Counter-Punch
Cambuur
Cambuur were happy without the ball and still created more — 3.12 xG from 37.0% possession.
- Possession
- 37.0%
- Expected goals
- 3.12
- Opponent xG
- 0.93
Eredivisie · Matchday 6Cambuur
I. Hamache 21', 54'
I. Henstra 90'
3 – 0
FT
HT 1–0
NEC Nijmegen
Eredivisie
Matchday 6Cambuur3–0NEC Nijmegen
3.12
Expected goals
0.93
21′54′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: CAM 3.12, NN 0.93.
Match report
Cambuur 3-0 NEC Nijmegen
Cambuur were far too strong for NEC Nijmegen 3-0 at Kooi Stadion in Eredivisie. Hamache opened the scoring for Cambuur on 21', Hamache added his second on 54' and Henstra made it 3-0 to Cambuur on 90'.
Expected goals finished Cambuur 3.12, NEC Nijmegen 0.93. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. NEC Nijmegen held 63.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Cambuur graded out for counter-punch — 37.0% possession and 3.12 expected goals. NEC Nijmegen graded out for passive possession — 63.0% possession and 0.93 expected goals.
Ilyes Hamache came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.3 for Cambuur from 2 goals, 3 shots and 1 tackle.
It was a niggly afternoon: 34 fouls between them and 6 yellow cards, with NEC Nijmegen conceding the most free-kicks (18).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
37%Possession63%
16Shots10
3.12xG0.93
What the numbers say
5 readsPassive Possession
NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 63.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.93
- On target
- 1
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.22
Better Chances
Cambuur
Cambuur did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.20 xG per attempt against 0.09.
- xG per shot
- 0.20
- Opponent
- 0.09
- Shots
- 16 v 10
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Cambuur scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 90′
Timeline
I. Hamache — assist: B. van Duijl
⚽21'
Devid Bouah
Persistent fouling
🟨32'
🟨35'
Tobias Storm
Foul
🟨37'
Philippe Sandler
Foul
Half-time
🔄46'
N. Polster ↑ G. Crettaz ↓
I. Hamache
⚽54'
🔄58'
J. Monteiro ↑ D. Geiger ↓
🔄58'
B. Linssen ↑ P. Sandler ↓
🔄58'
E. Mor ↑ A. Tahaui ↓
J. Amofa ↑ M. Maertens ↓
🔄64'
S. Bouhoudane ↑ N. Binder ↓
🔄72'
I. Henstra ↑ F. Kvam ↓
🔄72'
🔄74'
K. Kers ↑ Unknown ↓
S. Vink ↑ I. Hamache ↓
🔄84'
W. Kooistra ↑ D. Bouah ↓
🔄84'
🟨87'
Noé Lebreton
Argument
I. Henstra — assist: J. Amofa
⚽90'
Iwan Henstra
Argument
🟨90+5'
🟨90+5'
Almugera Kabar
Argument
Match info
Kickoff
VenueKooi Stadion, Leeuwarden
RefereeI. Oostrom
CompetitionEredivisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 6
StatusMatch Finished