SC Cambuur 3-0 NEC Nijmegen: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How SC Cambuur won it

Ilyes Hamache put SC Cambuur ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Billy van Duijl. Ilyes Hamache made it 2-0 to SC Cambuur in the 54th minute, set up by Fabian Kvam. Iwan Henstra made it 3-0 to SC Cambuur in the 90th minute (+2), set up by Jamal Amofa .

It was 1-0 at half-time.

Ilyes Hamache scored twice.

The referee, I. Oostrom, showed 6 yellow cards: 2 to SC Cambuur and 4 to NEC Nijmegen.

SC Cambuur: J. Plat, 4-2-3-1 · NEC Nijmegen: D. Schreuder, 3-4-2-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.70 for SC Cambuur and 3.03 for NEC Nijmegen.

SC Cambuur scored about 2.3 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

NEC Nijmegen left about 3.0 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

NEC Nijmegen created the better chances, 3.03 xG to 0.70, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

SC Cambuur had 7 shots on target, NEC Nijmegen 1.

NEC Nijmegen had 63% of the ball, but SC Cambuur took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

SC Cambuur came into it with 10 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 1.9 and conceding 2.2 a match, with 1.42 expected goals for and 1.74 against, and had won 30% of their matches.

NEC Nijmegen came into it with 10 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.91 expected goals for and 1.73 against, and had won 20% of their matches.

SC Cambuur vs NEC Nijmegen: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Ilyes Hamache (SC Cambuur), rated 9.3 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.

SC Cambuur

• Ilyes Hamache 9.3 2 goals
• Morgan Costarelli 7.3
• Rafik El Arguioui 7.3
• Billy van Duijl 7.3 1 assist
• Fabian Kvam 7.3 1 assist

NEC Nijmegen

• Tjaronn Chery 7.5
• Kaj Sierhuis 6.9
• Gonzalo Crettaz 6.6
• Darko Nejasmic 6.6
• Kevin Kers 6.5

The lowest-rated starter was Adam Tahaui at 5.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• SC Cambuur: SC Cambuur vs Go Ahead Eagles Saturday 31 October 2026 · Eredivisie
• NEC Nijmegen: SC Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen Saturday 31 October 2026 · Eredivisie

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about SC Cambuur vs NEC Nijmegen

What was the score in SC Cambuur vs NEC Nijmegen?

SC Cambuur 3-0 NEC Nijmegen (half-time 1-0), Eredivisie, Saturday 12 September 2026.

Who scored in SC Cambuur vs NEC Nijmegen?

Ilyes Hamache 21', Ilyes Hamache 54', Iwan Henstra 90+2'.

Did Moneyball predict SC Cambuur vs NEC Nijmegen correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in SC Cambuur vs NEC Nijmegen?

Ilyes Hamache, rated 9.3 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed SC Cambuur vs NEC Nijmegen?

I. Oostrom.