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NEC Nijmegen – SC Cambuur

NEC Nijmegen 11th in Eredivisie Home 2.01 projected goals by the model
SC Cambuur 14th in Eredivisie Away 1.32 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
2.01 1.32
NEC Nijmegen SC Cambuur
NEC Nijmegen
53%
Draw
25%
SC Cambuur
22%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
NEC Nijmegen Draw SC Cambuur
Fair odds 1.90 4.00 4.48
Total goals
3.33
Over 2.5 goals
67%
Both teams to score
69%
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 NEC Nijmegen

53% NEC Nijmegen to win

Attack
6th vs 13th
NEC Nijmegen attack v SC Cambuur defence
Defence
7th vs 12th
NEC Nijmegen defence v SC Cambuur attack
Recent xG form
-0.45 vs -0.44
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.01 – 1.32
NEC Nijmegen 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: NEC Nijmegen and SC Cambuur compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading NEC Nijmegen SC Cambuur
xG / match (better) 1.60 · 8th 1.35 · 11th
xGA / match (better) 1.92 · 10th 2.04 · 12th
xGD / match (better) -0.32 · 9th -0.68 · 12th
xPts / match (better) 1.18 · 10th 0.91 · 13th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.45 (better) -0.44

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 30% of the model's distribution.

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet
24%
NEC Nijmegen 2+ goals
62%
Under 2.5 goals
33%
Both teams to score: no
31%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
11.2%
2:1
10.9%
2:2
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)
NEC Nijmegen sample
20 matches
SC Cambuur sample
7 matches
Home xG sample · NEC Nijmegen
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.