Match report
Feyenoord run riot at Cambuur despite late fightback
Feyenoord thrashed Cambuur 5-2 at Kooi Stadion in an Eredivisie matchday three fixture that was effectively settled inside the opening 45 minutes. Gjivai Zechiël, Luciano Valente, an own goal from Thijs Jansen and a penalty from Ayase Ueda gave the visitors a commanding 4-0 half-time lead.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Zechiël opened the scoring in the 17th minute before Valente, assisted by Gaoussou Diarra, doubled the advantage nine minutes later. Jansen turned into his own net in first-half stoppage time to make it three, and Ueda converted from the spot in the 45+1st minute to put the contest beyond reasonable doubt before the break.
Cambuur rallied after the interval through Rafik El Arguioui, who pulled two goals back in the 70th and 80th minutes, the first assisted by Nicolas Binder, to briefly threaten a comeback at 2-4. Feyenoord restored their four-goal cushion almost immediately when Zechiël struck again in the 83rd minute, set up by Jordan Lotomba, sealing the 5-2 win.
Feyenoord controlled less of the ball, with 45 percent possession to Cambuur's 55, yet were far more clinical, converting five of their eleven shots while registering a higher expected goals figure of 1.67 to their hosts' 0.99.
Rafik El Arguioui scored twice for Cambuur in the second half, earning a rating of 8.3 despite finishing on the losing side.
Despite having less of the ball, Feyenoord posted a higher expected goals tally of 1.67 compared to Cambuur's 0.99, reflecting their ruthless finishing.
Feyenoord won 5–2 away against Cambuur (half-time 0–4).
Cambuur met Feyenoord in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Sunday, 23 August 2026, 14:45 UTC at Kooi Stadion. Referee: Danny Desmond Makkelie.
Team pages: Cambuur · Feyenoord · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 17' Goal: Gjivai Zechiël — 0–1 · Watch Gjivai Zechiël's goal video (17')
- 26' Goal: Luciano Valente (assist: Gaoussou Diarra) — 0–2 · Watch Luciano Valente's goal video (26')
- 42' Goal (own goal): Thijs Jansen — 0–3 · Watch Thijs Jansen's goal video (42')
- 45' Goal (penalty): Ayase Ueda — 0–4 · Watch Ayase Ueda's goal video (45')
- 70' Goal: Rafik El Arguioui (assist: Nicolas Binder) — 1–4 · Watch Rafik El Arguioui's goal video (70')
- 80' Goal: Rafik El Arguioui — 2–4 · Watch Rafik El Arguioui's goal video (80')
- 83' Goal: Gjivai Zechiël (assist: Jordan Lotomba) — 2–5 · Watch Gjivai Zechiël's goal video (83')
Starting line-ups
Cambuur (4-3-3)
Feyenoord (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Cambuur 10%, the draw 18%, Feyenoord 72%. It finished Cambuur 2–5 Feyenoord.
Feyenoord's rating gap outweighs Cambuur's home ground — Feyenoord are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top makes it one-sided for Feyenoord. The draw at 18% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Feyenoord at 72%?
Feyenoord sit 472 points higher on our strength rating — 1371 to 1843. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge on the road won 65.8% of 5,198 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Cambuur's column. Across 10,693 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 11–17–72.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 72% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 18% and Cambuur at 10%.
Why is the draw only 18%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 18.0%. These teams' recent games average 3.1 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,983. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment takes 1.5 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Feyenoord have gained 90 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,211 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Cambuur are newly promoted — game 3 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Cambuur vs Feyenoord final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Eredivisie fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Gjivai Zechiël's goal against Cambuur (17').
- Watch Luciano Valente's goal against Cambuur (26').
- Watch Thijs Jansen's own goal video (42').
- Watch Ayase Ueda's goal against Cambuur (45').
- Watch Rafik El Arguioui's goal against Feyenoord (70').
- Watch Rafik El Arguioui's goal against Feyenoord (80').
- Watch Gjivai Zechiël's goal against Cambuur (83').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Cambuur 2–5 Feyenoord. Explore more on the Cambuur and Feyenoord team pages or the Eredivisie page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Cambuur vs Feyenoord?
Feyenoord won 5–2 away against Cambuur (half-time 0–4).
›Who scored in Cambuur vs Feyenoord?
Gjivai Zechiël (17') for Feyenoord; Luciano Valente (26') for Feyenoord; Thijs Jansen (42') (own goal) for Feyenoord; Ayase Ueda (45') (penalty) for Feyenoord; Rafik El Arguioui (70') for Cambuur; Rafik El Arguioui (80') for Cambuur; Gjivai Zechiël (83') for Feyenoord.
›Where can I watch Cambuur vs Feyenoord highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Cambuur 2–5 Feyenoord are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Cambuur and Feyenoord?
Cambuur and Feyenoord have met 6 times — 0 wins for Cambuur, 6 wins for Feyenoord and 0 draws.