Matchday three of the Eredivisie season sees two newcomers go head-to-head on Saturday when Cambuur face off against Go Ahead Eagles in Leeuwarden.
Both sides head into the contest looking to make it back to back wins after picking their first victories of the campaign last time out.
Match preview
After consecutive defeats in their opening two games, Cambuur got their season up and running with a 2-0 triumph over FC Twente on August 28.
Following a drab opening 45 minutes of the match, Jamie Jacobs grabbed a second-half brace to secure all three points for Henk de Jong's men.
Last year's Eerste Divisie champions now seek to make it two wins from as many games, which is something they failed to achieve in their last top-flight journey five years ago.
Standing in the way is an opposing side the Yellow-Blues have failed to defeat in any of last season's three meetings, suffering two defeats and battling to a draw.
Despite a shut out last time out, only two teams in the entire division have let in more goals than Saturday's hosts who will be keen to rediscover their defensive solidity from last season.
Go Ahead Eagles kick-started their Eredivisie season two Saturdays ago when they edged past Sparta Rotterdam in a 2-0 win at De Adelaarshorst.
Justin Bakker kept his cool from 12 yards six minutes into the game to give Kees Van Wonderen's men a lead which was eventually doubled on the hour mark by Giannis-Foivos Botos.
The pride of the IJssel Kowet also claimed a 2-0 win over German outfit VFL Bochum in a friendly on Thursday courtesy of goals in either half from Marc Cardona and Luuk Brouwers.
Having gotten off the mark for both goals and points last time out, Saturday's visitors now seek to put together a good run of results.
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Team News
Midfielder Jamie Jacobs came off the bench to score two times against Twente, and he could be rewarded with a place in the starting lineup.
This would see Tamas Kiss drop to the bench after an unproductive display which led to him being substituted at half time in the aforementioned game.
Sam Crowther will not play any part for the away side due to a heart problem which limited him to just seven league outings last campaign.
Twenty-three-year-old Frank Ross still awaits his first appearance of the new season due to a knee injury he sustained back in January.
After ringing the changes for his side's friendly in midweek, Van Wonderen will be expected to revert to his strongest XI for this one.
Cambuur possible starting lineup:
Stevens; Schmidt, Mac-Intosch, Schouten, Bangura; Hoedemakers, Kiss, Breij, Maulun, Kallon; Boere
Go Ahead Eagles possible starting lineup:
Hahn; Kuipers, Bakker, Nauber, Lucassen; Oratmangoen, Brouwers, Rommens, Berden; Botos, Lidberg
We say: Cambuur 2-0 Go Ahead Eagles
The two teams are still finding their feet in the top flight and a victory here would do both teams the world of good. We expect an enthralling affair with Cambuur securing all three points in a relatively comfortable manner.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cambuur win with a probability of 55.61%. A win for Go Ahead Eagles had a probability of 22.57% and a draw had a probability of 21.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cambuur win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.49%) and 2-0 (8.33%). The likeliest Go Ahead Eagles win was 1-2 (5.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cambuur would win this match.
