# Crystal Palace 3–1 AZ Alkmaar · Ratings and player of the match · 2025-26 Conference League | Sir Balone > Ratings for every player in Crystal Palace v AZ Alkmaar (3–1), League Stage 3, 2025-26 Conference League. Player of the match: Chris Richards (65). URL: https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/crystal-palace-az-alkmaar-2025-11-06/ Datos al: 2026-10-15 Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/). § Conference League · 2025-26 · League Stage 3 ## [Crystal Palace](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/crystal-palace-51/2025-26/) 3 – 1 [AZ Alkmaar](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/az-alkmaar-61/2025-26/) - Lacroix 22' - Sarr 45+4' - Sarr 57' - Mijnans 54' 6 November 2025 ### The match in data Crystal Palace got the better of AZ Alkmaar, 3–1, on 6 November 2025, in the 2025-26 Conference League (League Stage 3). Player of the match: Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), rated 65, thanks above all to 6 tackles and 11 duels won. Richards produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost. It was also their best match of the season. For AZ Alkmaar, the highest-rated player was Mees de Wit, with 62. Ismaïla Sarr scored twice. Jean-Philippe Mateta missed a penalty at 17'. 65 Player of the match ### [Chris Richards](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/chris-richards-18218609/) Crystal Palace · 90' Produced **1.25×** and cost **0.41×** their position's average Added - 6 tackles 3.4× - 11 duels won 2.4× - 5 aerials won 3.0× Took away - 6 misplaced passes 0.9× - 3 duels lost 0.8× ### 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. **Crystal Palace** | Player | Position | Min | Rating | |---|---|---|---| | [Adam Wharton](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/adam-wharton-37350704/) | Midfielder | 25 | 69 | | [Chris Richards](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/chris-richards-18218609/) ★ | Defender | 90 | 65 | | [Will Hughes](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/will-hughes-2332/) | Midfielder | 65 | 63 | | [Ismaïla Sarr](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ismaila-sarr-96722/) | Forward | 65 | 62 | | [Jean-Philippe Mateta](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jean-philippe-mateta-96950/) | Forward | 86 | 56 | | [Yéremy Pino](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/yeremy-pino-24468970/) | Forward | 73 | 47 | | [Maxence Lacroix](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/maxence-lacroix-5666458/) | Defender | 90 | 45 | | [Jefferson Lerma](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jefferson-lerma-186766/) | Midfielder | 90 | 39 | | [Marc Guéhi](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/marc-guehi-4536500/) | Defender | 90 | 39 | | [Dean Henderson](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/dean-henderson-12647/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 36 | | [Daniel Muñoz](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/daniel-munoz-524045/) | Defender | 86 | 32 | | [Tyrick Mitchell](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/tyrick-mitchell-4598710/) | Defender | 90 | 28 | | [Daichi Kamada](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/daichi-kamada-310131/) | Midfielder | 25 | 22 | | [Justin Devenny](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/justin-devenny-37541456/) | Midfielder | 17 | no rating | | [Christantus Uche](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/christantus-uche-37678216/) | Forward | 4 | no rating | | [Nathaniel Clyne](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/nathaniel-clyne-1202/) | Defender | 4 | no rating | **AZ Alkmaar** | Player | Position | Min | Rating | |---|---|---|---| | [Mees de Wit](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/mees-de-wit-537691/) | Defender | 29 | 62 | | [Alexandre Penetra](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/alexandre-penetra-23278611/) | Defender | 90 | 57 | | [Wouter Goes](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/wouter-goes-37597888/) | Defender | 90 | 54 | | [Kees Smit](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/kees-smit-37612035/) | Midfielder | 80 | 47 | | [Elijah Dijkstra](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/elijah-dijkstra-37634561/) | Defender | 61 | 47 | | [Ibrahim Sadiq](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ibrahim-sadiq-5640853/) | Forward | 90 | 42 | | [Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/rome-jayden-owusu-oduro-37597900/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 39 | | [Isak Jensen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/isak-jensen-37542362/) | Forward | 28 | 39 | | [Mateo Chávez](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/mateo-chavez-37661731/) | Defender | 90 | 38 | | [Troy Parrott](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/troy-parrott-23277907/) | Forward | 74 | 38 | | [Peer Koopmeiners](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/peer-koopmeiners-10966288/) | Midfielder | 80 | 37 | | [Sven Mijnans](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/sven-mijnans-22136638/) | Midfielder | 90 | 36 | | [Weslley Patati](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/weslley-patati-37593371/) | Forward | 62 | 25 | | [Lequincio Zeefuik](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/lequincio-zeefuik-37568010/) | Forward | 16 | no rating | | [Kasper Boogaard](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/kasper-boogaard-37722932/) | Midfielder | 10 | no rating | | [Maxim Dekker](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/maxim-dekker-37568513/) | Defender | 10 | no rating | ### Did you know? La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer. **Which Crystal Palace player won the most aerial duels?** Chris Richards, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Daniel Muñoz 2, Ismaïla Sarr 2. Crystal Palace's 3–1 win was anchored by commanding defensive work. Chris Richards ruled the skies with 5 aerials won, well clear of Daniel Muñoz. **Which AZ Alkmaar player won the most aerial duels?** Peer Koopmeiners, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Ibrahim Sadiq 2, Wouter Goes 1. Despite the 3–1 defeat, AZ Alkmaar contested strongly in the air. Peer Koopmeiners led the side with 5 aerials won, ahead of Ibrahim Sadiq. ### 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. ### Share this match [See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.](https://app.sirbalone.com/#partidos/19569110)