SC Cambuur 1-4 FC Twente: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How FC Twente won it

The opening goal came in the 22nd minute: Ruud Nijstad for FC Twente, set up by Bart van Rooij. Wout Weghorst made it 0-2 to FC Twente in the 26th minute, set up by Joël Drommel. Marko Pjaca made it 0-3 to FC Twente in the 47th minute, set up by Sondre Ørjasæter. Younes Taha made it 0-4 to FC Twente in the 82nd minute. Ilyes Hamache made it 1-4 to SC Cambuur in the 88th minute.

It was 0-2 at half-time.

The referee, E. Blank, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to SC Cambuur and 1 to FC Twente.

SC Cambuur: J. Plat, 5-4-1 · FC Twente: J. van den Brom, 4-2-3-1.

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 2.02 for SC Cambuur and 0.64 for FC Twente.

SC Cambuur scored about 1.0 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.

FC Twente made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 3.4 goals.

SC Cambuur created the better chances, 2.02 xG to 0.64, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

SC Cambuur had 3 shots on target, FC Twente 9.

SC Cambuur's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

FC Twente had 64% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

SC Cambuur came into it with 12 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 2.1 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 1.39 expected goals for and 1.72 against, and had won 33% of their matches.

FC Twente came into it with 12 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 2.5 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 2.61 expected goals for and 0.78 against, and had won 58% of their matches.

SC Cambuur vs FC Twente: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Younes Taha (FC Twente), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

SC Cambuur

• Ilyes Hamache 7.3 1 goal
• Billy van Duijl 7.2
• Thijs Jansen 6.9
• Fabian Kvam 6.8
• Rafik El Arguioui 6.7

FC Twente

• Younes Taha 8.2 1 goal
• Wout Weghorst 7.9 1 goal
• Bart van Rooij 7.6 1 assist
• Marko Pjaca 7.4 1 goal
• Ruud Nijstad 7.2 1 goal

The lowest-rated starter was Iwan Henstra at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• SC Cambuur: FC Utrecht vs SC Cambuur Saturday 21 November 2026 · Eredivisie
• FC Twente: FC Twente vs Willem II Sunday 22 November 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 FC Twente

What was the score in SC Cambuur vs FC Twente?

SC Cambuur 1-4 FC Twente (half-time 0-2), Eredivisie, Sunday 30 August 2026.

Who scored in SC Cambuur vs FC Twente?

Ruud Nijstad 22', Wout Weghorst 26', Marko Pjaca 47', Younes Taha 82', Ilyes Hamache 88'.

Did Moneyball predict SC Cambuur vs FC Twente 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 FC Twente?

Younes Taha, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed SC Cambuur vs FC Twente?

E. Blank.