Netherlands - EredivisieKooi StadionData current as of 16 October 2026

Cambuur vs AZ: match statistics

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Cambuur vs AZ: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cambuur play AZ in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The match date is 18 October 2026. Venue: Kooi Stadion.

Current form

Cambuur: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. AZ: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cambuur scores 1.38 and concedes 2.38 goals per match. AZ scores 2.25 and concedes 1.00. League average: 3.74 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cambuur 63%, AZ 50%. Over 2.5: Cambuur 75%, AZ 38%. League level: BTTS 69%, Over 2.5 72%.

xG, shots and style

AZ has higher xG: 2.17 vs 1.26. Cambuur: 11.9 shots per match, AZ: 18.6.

Match halves

Cambuur: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 1.00. AZ: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.50.

Goals by minute

Cambuur: 76-90+ (4 goals). AZ: 46-60 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 3.74 goals per match, BTTS 69%, Over 2.5 72%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(7.65)
(5.45)
(1.37)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.38Goals scored / match2.25
CambuurAZ
2.38Goals conceded / match1
CambuurAZ
47%Average possession59%
CambuurAZ
4.13Shots on target / match6.88
CambuurAZ

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.88Shots per match18.63
CambuurAZ
4.13Shots on target6.88
CambuurAZ
11.6%Shot conversion12.1%
CambuurAZ
47%Possession59%
CambuurAZ
1.26xG for2.17
CambuurAZ
1.64xG against0.98
CambuurAZ

Shooting quality

Cambuur: BalancedAZ: Dominant
CambuurAZ
Accuracy (shots on target)35%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

AZ is 25% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Cambuur · 2 pts / match - AZ

Cambuur
LDWDW
Season result split
25% W25% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-4
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-3
Last 5 at home
1-0-3
LLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
AZ
WWDWL
Season result split
75% W13% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-1-1
2.38 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-1
Last 5 away
3-0-1
WWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 2.01Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

AZ is 63% better for: goals scored per match.

1.38 goals / match - Cambuur · 2.25 goals / match - AZ

AZ is 138% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.38 goals / match - Cambuur · 1 goals / match - AZ

Cambuur scoring profile: very strong

Cambuur scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while AZ keeps a clean sheet in 38% (3 of 8 matches).

AZ scoring profile: very strong

AZ scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while Cambuur keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 matches).

11Goals scored (season)18
CambuurAZ
19Goals conceded (season)8
CambuurAZ
3.75Average goals in match3.25
CambuurAZ
8Goals scored (last 5)10
CambuurAZ
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
CambuurAZ

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal88%
CambuurAZ
38%2 goals63%
CambuurAZ
13%3 goals38%
CambuurAZ
0%4 goals25%
CambuurAZ

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal63%
CambuurAZ
63%2 goals38%
CambuurAZ
50%3 goals0%
CambuurAZ
38%4 goals0%
CambuurAZ

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time25%
CambuurAZ
0%BTTS in both halves13%
CambuurAZ
13%Scored in both halves38%
CambuurAZ

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
CambuurAZ
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
CambuurAZ
60%BTTS - last 560%
CambuurAZ

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
CambuurAZ
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
CambuurAZ
38%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
CambuurAZ

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
CambuurAZ
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
CambuurAZ
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
CambuurAZ

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

AZ is 75% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Cambuur · 1.75 pts / match - AZ

Cambuur - half-time state
25% leading25% draw50% trailing
AZ - half-time state
50% leading25% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.75
CambuurAZ
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.75
CambuurAZ
1.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
CambuurAZ
1.75Average goals (1st half)1.25
CambuurAZ
50%Clean sheet before half-time63%
CambuurAZ
63%No goal before half-time38%
CambuurAZ

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per match (2nd half)2
CambuurAZ
1Goals scored (2nd half)1.5
CambuurAZ
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
CambuurAZ
2Average goals (2nd half)2
CambuurAZ
25%Clean sheet after half-time50%
CambuurAZ
38%No goal after half-time38%
CambuurAZ

Cambuur - second-half results

38% W13% D50% L
8
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

AZ - second-half results

63% W13% D25% L
14
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 75%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cambuur - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.82.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
AZ - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.40
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.81.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Cambuur
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
2
5
16-30
1
4
31-45
3
1
46-60
1
3
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

AZ
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
1
3
16-30
3
0
31-45
4
1
46-60
4
1
61-75
4
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 2.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
77%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Cambuur

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.74
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

AZ

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
58%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.38
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

CambuurLigaAZ
Average goals in match• 3.753.74▼ 3.25
Both teams scored▼ 63%69%▼ 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 75%72%▼ 38%
Clean sheets▲ 25%16%▲ 38%
Goal before half-time▼ 75%81%▼ 75%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%89%• 88%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.74
Average goals per match
69%
Both teams scored
72%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
16%
Clean sheets
1.71
Home goals / match
2.03
Away goals / match
+-16%
Home attack advantage
+-19%
Home defence advantage
+-9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
65%
2 goals
33%
3 goals
19%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Cambuur and AZ play?

Cambuur face AZ on 18 October 2026 in Eredivisie at Kooi Stadion. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Cambuur vs AZ?

Cambuur score 1.38 goals per game on average and AZ 2.25. The Eredivisie average is 3.74 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 72% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Cambuur's matches and 50% of AZ's.

What form are Cambuur and AZ in?

Over the last 5 games Cambuur have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and AZ 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cambuur vs AZ?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Cambuur vs AZ: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.