Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — FC Groningen 2nd with 75 points, SC Cambuur 13th with 47, 28 apart. SC Cambuur ranked just 17th in the league on five-round form despite their 13th table position. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, FC Groningen ran at 1.87 scored and 0.79 conceded, SC Cambuur at 1.87 and 1.95.
FC Groningen carried an 8-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, FC Groningen held 13 points of 15 and SC Cambuur 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 4 FC Groningen wins, 5 for SC Cambuur, 2 draws, at 3.09 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 64%.
Euroborg in Groningen staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,525. On the scoreboard, FC Groningen led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.