Match Report
20 points separated the sides: SC Cambuur 2nd on 78, RKC Waalwijk 6th on 58. SC Cambuur ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, SC Cambuur ran at 1.97 scored and 1.26 conceded, RKC Waalwijk at 1.87 and 1.55.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 4 SC Cambuur wins, 4 for RKC Waalwijk, 3 draws, at 3.64 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 64% of the meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 64%. Recent editions have opened up: 5.2 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.64 historically.
The venue was Kooi Stadion, with room for 15,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: RKC Waalwijk led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
SC Cambuur: Jort van der Sande (90') · RKC Waalwijk: Denilho Cleonise (30')
Key stats
Possession: SC Cambuur 61% · RKC Waalwijk 39% · Total shots: 22-11 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 7-0