LEEUWARDEN. SC Cambuur bested FC Utrecht to win 2-1. It was SC Cambuur to strike first with a goal of R. Uldrikis at the 21′. Then it was a goal in the 32′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Jacobs gave the win to SC Cambuur in the 54′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Cambuurstadion stadium in Leeuwarden on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler assisted by Erwin Zeinstra and Mario Diks. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. SC Cambuur was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. FC Utrecht that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Utrecht was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, SC Cambuur found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

SC Cambuur shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, FC Utrecht shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

SC Cambuur didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards (M. Van der Maarel and D. Warmerdam).

Standings

After this match, SC Cambuur will have 21 points like FC Twente to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, FC Utrecht will stay with 23 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, SC Cambuur will play away with NEC on the 26th of November with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of SC Cambuur (7 draws).

FC Utrecht will host Heracles Almelo on the 28th of November with a 14-9 head to head record in favor of FC Utrecht (12 draws).

SC Cambuur – Formation

SC Cambuur started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Henk de Jong decided to play with the following team: Sonny Stevens (7.1), Doke Schmidt (6.9), Calvin Mac-Intosh (7.1), Erik Schouten (7.4), Alex Bangura (6.9), Mees Hoedemakers (7.5), David Sambissa (6.4), Jamie Jacobs (8.3), Mitchell Paulissen (6.4), Issa Kallon (6.4) and Roberts Uldriķis (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Bret Minnema, Sam Hendriks, Jhondly van der Meer, Nick Doodeman, Tamás Kiss, Michael Breij (6.9), Jasper ter Heide (6.4), Pieter Bos, Tom Boere and Maxim Gullit.

Substitutions

SC Cambuur made 3 changes: M. Paulissen for M. Breij (46′), J. Jacobs for J. Ter Heide (86′) and D. Sambissa for M. Gullit (90′).

Best player: Jamie Jacobs​

The most impressive player for SC Cambuur was Jamie Jacobs.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 28 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

René Hake played with: Maarten Paes (6.4), Hidde ter Avest (7.3), Mark van der Maarel (6.8), Willem Janssen (6.9), Django Warmerdam (6.8), Joris van Overeem (7.3), Quinten Timber (6.1), Moussa Sylla (7.1), Bart Ramselaar (6.7), Othman Boussaid (6.5) and Anastasios Douvikas (6.4).

They had on the bench: Arthur Zagre, Sander van de Streek (6.5), Joey Houweling, Mohamed Mallahi, Rick Meissen, Remco Balk (6.8), Mimoun Mahi (6.8), Adrian Dalmau, Simon Gustafsson and Eric Oelschlägel.

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 3 changes: O. Boussaid for S. van de Streek (69′), M. Sylla for R. Balk (80′) and Q. Timber for M. Mahi (80′).

Best player: Hidde ter Avest​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Hidde ter Avest.

His rating is (7.3) with 28 passes (64% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​

• RKC Waalwijk – Ajax – 0-5
• Go Ahead Eagles – FC Groningen – 0-1
• Feyenoord – PEC Zwolle – 4-0
• SC Heerenveen – Willem II – 2-1
• SC Cambuur – FC Utrecht – 2-1