Willem II vs Cambuur prediction, team news and preview

Willem II vs Cambuur: what the match decides

Round 10 of the Eredivisie brings together the bottom club and a side only four places above them. Willem II are 18th with two points from nine games, a record of no wins, two draws and seven defeats. Cambuur are 14th with nine points, from two wins, three draws and four defeats.

The gap is seven points, so this is a real chance for Cambuur to move away from the drop zone. For Willem II the match decides whether they can finally register a first league win of the season. The game is played at the Koning Willem II Stadion on Saturday 24 October 2026.

On the numbers, Cambuur are the more reliable side right now. Willem II have the worst goal difference in the division at -17, after scoring 9 and conceding 26.

Willem II and Cambuur recent form

Willem II's last five league games read one draw and four defeats. They scored 5 and conceded 13, an average of 1 scored and 2.6 conceded per game, and they have not kept a clean sheet in that run. Four of the five games saw both teams score, and three had more than 2.5 goals.

Their sequence includes a 1-5 loss at Ajax, a 1-3 defeat at Utrecht and a 2-3 loss at Sparta Rotterdam last time out. At home the sample is small: one game in this run, a 0-1 defeat to Fortuna Sittard in which they failed to score.

Cambuur are unbeaten in their last five, with two wins and three draws. They scored 9 and conceded 5, which is 1.8 scored and 1 conceded per game, with two clean sheets and no game without a goal. Their results include a 3-0 home win over NEC Nijmegen, a 1-0 win at PEC Zwolle and a 2-2 draw with AZ Alkmaar last weekend.

On the road, Cambuur have taken one win and two draws from three away games in that run, scoring 4 and conceding 3. They have not lost any of those three.

Willem II vs Cambuur team news

Willem II have five players listed as out. A. Culum (foot injury), T. Didillon Hodl (hamstring), J. Hoogma (knee) and A. Lachkar (groin) are injured, and W. van der Steen is listed as inactive. No doubtful players are reported in our data. With a defence that has leaked 2.6 goals per game recently, losing this many squad members adds to the pressure.

Cambuur have four players out. J. Amofa and W. Asselman are injured, D. Visser is out with a knee injury, and D. Bouah is unavailable because of a red card. No doubtful players are reported for them either.

Line-ups have not been published in our data. They are confirmed about an hour before kick-off.

Willem II vs Cambuur storylines

Willem II's season is about survival, and the table is already unforgiving. They sit 18th in the relegation zone, 21 points behind leader Feyenoord, who have 23. They have lost four league games in a row, and the last result was a 2-3 defeat at Sparta Rotterdam, so there are signs of goals but not of defensive control.

Cambuur's story is steadier. Five unbeaten games have lifted them to 14th, even though their season goal difference is still -8, with 13 scored and 21 conceded. A win here would stretch their lead over the bottom club to ten points.

There is also history for Cambuur to draw on, since they have not lost to Willem II in any of the six meetings in our data.

Where Willem II vs Cambuur will be decided

The main contrast is Willem II's defence against Cambuur's consistent scoring. Willem II concede 2.6 goals per game in their last five, while Cambuur have scored in each of theirs and average 1.8. If Cambuur find the net even once, Willem II's task becomes steep, since they have scored only 5 in their last five.

The second factor is how Willem II cope at the other end. Cambuur have kept two clean sheets in five and concede 1 per game, so Willem II will probably need to create chances against a side that is hard to break down. They failed to score in the one home game of this run.

Cambuur's own attacking depth is a question, as some of their absentees are injured and a suspension also reduces their options. Even so, their recent results suggest the squad has coped with it.

Willem II vs Cambuur head-to-head

The six meetings in our data produced three Cambuur wins, three draws and no Willem II win. The sides averaged 2.33 goals per game, both scored in four of the six, and two games had more than 2.5 goals.

The latest meeting was a 1-0 win for Cambuur at Willem II's ground on 12 December 2025 in the Eerste Divisie. Before that came a 2-2 draw in September 2025 and a 1-1 draw in February 2024. The last Eredivisie meeting was a 1-1 draw in May 2022, preceded by a 3-1 Cambuur win at Willem II in December 2021.

Willem II vs Cambuur prediction

Our lean is towards Cambuur avoiding defeat, with a win the single most likely result. They are unbeaten in five and have a clear advantage in goals scored and conceded per game over the same period. Willem II have lost four in a row and concede 2.6 per game, while Cambuur have won or drawn all of their last five.

On goals, we lean towards both teams scoring, as that happened in four of Willem II's last five games. The head-to-head record is more guarded, though, with only two of six games going over 2.5 goals. A scoreline of 1-2 or 1-1 would fit the evidence.

Willem II can change that picture if they stay compact at home and score first, as they would then be playing with less pressure. A lean is not a certainty, and one set piece or red card could change things. MATCH PULSE's three AI engines (GPT, Claude and Gemini) publish their independent analysis of the match before kick-off.

How to watch Willem II vs Cambuur

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