Ajax 3–1 Shelbourne
- Godts 6' (pen.)
- Wijndal 22'
- Dolberg 50'
- Kelly 84'
6 August 2026
The match in data
Ajax beat Shelbourne 3–1 on 6 August 2026, in the 2026-27 Conference League (3rd Qualifying Round).
Player of the match: Daley Blind (Ajax), rated 82, thanks above all to 21 final-third passes and 135 passes. Blind produced 1.7 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.
For Shelbourne, the highest-rated player was Paddy Barrett, with 71.
Mika Godts missed a penalty at 57'.
Daley Blind
Ajax · 90'
Produced 1.74× and cost 0.23× their position's average
- 21 final-third passes 3.5×
- 135 passes 2.6×
- 3 interceptions 2.7×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
- 1 duel lost 0.3×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daley Blind ★ | Defender | 90 | 82 |
| Anton Gaaei | Defender | 90 | 78 |
| Youri Regeer | Midfielder | 90 | 70 |
| Aaron Bouwman | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Kasper Dolberg | Forward | 65 | 62 |
| Jorthy Mokio | Midfielder | 32 | 61 |
| Steven Berghuis | Forward | 64 | 53 |
| Mika Godts | Forward | 77 | 50 |
| Marcos Leonardo | Forward | 32 | 46 |
| Julian Brandt | Midfielder | 25 | 45 |
| Oliver Edvardsen | Forward | 26 | 42 |
| Davy Klaassen | Midfielder | 58 | 41 |
| Owen Wijndal | Defender | 90 | 31 |
| Oscar Gloukh | Midfielder | 58 | 30 |
| Maarten Paes | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Maher Carrizo | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Barrett | Defender | 90 | 71 |
| James Norris | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Daniel Kelly | Forward | 90 | 57 |
| Sam Bone | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Kameron Ledwidge | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Evan Caffrey | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Jack Henry-Francis | Midfielder | 80 | 49 |
| Sean Moore | Midfielder | 73 | 49 |
| Kerr McInroy | Midfielder | 80 | 45 |
| Milan Mbeng | Defender | 90 | 20 |
| Eddie Beach | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Rodrigo Freitas | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Ali Coote | Midfielder | 10 | no rating |
| Odhran Casey | Defender | 10 | no rating |
| James Roche | Defender | 1 | no rating |
| Sean Gannon | Defender | 1 | 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.