# Matchday 1 · Eredivisie 2026-27 · Results, ratings and top performers | Sir Balone

> Matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie was played on 7–9 August 2026: 9 matches and 25 goals. The highest rating went to Thijs Kraaijeveld (Feyenoord), with 78, in Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Feyenoord.

URL: https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/eredivisie/2026-27/matchday-1/
Datos al: 2026-10-15
Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/).

§ Eredivisie · 2026-27

## Matchday 1

7–9 August 2026

Matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie was played on 7–9 August 2026: 9 matches and 25 goals.

The highest rating went to Thijs Kraaijeveld (Feyenoord), with 78, in Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Feyenoord.

The biggest margin: SC Cambuur 0–4 Excelsior.

### Matches

- [7 Aug SC Cambuur 0–4 Excelsior 73 Garden](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/sc-cambuur-excelsior-2026-08-07/)
- [8 Aug NEC Nijmegen 1–2 Telstar 69 Soualhia](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/nec-nijmegen-telstar-2026-08-08/)
- [8 Aug Go Ahead Eagles 4–1 Willem II 72 Meulensteen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/go-ahead-eagles-willem-ii-2026-08-08/)
- [8 Aug PSV 2–2 Fortuna Sittard 71 Romeny](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/psv-fortuna-sittard-2026-08-08/)
- [8 Aug AZ Alkmaar 2–0 ADO Den Haag 56 Daal](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/az-alkmaar-ado-den-haag-2026-08-08/)
- [9 Aug Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Feyenoord 78 Kraaijeveld](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/sparta-rotterdam-feyenoord-2026-08-09/)
- [9 Aug PEC Zwolle 0–2 Ajax 65 ter Stegen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/pec-zwolle-ajax-2026-08-09/)
- [9 Aug FC Groningen 2–1 FC Utrecht 67 Willumsson](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/fc-groningen-fc-utrecht-2026-08-09/)
- [9 Aug SC Heerenveen 1–0 FC Twente 59 Bruns](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/sc-heerenveen-fc-twente-2026-08-09/)

### Top performers of the matchday

The highest ratings of the matchday among those who played 60+ minutes and produced at least the average for their position.

- 1 78 [Thijs Kraaijeveld](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/thijs-kraaijeveld-37634564/) Feyenoord · [Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Feyenoord](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/sparta-rotterdam-feyenoord-2026-08-09/)
- 2 73 [David Garden](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/david-garden-37598299/) Excelsior · [SC Cambuur 0–4 Excelsior](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/sc-cambuur-excelsior-2026-08-07/)
- 3 72 [Melle Meulensteen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/melle-meulensteen-2538512/) Go Ahead Eagles · [Go Ahead Eagles 4–1 Willem II](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/go-ahead-eagles-willem-ii-2026-08-08/)
- 4 71 [Ole Romeny](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ole-romeny-10630683/) Fortuna Sittard · [PSV 2–2 Fortuna Sittard](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/psv-fortuna-sittard-2026-08-08/)
- 5 69 [Abdelnour Soualhia](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/abdelnour-soualhia-37262198/) Telstar · [NEC Nijmegen 1–2 Telstar](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/nec-nijmegen-telstar-2026-08-08/)