
SC Cambuur and NEC 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.
SC Cambuur form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eredivisie this season. SC Cambuur have only managed 1 win, 0 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Cambuurstadion. The SC Cambuur manager de Jong might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Wermeskerken was the last player to score a league goal for SC Cambuur and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as SC Cambuur haven't scored in 270 minutes.
The SC Cambuur supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Cambuurstadion: A 0-1 defeat against FC Twente (placed 4th). The defeat against FC Twente was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored six minutes into stoppage time (by van Wolfswinkel). Tol was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.81 out of 10. The defender Tol won 5 of 6 duels.
Before that one, a nice away win at Rijnvogels. A KNVB Beker game. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cambuur have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 4.
It should be added that a look at the 11 latest league matches reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
SC Cambuur have scored {3 league goals} here from 6 matches, not a lot. 8 goals have been conceded.
NEC form and stats
There's been little loot from NEC's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the Eredivisie. NEC only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 3 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for NEC, who have now gone ten games without a victory.
NEC are travelling again after losing away to PSV in their previous match (0-3). Attacker Tannane got a player rating of 7.1 in the game. "Man of the match" Tannane hit one key pass.
A draw for NEC before that, at their own venue hosting Go Ahead Eagles (3-3).As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by NEC in our archives, and the results are: 8 wins for NEC, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
Low on goals? 8 of this team's latest 10 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.
The attacking power of NEC when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by NEC in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): SC Cambuur won three games, five matches ended in a draw and NEC have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Hoedemakers 2 goals |   I. Márquez Álvarez 2 goals |  O. Tannane 2 goals |
SC Cambuur missing players
NEC missing players
| SC Cambuur | NEC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 83% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 45% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 25% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 17% | 17% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 17% | 17% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 58% |
| 27% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 73% | 83% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 42% |
| 4.9 | 6.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| 7 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.3 | 13.8 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 10.8 | 13.2 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 25% | 22% |
| 14.5 | 12.8 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 17.7 | 15.1 |
| 4.8 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
- NEC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- NEC have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Eredivisie
- NEC have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Eredivisie
- NEC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- SC Cambuur have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- SC Cambuur have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in Eredivisie
- SC Cambuur have the fewest scored goals (8) in Eredivisie
- SC Cambuur have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Eredivisie
- SC Cambuur have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 28 |
| 2 | PSV | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 27 |
| 3 | AZ | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 24 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Excelsior | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -16 | 13 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 13 | FC Groningen | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | NEC | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Vitesse | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 11 |
| 16 | SC Cambuur | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 8 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -15 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -20 | 6 |
