§ Eredivisie · 2025-26 · Matchday 3

Ajax 2–0 Heracles Almelo

  • Berghuis 31'
  • Weghorst 87'

24 August 2025

The match in data

A 2–0 win for Ajax against Heracles Almelo on 24 August 2025, on matchday 3 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.

Player of the match: Steven Berghuis (Ajax), rated 71, thanks above all to 4 key passes and 9 final-third passes. Berghuis produced 1.0 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.1 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Heracles Almelo, the highest-rated player was Ajdin Hrustic, with 60.

71
Player of the match

Steven Berghuis

Ajax · 63'

Produced 1.00× and cost 0.06× their position's average

Added
  • 4 key passes 4.0×
  • 9 final-third passes 4.0×
  • 53 passes 3.1×
Took away
  • 3 misplaced passes 0.7×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Ajax
PlayerPositionMinRating
Steven Berghuis ★ Forward 63 71
Owen Wijndal Defender 90 62
Davy Klaassen Midfielder 27 62
Wout Weghorst Forward 90 53
Kian Fitz-Jim Midfielder 78 50
Raúl Moro Forward 78 50
Kenneth Taylor Midfielder 90 46
Youri Baas Defender 90 46
Vitezslav Jaros Goalkeeper 90 44
Oscar Gloukh Midfielder 64 44
Oliver Edvardsen Forward 26 43
Lucas Rosa Defender 90 39
Anton Gaaei Defender 78 33
Jorthy Mokio Midfielder 12 no rating
Josip Sutalo Defender 12 no rating
Youri Regeer Midfielder 12 no rating
Heracles Almelo
PlayerPositionMinRating
Ajdin Hrustic Midfielder 29 60
Ivan Mesik Defender 90 53
Fabian de Keijzer Goalkeeper 90 51
Sem Scheperman Midfielder 85 40
Jannes Wieckhoff Defender 74 40
Damon Mirani Defender 90 38
Luka Kulenovic Forward 90 38
Thomas Bruns Midfielder 61 37
Djevencio van der Kust Defender 90 35
Jan Zamburek Midfielder 85 33
Tristan van Gilst Forward 73 30
Bryan Limbombe Forward 90 29
Yvandro Borges Sanches Forward 17 no rating
Mimeirhel Benita Defender 16 no rating
Antonio Satriano Forward 5 no rating
Mike te Wierik Defender 5 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Heracles Almelo player won the most aerial duels?

Luka Kulenovic, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Damon Mirani 1, Djevencio van der Kust 1.

Luka Kulenovic won 5 aerial duels in Heracles Almelo's 2–0 loss to Ajax. Damon Mirani and Djevencio van der Kust tallied 1 each, meaning Kulenovic accounted for almost all of his team's aerial output.

Which Ajax player won the most aerial duels?

Wout Weghorst, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Steven Berghuis 3, Anton Gaaei 2.

Wout Weghorst led Ajax's aerial battles with 5 duels won in the 2–0 victory over Heracles Almelo. Steven Berghuis won 3 and Anton Gaaei 2, showcasing Weghorst's aerial value up front.

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.

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Ajax 2–0 Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2025-26. Player of the match: Steven Berghuis, 71
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.