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 72, thanks above all to 0.59 xG and 1 goal. Berghuis produced 2.4 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Heracles Almelo, the highest-rated player was Ajdin Hrustic, with 66.
Steven Berghuis
Ajax · 63'
Produced 2.36× and cost 0.72× their position's average
- 0.59 xG 2.9×
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 2 shots on target 3.0×
- 3 shots off target 2.9×
- 3 misplaced passes 0.7×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Berghuis ★ | Forward | 63 | 72 |
| Owen Wijndal | Defender | 90 | 67 |
| Wout Weghorst | Forward | 90 | 59 |
| Davy Klaassen | Midfielder | 27 | 59 |
| Raúl Moro | Forward | 78 | 57 |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | Midfielder | 78 | 52 |
| Youri Baas | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Oliver Edvardsen | Forward | 26 | 49 |
| Kenneth Taylor | Midfielder | 90 | 48 |
| Oscar Gloukh | Midfielder | 64 | 45 |
| Lucas Rosa | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Anton Gaaei | Defender | 78 | 34 |
| Vitezslav Jaros | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Jorthy Mokio | Midfielder | 12 | no rating |
| Josip Sutalo | Defender | 12 | no rating |
| Youri Regeer | Midfielder | 12 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajdin Hrustic | Midfielder | 29 | 66 |
| Ivan Mesik | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Sem Scheperman | Midfielder | 85 | 44 |
| Luka Kulenovic | Forward | 90 | 43 |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | Defender | 74 | 42 |
| Thomas Bruns | Midfielder | 61 | 41 |
| Damon Mirani | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Bryan Limbombe | Forward | 90 | 39 |
| Djevencio van der Kust | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Tristan van Gilst | Forward | 73 | 35 |
| Jan Zamburek | Midfielder | 85 | 34 |
| Fabian de Keijzer | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| 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 |
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.