Feyenoord made short work of Cambuur at Koy Stadion on Saturday, running out 5-2 winners in the Eredivisie's third round of fixtures. The Dutch side's visitors were already four points clear in the standings before kick-off, and they added to that gap with a display that took little effort to control. Cambuur, who had never tasted victory in four league outings, paid for a sloppy opening and never recovered their footing.
A. Ueda opened the scoring with a penalty on the half-hour mark, though the visitors had taken the lead earlier through G. Zechiel in the seventeenth minute. Feyenoord doubled their advantage just before the break when L. Valente struck from open play, and an own goal from T. Jansen on the stroke of half-time made it three before the interval. Cambuur pulled one back through R. El Arguioui early in the second half, but Ueda's second penalty on the hour had already settled things.
By then the visitors were camped in the final third, and El Arguioui struck again in the eightieth minute to give Cambuur a lifeline. G. Zechiel responded for Feyenoord shortly after, and the visitors' composure held firm throughout the remaining exchanges. Both managers made several changes in the second half, but the result was never in doubt after the first forty-five minutes.
Statistically, the visitors dominated without making it look difficult. Feyenoord registered 7 shots on target compared to Cambuur's 4, and their expected goals figure of 2.57 was almost double their opponents' 1.07. The hosts enjoyed 45 per cent possession but managed only 2 big chances, while Feyenoord created 7 from 91 attacks. Shots accuracy tells the story: 50 per cent for the visitors versus 36 per cent for the home side.
The result leaves Cambuur rooted to the bottom of the table with zero points from four games, a run that stretches beyond domestic competition. Their recent results read like a list of defeats: losses to Fortuna Sittard, Excelsior, Bologna, and Volos, with only Utrecht on their minds. Feyenoord sit third with 8 points from 4 games, and they have not won since their last league fixture — though they have one foot in the next round of European competition.
What matters here is not the scoreline but the pattern. Cambuur's defensive structure appears to have collapsed under pressure, and their goalkeeper made 3 saves to Feyenoord's 2, suggesting the visitors controlled the tempo without needing to work particularly hard. The old head settled them down, and the clean-sheet run came to an end only because the visitors chose to play on.
