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AZ Alkmaar – SC Cambuur

AZ Alkmaar 1st in Eredivisie Home 2.18 projected goals by the model
SC Cambuur 14th in Eredivisie Away 1.07 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.18 1.07
AZ Alkmaar SC Cambuur
AZ Alkmaar
62%
Draw
23%
SC Cambuur
15%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
AZ Alkmaar Draw SC Cambuur
Fair odds 1.60 4.40 6.72
Total goals
3.25
Over 2.5 goals
65%
Both teams to score
63%
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

62% 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
2.18 – 1.07
AZ Alkmaar v SC Cambuur

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

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
31%
AZ Alkmaar 2+ goals
66%
Under 2.5 goals
35%
Both teams to score: no
37%

Most likely scorelines

2:1
11.4%
1:1
10.8%
2:0
9.0%
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Match result

AZ Alkmaar to win
62.4% 1.60 —
Draw
22.7% 4.40 —
SC Cambuur to win
14.9% 6.72 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
86.9% 1.15 —
Under 1.5 goals
13.1% 7.64 —
Over 2.5 goals
65.0% 1.54 —
Under 2.5 goals
35.0% 2.86 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
63.4% 1.58 —
Both teams not to score
36.6% 2.73 —

Team goals — AZ Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar to score
90.5% 1.11 —
AZ Alkmaar not to score
9.5% 10.50 —
AZ Alkmaar 2+ goals
66.2% 1.51 —
AZ Alkmaar at most 1 goal
33.8% 2.96 —

Team goals — SC Cambuur

SC Cambuur to score
68.7% 1.46 —
SC Cambuur not to score
31.3% 3.20 —
SC Cambuur 2+ goals
29.2% 3.43 —
SC Cambuur at most 1 goal
70.8% 1.41 —

Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
AZ Alkmaar sample
20 matches
SC Cambuur sample
7 matches
Home xG sample · AZ Alkmaar
4 matches
Away xG sample · SC Cambuur
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

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.