Match Report
Before the match
Cambuur's previous five results comprised two wins, two draws and one defeat. Their goal totals were 8 scored and 7 conceded. Latest: a 1-0 win away to Zwolle on 11 October; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to NEC on 12 September.
1-0 was Cambuur's result against Zwolle on 11 October (Eredivisie), playing away from home; Cambuur won, with one scored to zero conceded. The 19 September fixture (Eredivisie) paired Cambuur with Den Haag. Cambuur drew 1-1 away from home, netting one goal while conceding one. Playing at home against NEC (Eredivisie), Cambuur finished 3-0 on 12 September. Their score comprised three goals, against zero from the opposition. 6 September: Cambuur drew 2-2 against Telstar away from home in Eredivisie, scoring two goals and allowing two. Against Twente in Eredivisie, Cambuur scored one and conceded four on 30 August; the at home result was 1-4.
eight points in eight matches put Cambuur 13th in the pre-match results-based Eredivisie standings.
ten goals for and seven against accompanied AZ's three wins, one draw and one defeat across five outings. A 2-0 defeat away to Feyenoord (10 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 5-2 at home to Go Ahead on 29 August.
10 October: AZ lost 0-2 against Feyenoord away from home in Eredivisie, scoring zero goals and allowing two. Against Telstar in Eredivisie, AZ scored one and conceded zero on 20 September; the at home result was 1-0. AZ's at home game on 11 September (Eredivisie) ended 1-1 against Willem II, with one goal for and one against. On 6 September, Heerenveen faced AZ in Eredivisie: AZ won 3-2 away from home, having scored three and conceded two. Eredivisie, 29 August brought a home meeting with Go Ahead; AZ won 5-2, a return of five goals scored and two conceded.
AZ stood 3rd in the results-based Eredivisie table before kickoff, with 19 points from eight matches.
The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 2-1 home win for AZ on 25 February 2023 and a 1-0 away win for AZ on 28 August 2022.
After the match
Cambuur and AZ drew 2-2 on 18 October 2026. Nicolas Binder opened the scoring inside the first 7 minutes for Cambuur, set up by Jason Ceka, to make it 1-0. Ro-Zangelo Daal levelled it in the 26th minute for AZ, set up by Peer Koopmeiners, to make it 1-1. Cambuur regained the lead through Ilyes Hamache in the 39th minute, set up by Billy van Duijl, to make it 2-1. With the 4th goal, AZ drew level through Mexx Meerdink from the penalty spot late on, in the 83rd minute to make it 2-2. Devid Bouah (53') was sent off. Lewis Schouten (10'), Devid Bouah (24'), Ayoub Oufkir (59'), Johan Plat (81') and Thijs Jansen (82') were booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have AZ 238 points stronger than Cambuur. Cambuur are unbeaten in the latest 5 matches of their recorded form in the 2024/25 Eredivisie and the 2026/27 Eredivisie. Cambuur: three yellow cards and one red card. Cambuur made five changes. The card tally for AZ was two yellow cards. AZ made five changes.