Cambuur vs NEC Prediction: Can Schreuder's Side Exploit Promoted Side's Defensive Frailties?
SC Cambuur host NEC Nijmegen at the Cambuurstadion on 12 September 2026 in an Eredivisie fixture that lays bare how uneven this start to the season has been: a newly promoted side with one point from five games against a…
Matchweek 6 of the 2026-2027 Eredivisie brings Cambuur against NEC on 2026-09-12 (kick-off 20:00 GMT).
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Johan Plat and D. Schreuder.
Cambuur are 18th in the standings with 1 point, followed by NEC in 9th on 7 points.
Cambuur have 3 players sidelined: W. Asselman (Inactive), D. Visser (Knee Injury), D. Bouah (Injury) but NEC face 5 absences: D. Fonville (Injury), A. Kaplan (Knee Injury), B. Linssen (Injury), E. Mor (Inactive), D. Nejasmic (Inactive).
We're predicting Cambuur to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-3-3, and NEC are expected to line up in 3-4-2-1.
In their last outing, Cambuur's highest-rated performer was B. van Duijl (6.6), while NEC's standout was N. Polster (7.9).
Cambuur played out a 2-2 draw with Telstar, and NEC shared the spoils 2-2 vs Excelsior.
Neither side is flying – Cambuur 0-1-4 and NEC 1-1-3 over the last 5 matches.
NEC lead this rivalry - 6 wins from 18 matches versus Cambuur (who've won just 5 games), alongside 7 draws.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: NEC to win 4-0, despite Cambuur's 0-0-3 home form - NEC's strong 2-0-0 record away with 1.33 goals/game does the trick.
Cambuur is going head to head with Nijmegen on 12/9/2026 19:00 GMT for the Netherlands Eredivisie. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Cambuur v Nijmegen H2H statistics!