AZ Alkmaar 2–0 ADO Den Haag
- Daal 61'
- Stengs 68'
8 August 2026
The match in data
A 2–0 win for AZ Alkmaar against ADO Den Haag on 8 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Kees Smit (AZ Alkmaar), rated 57, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 3 key passes. Smit produced 1.4 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.9 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For ADO Den Haag, the highest-rated player was Nigel Thomas, with 73.
Kees Smit
AZ Alkmaar · 72'
Produced 1.45× and cost 0.94× their position's average
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 3 key passes 2.5×
- 5 final-third passes 1.1×
- 2 failed dribbles 3.2×
- 7 misplaced passes 1.4×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kees Smit ★ | Midfielder | 72 | 57 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | Forward | 81 | 55 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | Midfielder | 90 | 54 |
| Dave Kwakman | Midfielder | 90 | 49 |
| Weslley Patati | Forward | 57 | 48 |
| Calvin Stengs | Midfielder | 33 | 47 |
| Jari De Busser | Goalkeeper | 90 | 45 |
| Mateo Chávez | Defender | 73 | 44 |
| Lewis Schouten | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Mexx Meerdink | Forward | 57 | 35 |
| Elijah Dijkstra | Defender | 90 | 29 |
| Wouter Goes | Defender | 90 | 26 |
| Troy Parrott | Forward | 33 | 21 |
| Hessel de Wit | Midfielder | 18 | no rating |
| Mees de Wit | Defender | 17 | no rating |
| Ayoub Oufkir | Forward | 9 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Thomas | Forward | 26 | 73 |
| Kilian Nikièma | Goalkeeper | 90 | 56 |
| Juho Kilo | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Yannick Eduardo | Forward | 90 | 54 |
| Matteo Waem | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Evan Rottier | Forward | 64 | 51 |
| Pascal Mulder | Defender | 85 | 49 |
| Mylian Jiménez | Midfielder | 33 | 45 |
| Milan Hokke | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Finn de Bruin | Midfielder | 57 | 36 |
| Jalen Hawkins | Midfielder | 57 | 27 |
| Daryl van Mieghem | Forward | 64 | 26 |
| Sekou Sylla | Defender | 90 | 25 |
| Illaijh de Ruijter | Defender | 33 | 22 |
| Jesse Bal | Forward | 26 | 18 |
| Lasse Wilhelm | Defender | 5 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which ADO Den Haag player made the most interceptions?
Pascal Mulder, with 3 interceptions. Next: Matteo Waem 2, Finn de Bruin 1.
Away at AZ Alkmaar, Pascal Mulder topped ADO Den Haag's defensive efforts by making 3 interceptions. Matteo Waem recorded 2, while Finn de Bruin added 1.
Which AZ Alkmaar player made the most interceptions?
Peer Koopmeiners, with 3 interceptions. Next: Wouter Goes 1, Kees Smit 1.
Peer Koopmeiners led AZ Alkmaar with 3 interceptions in the 2–0 victory. Breaking up passing lanes before opponents advance often explains control far beyond the scoreline.
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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