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Sunday, 18/10/2026 at 14:30

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Match preview · Eredivisie

SC Cambuur – AZ Alkmaar

SC Cambuur 14th in Eredivisie Home 1.25 projected goals by the model
AZ Alkmaar 1st in Eredivisie Away 1.86 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 15:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.25 1.86
SC Cambuur AZ Alkmaar
SC Cambuur
23%
Draw
26%
AZ Alkmaar
51%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
SC Cambuur Draw AZ Alkmaar
Fair odds 4.37 3.78 1.97
Total goals
3.11
Over 2.5 goals
62%
Both teams to score
66%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 7 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans AZ Alkmaar

51% AZ Alkmaar to win

Attack
5th vs 13th
AZ Alkmaar attack v SC Cambuur defence
Defence
3rd vs 12th
AZ Alkmaar defence v SC Cambuur attack
Recent xG form
+1.58 vs -0.44
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.25 – 1.86
SC Cambuur v AZ Alkmaar

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 7 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: SC Cambuur and AZ Alkmaar compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading SC Cambuur AZ Alkmaar
xG / match 1.35 · 11th (better) 2.55 · 4th
xGA / match 2.04 · 12th (better) 0.95 · 3rd
xGD / match -0.68 · 12th (better) +1.60 · 2nd
xPts / match 0.91 · 13th (better) 2.30 · 3rd
Last 6 xGD / match -0.44 (better) +1.58

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet
26%
AZ Alkmaar 2+ goals
58%
Under 2.5 goals
38%
Both teams to score: no
34%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.5%
1:2
11.2%
0:2
7.5%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
SC Cambuur sample
7 matches
AZ Alkmaar sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · SC Cambuur
4 matches
Away xG sample · AZ Alkmaar
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 15:30

Warnings

  • SC Cambuur has only 7 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.