SC Cambuur 4-0 Go Ahead Eagles: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How SC Cambuur won it

Ismaël Baouf put SC Cambuur ahead in the 7th minute, set up by Rafik El Arguioui. Jason Ceka made it 2-0 to SC Cambuur in the 15th minute, set up by Devid Eugene Bouah. Billy van Duijl made it 3-0 to SC Cambuur in the 41st minute, set up by Ilyes Hamache. Rafik El Arguioui made it 4-0 to SC Cambuur in the 80th minute, set up by Sami Bouhoudane.

It was 3-0 at half-time.

The referee, S. Gözübüyük, showed 3 yellow cards: 2 to SC Cambuur and 1 to Go Ahead Eagles.

SC Cambuur: J. Plat, 4-3-3 · Go Ahead Eagles: J. Oosting, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

A correct call on the result: 41% for a SC Cambuur win before the match. The scoreline, 4-0, was not the estimate's first choice (3-1).

On goals the estimate was close: about 3.9 expected, 4 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 74%; with 4 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 74%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-31, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.63 for SC Cambuur and 1.41 for Go Ahead Eagles.

SC Cambuur scored about 3.4 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Go Ahead Eagles left about 1.4 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected SC Cambuur to create more, and Go Ahead Eagles did.

SC Cambuur had 7 shots on target, Go Ahead Eagles 1.

SC Cambuur had 51% 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.

Go Ahead Eagles came into it with 12 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 1.61 expected goals for and 1.68 against, and had won 33% of their matches.

SC Cambuur vs Go Ahead Eagles: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Rafik El Arguioui (SC Cambuur), rated 8.6 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.

SC Cambuur

• Rafik El Arguioui 8.6 1 goal, 1 assist
• Ismaël Baouf 8.4 1 goal
• Ilyes Hamache 8.1 1 assist
• Jason Ceka 8.0 1 goal
• Billy van Duijl 7.4 1 goal

Go Ahead Eagles

• Stefán Ingi Sigurdarson 6.8
• Mathis Suray 6.7
• Richonell Margaret 6.7
• Evert Linthorst 6.6
• Victor Edvardsen 6.6

The lowest-rated starter was Alfons Sampsted at 5.7. 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
• Go Ahead Eagles: Go Ahead Eagles vs Fortuna Sittard 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 Go Ahead Eagles

What was the score in SC Cambuur vs Go Ahead Eagles?

SC Cambuur 4-0 Go Ahead Eagles (half-time 3-0), Eredivisie, Saturday 31 October 2026.

Who scored in SC Cambuur vs Go Ahead Eagles?

Ismaël Baouf 7', Jason Ceka 15', Billy van Duijl 41', Rafik El Arguioui 80'.

Did Moneyball predict SC Cambuur vs Go Ahead Eagles correctly?

A correct call on the result: 41% for a SC Cambuur win before the match. The scoreline, 4-0, was not the estimate's first choice (3-1).

Who was man of the match in SC Cambuur vs Go Ahead Eagles?

Rafik El Arguioui, rated 8.6 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed SC Cambuur vs Go Ahead Eagles?

S. Gözübüyük.