Athletic Club 2–0 AZ Alkmaar
- Williams 72'
- Sancet 86'
3 October 2024
The match in data
Athletic Club got the better of AZ Alkmaar, 2–0, on 3 October 2024, in the 2024-25 Europa League (League Stage 2).
Player of the match: Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club), rated 63, thanks above all to 6 final-third passes and 9 recoveries. Jauregizar produced 1.3 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For AZ Alkmaar, the highest-rated player was Kristijan Belic, with 55.
Mikel Jauregizar
Athletic Club · 74'
Produced 1.33× and cost 0.61× their position's average
- 6 final-third passes 1.5×
- 9 recoveries 2.6×
- 53 passes 1.5×
- 6 misplaced passes 1.1×
- 1 time dribbled past 1.3×
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.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel Jauregizar ★ | Midfielder | 74 | 63 |
| Aitor Paredes | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Yuri Berchiche | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | Midfielder | 84 | 59 |
| Dani Vivian | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Nico Williams | Forward | 90 | 52 |
| Julen Agirrezabala | Goalkeeper | 90 | 50 |
| Iñaki Williams | Forward | 90 | 47 |
| Gorka Guruzeta | Forward | 74 | 37 |
| Oihan Sancet | Midfielder | 90 | 35 |
| Andoni Gorosabel | Defender | 56 | 35 |
| Óscar de Marcos | Defender | 34 | 30 |
| Ander Herrera | Midfielder | 16 | no rating |
| Álex Berenguer | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Unai Gómez | Midfielder | 12 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristijan Belic | Midfielder | 26 | 55 |
| David Møller Wolfe | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Bruno Martins Indi | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | Goalkeeper | 90 | 45 |
| Ruben van Bommel | Forward | 90 | 38 |
| Alexandre Penetra | Defender | 84 | 38 |
| Jordy Clasie | Midfielder | 64 | 38 |
| Sven Mijnans | Midfielder | 90 | 36 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | Midfielder | 76 | 33 |
| Zico Buurmeester | Midfielder | 90 | 32 |
| Seiya Maikuma | Defender | 76 | 32 |
| Troy Parrott | Forward | 63 | 29 |
| Mexx Meerdink | Forward | 27 | 23 |
| Denso Kasius | Defender | 14 | no rating |
| Mayckel Lahdo | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Ernest Poku | Forward | 12 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Athletic Club player completed the most dribbles?
Nico Williams, with 7 completed dribbles. Next: Iñaki Williams 1, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 1.
Nico Williams broke the game open for Athletic Club with 7 completed dribbles in the 2–0 win. The winger accounted for almost all individual take-ons, ahead of Iñaki Williams and Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta with 1 each.
Which AZ Alkmaar player recovered the most balls?
Sven Mijnans, with 10 recoveries. Next: Ruben van Bommel 5, Jordy Clasie 5.
Despite the 2–0 loss, AZ Alkmaar saw constant defensive work from Sven Mijnans, who registered 10 ball recoveries. That tally doubled the output of Ruben van Bommel and Jordy Clasie, who each had 5.
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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