Cambuur vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form points the same way

Looking at AZ's last 20 matches across all competitions, they've won 11, drawn seven and lost just twice, scoring 46 goals in the process. That's a side finding the net regularly against a wide range of opponents.

Cambuur: 20 completed matches; AZ Alkmaar: 20 completed matches.

Cambuur

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

43

Difference

-13

AZ Alkmaar

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

10% 2 / 20

Scored

46

Conceded

22

Difference

+24

Cambuur's equivalent run reads six wins, four draws and ten losses, with 30 scored but 43 conceded. They've shown they can score goals themselves, but keeping them out has been the bigger problem.

Cambuur's leaky recent record suggests containing AZ's attack will be the main challenge.

Comparative Team Statistics: Cambuur vs AZ Alkmaar

History between the two clubs

These sides have met eleven times going back to 2013, and AZ have generally had the upper hand, including a 2-1 home win the last time they met in February 2023. Cambuur's clearest win in that sample came away at AZ in October 2021, and they also won 1-0 at home in August 2022.

It's worth remembering this history is a few years old now and doesn't reflect either club's current squad or form.

Where they stand in the table

AZ Alkmaar sit top of the Eredivisie after seven games, with six wins, a draw and no defeats. They've conceded just six goals in that time, comfortably the tightest defensive record among these two sides.

Cambuur are down in 14th with only five points from seven matches, a single win so far and nineteen goals already let in. That's a big contrast heading into this one.

The gap in both points and goal difference is significant this early in the season.

Players to watch

For AZ, R. Daal and M. Meerdink have both been productive in front of goal recently, with four and three goals respectively from seven appearances, while M. Chávez has chipped in three assists.

Cambuur:

Best scorers:

R. El Arguioui - 4

I. Hamache - 3

Penalty cards:

N. Souren x 2

AZ Alkmaar:

Best scorers:

R. Daal - 4

M. Meerdink - 3

Best assist providers:

M. Chávez - 3

M. Meerdink - 2

Penalty cards:

A. Oufkir x 2

Cambuur aren't without threats of their own. R. El Arguioui has four goals in seven games and I. Hamache has three, so their struggles haven't been down to a complete lack of attacking end.

What kind of game this could be

Put AZ's scoring output together with Cambuur's defensive struggles this season, and there's a reasonable chance goals feature at some point. Cambuur have shown they can score too, which keeps the door open for an open, back-and-forth affair rather than a routine shutout.

None of that guarantees a specific outcome, but it does suggest neither side is likely to sit back and play for a stalemate.