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Ajax vs Cambuur presents a clear Ajax hierarchy with one notable interruption. Ajax won 5–0 away on 5 February 2023, 4–0 at home on 3 September 2022 and 3–2 in Cambuur on 11 March 2022. Cambuur’s 2–1 KNVB Beker win at home on 15 December 2016 remains the counterpoint, ensuring the fixture is not defined entirely by one direction alone.
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Cambuur
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10M
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30F
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9F
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25F
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38M
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17M
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27D
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31G
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1G
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28F
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5D
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39F
Ajax Substitutes
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D
57
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F
9
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M
26
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F
35
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M
28
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M
41
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D
19
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D
3
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G
1
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D
43
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G
22
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F
18
Match events
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16'⚽D. Tadić Normal Goal (Asst: D. Klaassen)
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36'⚽S. Berghuis Normal Goal (Asst: M. Kudus)
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46'M. Paulissen F. Smand
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58'R. Balk M. Hoedemakers
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58'B. Johnsen S. van der Water
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59'Owen Wijndal Yellow Card
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60'Michael Breij Yellow Card
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64'⚽S. Berghuis Normal Goal (Asst: D. Tadić)
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68'Remco Balk Yellow Card
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71'Alex Bangura Yellow Card
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73'J. Hato O. Wijndal
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73'B. Brobbey D. Tadić
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74'M. Mahi M. Breij
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79'⚽B. Brobbey Normal Goal
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80'V. Pichel N. Foor
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85'Y. Regeer K. Taylor
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86'Francisco Conceição D. Klaassen
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86'K. Fitz-Jim D. Rensch
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90' +3⚽B. Brobbey Normal Goal (Asst: S. Berghuis)
Stats for this game
Matchup Ajax VS Cambuur
Ajax establish a clear order
Ajax’s broader advantage is visible in three consecutive league wins dated here. They beat Cambuur 5–0 away on 5 February 2023, 4–0 at home on 3 September 2022 and 3–2 in Cambuur on 11 March 2022. The sequence supports a strong hierarchy and shows Ajax succeeding in both settings. It also gives Cambuur a demanding standard to challenge whenever the teams meet.
Cambuur’s cup win remains the exception
Cambuur’s 2–1 KNVB Beker victory at home on 15 December 2016 is the clearest interruption. It proves that the stronger historical position does not make every meeting automatic, even when Ajax carry the wider balance. Future encounters will ask whether Cambuur can find another way to disrupt the order and whether Ajax can prevent a single exception from becoming the fixture’s defining story. The contrast gives the pairing its lasting question. That contrast matters in every setting.