§ Eredivisie · 2024-25 · Matchday 20

AZ Alkmaar 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam

  • Meerdink 90+3'
  • Mito 72'
  • Verschueren 90+5'

26 January 2025

The match in data

Sparta Rotterdam got the better of AZ Alkmaar, 2–1, on 26 January 2025, on matchday 20 of the 2024-25 Eredivisie.

Player of the match: Jordy Clasie (AZ Alkmaar), rated 69, thanks above all to 12 final-third passes and 5 key passes. Clasie produced 1.7 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

It is their 5th time as player of the match this season.

For Sparta Rotterdam, the highest-rated player was Nick Olij, with 58.

69
Player of the match

Jordy Clasie

AZ Alkmaar · 90'

Produced 1.66× and cost 0.51× their position's average

Added
  • 12 final-third passes 2.2×
  • 5 key passes 4.0×
  • 98 passes 2.4×
Took away
  • 10 misplaced passes 1.4×
  • 1 time dribbled past 1.1×

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.

AZ Alkmaar
PlayerPositionMinRating
Jordy Clasie ★ Midfielder 90 69
Alexandre Penetra Defender 75 62
Ernest Poku Forward 75 59
Peer Koopmeiners Midfielder 60 59
Mexx Meerdink Forward 30 57
Troy Parrott Forward 60 54
Mayckel Lahdo Forward 30 54
Seiya Maikuma Defender 90 42
Zico Buurmeester Midfielder 90 40
Sven Mijnans Midfielder 90 37
David Møller Wolfe Defender 76 37
Wouter Goes Defender 90 36
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro Goalkeeper 90 31
Jayden Addai Forward 15 no rating
Kristijan Belic Midfielder 15 no rating
Mees de Wit Defender 14 no rating
Sparta Rotterdam
PlayerPositionMinRating
Nick Olij Goalkeeper 90 58
Arno Verschueren Midfielder 90 57
Shunsuke Mito Forward 89 56
Mike Eerdhuijzen Defender 90 54
Tobias Lauritsen Forward 90 53
Julian Baas Midfielder 38 41
Camiel Neghli Forward 89 40
Carel Eiting Midfielder 85 35
Marvin Young Defender 90 32
Joshua Kitolano Midfielder 52 32
Patrick van Aanholt Defender 90 25
Saïd Bakari Defender 90 24
Pelle Clement Midfielder 13 no rating
Rick Meissen Defender 1 no rating
Teo Quintero Defender 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which AZ Alkmaar player made the most tackles?

Seiya Maikuma, with 5 tackles. Next: Peer Koopmeiners 2, Jordy Clasie 2.

Despite the 1–2 defeat, Seiya Maikuma was AZ Alkmaar's most active tackler with 5, comfortably outnumbering Peer Koopmeiners and Jordy Clasie.

Which Sparta Rotterdam player won the most aerial duels?

Tobias Lauritsen, with 9 aerial duels won. Next: Camiel Neghli 3, Marvin Young 1.

Aerial play proved vital in Sparta Rotterdam's 1–2 victory. Tobias Lauritsen dominated the skies with 9 aerials won, far ahead of Camiel Neghli.

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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AZ Alkmaar 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2024-25. Player of the match: Jordy Clasie, 69
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.