Ajax 2–2 Go Ahead Eagles
- Klaassen 15'
- Dolberg 28'
- Baeten 53'
- Smit 66'
17 January 2026
The match in data
Ajax and Go Ahead Eagles drew 2–2 on 17 January 2026, on matchday 19 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Evert Linthorst (Go Ahead Eagles), rated 80, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 4 key passes. Linthorst produced 1.5 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.
It was the highest rating of the matchday.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Ajax, the highest-rated player was Rayane Bounida, with 79.
Evert Linthorst
Go Ahead Eagles · 90'
Produced 1.51× and cost 0.25× their position's average
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 4 key passes 3.1×
- 66 passes 1.7×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.7×
- 1 duel lost 0.2×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayane Bounida | Midfielder | 84 | 79 |
| Aaron Bouwman | Defender | 90 | 75 |
| Lucas Rosa | Defender | 90 | 73 |
| Kasper Dolberg | Forward | 84 | 72 |
| Davy Klaassen | Midfielder | 75 | 71 |
| Sean Steur | Midfielder | 75 | 68 |
| Mika Godts | Forward | 84 | 54 |
| Anton Gaaei | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Youri Regeer | Midfielder | 90 | 38 |
| Ko Itakura | Defender | 90 | 29 |
| Vitezslav Jaros | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Jorthy Mokio | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
| Josip Sutalo | Defender | 15 | no rating |
| Oliver Edvardsen | Forward | 6 | no rating |
| Oscar Gloukh | Midfielder | 6 | no rating |
| Raúl Moro | Forward | 6 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evert Linthorst ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 80 |
| Milan Smit | Forward | 90 | 70 |
| Kenzo Goudmijn | Midfielder | 46 | 64 |
| Melle Meulensteen | Midfielder | 90 | 63 |
| Giovanni van Zwam | Defender | 23 | 60 |
| Victor Edvardsen | Forward | 44 | 58 |
| Thibo Baeten | Forward | 44 | 57 |
| Jakob Breum | Midfielder | 67 | 55 |
| Mathis Suray | Forward | 90 | 49 |
| Joris Kramer | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Dean James | Defender | 23 | 43 |
| Jaden Slory | Forward | 46 | 40 |
| Aske Adelgaard | Defender | 67 | 37 |
| Mats Deijl | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Jari De Busser | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.