LEEUWARDEN. AZ snatched a late win SC Cambuur 1-0 after J. Clasie scored just 1 goal (90′). AZ was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
J. Jacobs received a red card (56′). This red card was one of the reason why SC Cambuur lost the match.
The match was played at the Cambuurstadion stadium in Leeuwarden on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Rob Dieperink who was helped by Cristian Dobre and Joris Westhof. The 4th official was Marc Nagtegaal. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.9 degrees Celsius or 65.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 9 Total 16
- 3 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 13
- 2 Shots blocked 7
- 84 Attack 138
- 27 Dangerous attack 94
- 82 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 7 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
AZ had a strong ball possession 65% while SC Cambuur was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AZ was more pushing with 94 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AZ won the match.
SC Cambuur shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, AZ shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
SC Cambuur received 1 yellow card (M. Paulissen). On the other side, AZ received 1 yellow card (M. Kerkez).
(SC Cambuur) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (56′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, SC Cambuur will play away with Ajax on the 3rd of September with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Ajax (1 draw).
AZ will host Ajax on the 18th of September with a 22-12 head to head record in favor of Ajax (9 draws).
SC Cambuur – Formation
SC Cambuur
78'
23'
55'
SC Cambuur started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Henk de Jong decided to play with the following team: João Virgínia , Sai Van Wermeskerken , Marco Tol , Floris Smand , Alex Bangura , Jamie Jacobs , Mees Hoedemakers , Mitchell Paulissen , David Sambissa , Roberts Uldriķis and Remco Balk .
The home team had on the bench: Bret Minnema, Silvester van der Water , Sekou Sylla, Robbin Ruiter, Jhondly Van Der Meer, Calvin Mac-Intosh, Milan Smit , Jasper ter Heide , Doke Schmidt, Michael Breij and Tom Boere.
Substitutions
SC Cambuur made 4 changes: D. Sambissa for M. Breij (58′), R. Uldrikis for M. Smit (78′), M. Paulissen for S. van der Water (78′) and R. Balk for J. Ter Heide (84′).
Best player: Sai Van Wermeskerken
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Cambuur was Sai Van Wermeskerken.
His rating is with 28 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
AZ – Formation
AZ
90'
AZ started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Pascal Jansen played with: Hobie Verhulst , Pantelis Hatzidiakos , Sam Beukema , Bruno Martins Indi , Miloš Kerkez , Tijjani Reijnders , Jordy Clasie , Håkon Evjen , Dani De Wit , Myron Van Brederode and Vangelis Pavlidis .
These were the players on the bench: Peter Vindahl Jensen, Peer Koopmeiners, Mayckel Lahdo , Sem Westerveld, Jens Odgaard , Yusuf Barasi , Yukinari Sugawara , Maxim Dekker and Mees de Wit .
Substitutions
AZ made 5 changes: V. Pavlidis for J. Odgaard (46′), M. Kerkez for M. De Wit (46′), M. van Brederode for M. Lahdo (64′), P. Chatzidiakos for Y. Sugawara (64′) and H. Evjen for Y. Barasi (88′).
Best player: Sam Beukema
The most impressive player for AZ was Sam Beukema even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 97 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Cambuur – AZ – 0-1
- FC Volendam – FC Twente – 1-0
- Excelsior – PSV – 1-6
- FC Utrecht – Ajax – 0-2
