Cambuur Leeuwarden vs FC Volendam Predictions

• Cambuur hold a 3 point lead at the top of the Eerste Divisie table.
• Both teams have scored in four of the last seven meetings between these two clubs.
• Both teams head into Friday’s match having won the majority of their last six matches in all competitions.
• Both teams have scored in each of Volendam’s last six matches and the visitors haven’t lost any of those games.

Both teams are competing for promotion from the Eerste Divisie this season

Three of the last six league meetings between these two clubs have seen both teams score and four of Cambuur’s last five matches in all competitions have also seen both teams score while each of Volengam’s last six games in league and cup have produced goals at both ends of the pitch, which is why we are confident that neither keeper will keep a clean sheet this Friday.

8 points separate the two clubs heading into Friday’s clash but it is the visitors that earn the title of form favourites after they picked up five wins and a draw3 from their last six matches of 2019. Cambuur lost twice in December, first in the league at home to Ajax Jong and then in their own backyard in the KNVB Beker at the hands of Feyenoord, so we’re expecting a close and competitive ninety minutes between the pair on Friday.

Cambuur have only lost once at home in the league this season but have also drawn once in their own backyard as well, while Volendam have performed well on the road with five wins and a draw from their ten away games. The hosts concede an average of 0.89 goals per home game and actually have a better defensive record on the road this season while Volendam concede an average of 1.60 goals per away game. However, with this being both teams first game back following the winter break we doubt either side will be fully up to speed and the average goals conceded ties in with our prediction for a 1-1 draw on Friday.

The hosts don’t lose many at home but the visitors are in great form

Over 1.5 goals have been scored in 89% of Cambuurs’ home games as well as in 90% of Volendam’s away games this season which is why we are confident that both teams will score this Friday. The visitors haven’t kept a clean sheet on the road this season and both teams have scored in 70% of their away games, while 56% of Cambuur’s home games have also produced goals at both ends of the pitch. Cambuur have only failed to score in 22% of their home games in the Eerste Divisie so far and Volendam have only drawn a blank in 30% of their away games.

Cambuur are very strong at home which is why they are the current favourites to claim the Eerste Divisie title but Volendam are currently beating the league average in points per away game, percentage of wins on the road, percentage of defeats in away games, goals scored per away game and goals conceded on the road, which is why we believe they will earn a point on Friday.

We’re confident that both teams will score in Friday’s clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1. \csmbuur head into the game as the favourites but have struggled in their last two home games in league and cup while Volendam are in the midst of an unbeaten run which has seen the visitors avoid defeat in their last four away games in the Eerste Divisie.