Cambuur Leeuwarden

vs

AZ Alkmaar Reserves

Preview

Cambuur Leeuwarden (home)

• Cambuur have won four and drawn one of their last five matches.
• Cambuur have won 12 and drawn 4 of their 16 home Eerste Divisie games this season.
• Henk de Jong’s team are the second best side in the division with 70 points from 31 games.
• The hosts are unbeaten in their most recent three matches, beating Jong FC Utrecht at home, drawing with Roda JC Kerkrade and edging Helmond Sport away.

Jong AZ (away)

• Jong AZ are 18th with 31 points from 32 matches and have a youth development focus.
• Frank Peereboom’s Jong AZ side have been trying to be a possession-based side since he took over in February 2026.
• Jong AZ’s away form is patchy with seven wins, two draws and seven losses from their 16 road games this year and they are on a run of five without a victory (D2, L3).

Head-to-Head

• Cambuur beat Jong AZ 1-0 in the current season.
• Cambuur have not beaten Jong AZ at this venue in the last two meetings.

Key Players

• Midfield maestro Michael Breij has been the dynamo in Cambuur’s build-up and transitional play.
• Top scorer Oscar Sjoestrand is a threat from any position with 10 goals from 31 appearances in the league.
• Jong AZ creative midfielder Yusuf Barasi has done well to control the tempo and provide an attacking spark.
• Jong’s closest finisher is Sem van Duijn with nine in 21.

Betting Insights

• The Over 2.5 goals market looks a good play at 1.35.
• The 1.48 for the clear home favourites looks a bit low with the Jongs odds 5.6.
• The draw no bet wager on the favourites is suggested as an alternative because this isn’t a ‘dead-heat’ contest.

Prediction

• Cambuur are a dominant side at the home venue, where they have averaged 2.25 goals per home game, scoring 36 at home.
• The visitors’ defensive frailties on the road (29 goals conceded in 16) and lack of recent wins suggest they will have a tough evening in Leeuwarden.