SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden vs AZ prediction: expected goals, form and verdict
Our model makes it 0.98 to 3.30 on expected goals, with 79.9% for over 2.5 goals in the Eredivisie.
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Match Overview & What Is At Stake
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden host AZ in the Eredivisie, kicking off Sunday 18 October at 12:30 UTC. Our expected-goals model projects 0.98 for the hosts and 3.30 for the visitors, a combined 4.27 goals against a competition norm of 3.24.
AZ are a clear favourite at 80.9%, with the draw back at 12.2%.
The sections below set out what the record actually shows: recent results, the meetings we hold, and what the model builds on top of them.
Form Guide & Scoring Trends
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden — last 10: W-D-W-D-L-L-L-L-W-L (most recent first). That is 16 scored and 23 conceded, 1.60 and 2.30 per game. Both teams scored in 6 of the 10, and 8 went past 2.5 goals. They kept 3 clean sheets in the run. Restricted to matches at home, that reads W-L-L-L-W across 5, 10 scored and 13 conceded.
AZ — last 5: L-W-D-W-W (most recent first). That is 10 scored and 7 conceded, 2.00 and 1.40 per game. Both teams scored in 3 of the 5, and 2 went past 2.5 goals. They kept 1 clean sheet in the run. Restricted to matches away from home, that reads L-W across 2, 3 scored and 4 conceded.
Tactical Read: What The Numbers Say
The model expects 4.27 goals in this fixture, above the Eredivisie norm of 3.24, which is where the goals markets rather than the result markets tend to pay.
AZ carry the larger share of that expectation, at 3.30 against 0.98. Both teams to score sits at 60.6%, and over 2.5 goals at 79.9% — read together, that is a match the model expects to open up at both ends.
Expected Goals & Probability Outlook
Every figure here comes from the same Dixon-Coles adjusted Poisson model, run on the scoring rates above.
| Market | Model probability |
|---|---|
| SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden win | 6.8% |
| Draw | 12.2% |
| AZ win | 80.9% |
| Both teams to score | 60.6% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 79.9% |
The likeliest exact scorelines are 0-3 at 8.3%, 1-3 at 8.1%, 0-2 at 7.6%. No single scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of football — but the shape of the distribution is what the selections below are drawn from.
Published selections
- First Half Over 0.5 Goals: 1H Over 0.5 — 82.1% confidence. First-half expected goals 1.67, at a fitted 45% share of the match total.
- Over 8.5 Match Corners: Over 8.5 Corners — 64.1% confidence. Expected corners 10.5 against a league baseline of 9.6.
- Over 2.5 Goals: Over 2.5 — 63.9% confidence. Expected total goals 3.72, from 1.26 - 2.46 (Eredivisie baseline 1.54 per side).
- Both Teams To Score (GG): GG (Yes) — 62.6% confidence. Expected goals 1.26 - 2.46, so the weaker attack still projects 1.26 goals.
- Match Winner: Away Win — 60.8% confidence. Expected goals 1.26 - 2.46 against a Eredivisie baseline of 1.54 per side; AZ rate 1.04 clear on the fitted ratings.
- Match Outcome (W/D/L): Away Win — 60.8% confidence. Expected goals 1.26 - 2.46 against a Eredivisie baseline of 1.54 per side; AZ rate 1.04 clear on the fitted ratings.
- Over 2.5 Match Yellow Cards: Under 2.5 Cards — 53.1% confidence. Expected yellow cards 2.6 against a league baseline of 3.9.
- Leading At Half Time: HT Away Win — 50.5% confidence. Expected goals 1.26 - 2.46, which projects a 32% chance of a level score at the break.
- Most Scoring Half: 2nd Half — 47.1% confidence. Expected goals 1.67 before the break and 2.05 after, at a fitted 45% first-half share.
Score Prediction & Verdict
Prediction: 0-3 — an AZ win, and the likeliest scoreline within that result at 8.3%.
Confidence: High. The model puts an AZ win at 80.9%, with the draw at 12.2%.
The call rests on the scoring rates above holding up. It is wrong if this becomes the tight, low-event match the goals numbers argue against, and the margin here leaves less room for that than most.
Predictions are modelled probabilities, not certainties. Bet responsibly.
