Cambuur vs Twente prediction: NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie betting tips on match 2022-10-22 12:30.
In Leeuwarden this week at SC Cambuur, the news was about anything but football, as head coach Henk de Jong was forced to end his managerial career for health reasons. That sad news overshadowed a routine 3-0 KNVB Cup victory against the amateur side FC Rijnvogels. Still, the 14th place occupants of the Eredivisie standings (at the start of the round) will have to lift their game sooner rather than later.
Their schedule prior to the winter break first contains two home matches followed by two away trips. In its own stadium, Cambuur has managed to get a favourable result just once so far. That was earlier this month, when PSV were treated to a 3-0 loss with a lot of guts and fight. Since then, the Leeuwardeners took a point (0-0) in Deventer and lost at home to Vitesse (0-3).
Their opponent on Sunday afternoon is FC Twente, which clearly has its sights set on a place in the top echelon of the table, having tasted a return to European soccer earlier this season. The results of Ron Jans' team resemble that a traffic light. Since the beginning of September, they have alternated between all three results: win, draw, lose, win, lose, win.
There is a big difference between FC Twente's away and home results, which has been holding them back. Only four of their 19 points were obtained outside their home of Grolsch Veste. On the first matchday, FC Twente won in Nijmegen at N.E.C, whilst on Sept. 11 they took a point in Alkmaar, visiting AZ. That was over a month ago now. In the first round of the KNVB Cup, FC Twente was unranked and thus had no midweek commitments, which helped them freshen up.
Players to watch: For the home side, Remco Balk scored another goal in a competitive match. He was one of the goalscorers in the cup match against FC Rijnvogels. In the league this season, he's yet to get off the mark from ten appearances. At FC Twente, Ricky van Wolfswinkel was freed from a nine-game drought. He scored his second goal of the season last week against FC Groningen.
Hot stat: FC Twente's last Eredivisie victory in Leeuwarden dates back to 2013. Since then, Twente did win once in the Eerste Divisie, but at the highest level Cambuur remained unbeaten across three H2Hs (W1, D2).