AZ Alkmaar 5–2 Go Ahead Eagles
- Kwakman 7'
- Daal 35'
- Schouten 49'
- Chávez 68'
- Daal 86'
- Edvardsen 22'
- Suray 90+3'
29 August 2026
The match in data
AZ Alkmaar beat Go Ahead Eagles 5–2 on 29 August 2026, on matchday 4 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ Alkmaar), rated 73, thanks above all to 4 shots on target and 2 goals. Daal produced 2.4 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Go Ahead Eagles, the highest-rated player was Mathis Suray, with 67.
Ro-Zangelo Daal scored twice.
Ro-Zangelo Daal
AZ Alkmaar · 90'
Produced 2.44× and cost 0.47× their position's average
- 4 shots on target 4.0×
- 2 goals 4.0×
- 5 completed dribbles 4.0×
- 2 balls lost 1.9×
- 9 misplaced passes 1.6×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ro-Zangelo Daal ★ | Forward | 90 | 73 |
| Elijah Dijkstra | Defender | 77 | 66 |
| Calvin Stengs | Midfielder | 26 | 66 |
| Lewis Schouten | Defender | 90 | 63 |
| Dave Kwakman | Midfielder | 64 | 62 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Weslley Patati | Forward | 64 | 49 |
| Wouter Goes | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Mateo Chávez | Defender | 83 | 44 |
| Jari De Busser | Goalkeeper | 90 | 35 |
| Mexx Meerdink | Forward | 90 | 32 |
| Jordy Clasie | Midfielder | 26 | 32 |
| Kees Smit | Midfielder | 77 | 29 |
| Ayoub Oufkir | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Seiya Maikuma | Defender | 13 | no rating |
| Mees de Wit | Defender | 7 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathis Suray | Forward | 90 | 67 |
| Victor Edvardsen | Forward | 59 | 58 |
| Alfons Sampsted | Defender | 59 | 55 |
| Dean James | Defender | 77 | 54 |
| Julius Dirksen | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Joris Kramer | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Melle Meulensteen | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Richonell Margaret | Forward | 31 | 43 |
| Evert Linthorst | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Erik Flataker | Forward | 46 | 36 |
| Thibo Baeten | Forward | 21 | 34 |
| Stefán Ingi Sigurdarson | Forward | 44 | 31 |
| Eus Waayers | Defender | 31 | 30 |
| Kjetil Haug | Goalkeeper | 90 | 26 |
| Søren Tengstedt | Midfielder | 69 | 17 |
| Oskar Sivertsen | Forward | 13 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which AZ Alkmaar player won the most aerial duels?
Mexx Meerdink, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Wouter Goes 3, Peer Koopmeiners 2.
Mexx Meerdink led the aerial battle for AZ Alkmaar in their 5–2 win over Go Ahead Eagles by winning 4 aerial duels. Wouter Goes followed with 3, while Peer Koopmeiners registered 2.
Which Go Ahead Eagles player recovered the most balls?
Evert Linthorst, with 8 recoveries. Next: Dean James 3, Søren Tengstedt 3.
Despite conceding five goals in a 5–2 defeat to AZ Alkmaar, Evert Linthorst worked hard for Go Ahead Eagles with 8 recoveries. Dean James and Søren Tengstedt trailed with 3 each.
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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