SC Cambuur 0-4 Excelsior result, stats and report

Ajax dominated every statistical category but could not hold on, with Excelsior scoring twice from minimal chances to earn a 2-2 draw at the Johan Cruyff Arena. Connor Maguire gives his verdict on a result that has no excuse.

ADO Den Haag controlled possession, created the better chances, and still could not win a home match. A goal from substitute Donát Bárány cancelled out Fabian Kvam's first-half strike, but a point does nothing to fix what is wrong at this club.

Utrecht claimed a 2-1 victory at Excelsior in the Eredivisie despite being outworked for large portions of the match, with Dani de Wit's stoppage-time finish settling it after Aymen Sliti had equalised for the hosts.

SC Cambuur put NEC Nijmegen to the sword with a commanding 3-0 victory, with Ilyes Hamache scoring twice and substitute Iwan Henstra adding a late third. NEC's wretched evening was compounded by four yellow cards and a defensive display that had no backbone whatsoever.

Excelsior came from behind twice to snatch a 2-2 draw at NEC Nijmegen, but the hosts will feel they let two points slip after dominating large periods of the match. Noé Lebreton's stoppage-time equaliser saved Excelsior from defeat.

SC Cambuur have shipped 14 goals in their last five Eredivisie matches and now face an AZ Alkmaar side that has not lost in ten. This is not a fixture for the faint-hearted, and the evidence points firmly in one direction.

SC Heerenveen have not won in five Eredivisie matches and now face an Excelsior side that has scored 25 goals across their last ten. Someone has to stop the bleeding.

Sunday's Eredivisie clash at PEC Zwolle pits two sides desperate for points against each other, with Cambuur yet to win in five attempts and Zwolle leaking goals at an alarming rate. Something has to give.