SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden vs SBV Excelsior, Eredivisie 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at Kooi Stadion.
- SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 6 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- SBV Excelsior 6 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Allard Lindhout
5 games this season
🟨 1.0/game
⚽ 7.6 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | AZ | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | AFC Ajax | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | FC Twente '65 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | SBV Excelsior | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | NEC | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar 1963 | 6 | 5 |
| 14 | FC Utrecht | 6 | 5 |
| 15 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 6 | 4 |
| 17 | Willem II Tilburg | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 6 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Aug | SBV Excelsior | H | 0–4 | L |
| 28 May | RKC Waalwijk | H | 4–0 | W |
| 21 May | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 1–4 | L |
| 14 May | SBV Vitesse | A | 0–2 | L |
| 06 May | FC Utrecht | H | 0–3 | L |
| 21 Apr | FC Volendam | A | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Aug | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | A | 4–0 | W |
| 17 May | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 3–2 | W |
| 10 May | FC Volendam | H | 1–1 | D |
| 02 May | FC Groningen | A | 3–2 | W |
| 26 Apr | FC Utrecht | H | 5–0 | W |
| 12 Apr | PEC Zwolle | A | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | SBV Excelsior | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #6 |
| 4 | Points | 10 |
| 6 | Played | 6 |
| 1 / 1 / 4 | W / D / L | 3 / 1 / 2 |
| 9 | Scored | 13 |
| 18 | Conceded | 7 |
| -9 | GD | +6 |
| 0.67 | PPG | 1.67 |
| 17% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
17%
Clean Sheets
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden this season
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden this season
33%
Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season
SBV Excelsior this season
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden are 15th (4 pts). SBV Excelsior are 6th (10 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/5
31-45
–/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
1/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/–
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden
| Rafik el Arguioui | 4 G | |
| Ilyes Hamache | 3 G | 1 A |
SBV Excelsior
| David Garden | 3 G | |
| Irakli Yegoian | 2 G | 4 A |
| Aymen Sliti | 2 G | 1 A |
| Noah Naujoks | 2 G | |
| Casper Widell | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden welcome SBV Excelsior for this crunch clash at Kooi Stadion.
- 5' SBV Excelsior has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 10' Simon Janssen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 171 appearances.
- 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 17' Against the run of play, Irakli Yegoian has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 22' SBV Excelsior are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 27' SBV Excelsior is showing some good football. However, SBV Excelsior are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 31' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Noah Naujoks makes no mistake. 0-2!
- 36' SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
- 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden that had 74 games and scored 108 goals.
- 42' Nesto Groen adds to his 1 season tally! SBV Excelsior lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
- 46' SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Morgan Costarelli is hanging Rik Mulders on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 56' SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SBV Excelsior's shape.
- 61' A quiet spell here at Kooi Stadion. SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 65' Time for substitution for SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden. Lucas Jetten is replaced by Ethan Apkakou.
- 69' GOAL! Noah Naujoks scores on 69.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Nesto Groen. He replaces Nesto Groen on 74 minute.
- 75' The crowd applauds Noah Naujoks as he leaves the pitch. Aymen Sliti steps in for SBV Excelsior.
- 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Johan Plat will be considering his options from the bench.
- 85' Netherlands international Gyan de Regt has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
- 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- Full Time. SBV Excelsior beats SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden
Lineups
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
-
16
Rik Mulders ↓ Morgan Costarelli 46'
- 6
- 1
- 11
- 29
- 10
-
23
Lucas Jetten ↓ Ethan Apkakou 65'
- 14
- 4
- 9
Bench
- 3
- 21
-
28
Morgan Costarelli ↑ 46'
- 24
-
17
Ethan Apkakou ↑ 65'
- 13
- 15
- 18
- 7
- 40
- 33
Coach
Johan Plat
SBV Excelsior Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 1
- 20
- 3
- 11
-
10
Noah Naujoks ↓ Aymen Sliti 75'
-
8
Irakli Yegoian ↓ Aymen Sliti 75'
- 19
- 14
-
17
Nolan Martens ↓ Casper Widell 74'
- 6
Bench
- 16
- 5
-
4
Casper Widell ↑ 74'
- 28
- 24
-
7
Aymen Sliti ↑ 75'
- 18
- 34
- 23
- 21
- 22
Coach
Ruben den Uil
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Julian Baas | 2 |
| Leon Bergsma | 2 |
| Kenzo Goudmijn | 2 |
| Noah Naujoks | 2 |
| Irakli Yegoian | 1 |
| David Garden | 1 |
| Marouan Azarkan | 1 |
| Siebe Horemans | 1 |
Head to Head
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden Form
2026-08-07
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden
0–4
SBV Excelsior
L
2023-05-28
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden
4–0
RKC Waalwijk
W
2023-05-21
Sparta Rotterdam
4–1
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden
L
2023-05-14
SBV Vitesse
2–0
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden
L
2023-05-06
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden
0–3
FC Utrecht
L
2023-04-21
FC Volendam
2–0
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.02
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.13
SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 76% + SBV Excelsior to win 69%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SBV Excelsior win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 4.15
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 2.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 3.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 4.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
Double Chance
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden or Draw
31%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
86%
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden or SBV Excelsior
83%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: SBV Excelsior win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 3
8%
0 – 2
8%
1 – 3
8%
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 4
6.2%
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 5
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 5
3.9%
Asian Handicap — SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden
| Handicap | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden covers | Push | SBV Excelsior covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| -1.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -1 | 3% | 6% | 91% |
| -0.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| +0.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| +1 | 23% | 18% | 59% |
| +1.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +2 | 41% | 20% | 39% |
| +2.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
Clean Sheet
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden keeps clean sheet
5%
✓
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.