FC Groningen 3–0 AZ Alkmaar
- Peersman 36' (pen.)
- van Bergen 58'
- Land 76'
22 March 2026
The match in data
FC Groningen beat AZ Alkmaar 3–0 on 22 March 2026, on matchday 28 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Marco Rente (FC Groningen), rated 68, thanks above all to 5 aerials won and 8 duels won. Rente produced 1.3 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.
For AZ Alkmaar, the highest-rated player was Billy van Duijl, with 70.
Marco Rente
FC Groningen · 90'
Produced 1.30× and cost 0.37× their position's average
- 5 aerials won 2.7×
- 8 duels won 1.7×
- 6 final-third passes 1.0×
- 9 misplaced passes 1.3×
- 1 duel lost 0.3×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thijmen Blokzijl | Defender | 90 | 70 |
| Marco Rente ★ | Defender | 90 | 68 |
| Hidde Jurjus | Goalkeeper | 90 | 64 |
| Tygo Land | Midfielder | 88 | 58 |
| Dies Janse | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Tika de Jonge | Midfielder | 57 | 55 |
| David van der Werff | Forward | 90 | 47 |
| Thom van Bergen | Forward | 90 | 46 |
| Jorg Schreuders | Forward | 90 | 42 |
| Younes Taha | Forward | 88 | 28 |
| Marvin Peersman | Defender | 77 | 27 |
| Brynjólfur Willumsson | Forward | 33 | 26 |
| Wouter Prins | Defender | 13 | no rating |
| Rui Mendes | Forward | 2 | no rating |
| Tyrique Mercera | Defender | 2 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy van Duijl | Defender | 44 | 70 |
| Sven Mijnans | Midfielder | 90 | 63 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | Forward | 90 | 62 |
| Wouter Goes | Defender | 66 | 61 |
| Isak Jensen | Forward | 67 | 56 |
| Kees Smit | Midfielder | 90 | 48 |
| Alexandre Penetra | Defender | 46 | 48 |
| Mees de Wit | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Elijah Dijkstra | Defender | 44 | 43 |
| Mexx Meerdink | Forward | 24 | 43 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | Midfielder | 82 | 42 |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | Forward | 23 | 42 |
| Denso Kasius | Defender | 46 | 37 |
| Troy Parrott | Forward | 90 | 31 |
| Jeroen Zoet | Goalkeeper | 90 | 27 |
| Rion Ichihara | Defender | 8 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which FC Groningen player recovered the most balls?
Marvin Peersman, with 8 recoveries. Next: Thijmen Blokzijl 5, Jorg Schreuders 5.
In FC Groningen's commanding 3–0 win, Marvin Peersman anchored the backline with 8 recoveries. Peersman finished ahead of Thijmen Blokzijl and Jorg Schreuders, both on 5.
Which AZ Alkmaar player won the most duels?
Kees Smit, with 10 duels won. Next: Ro-Zangelo Daal 7, Mees de Wit 7.
Despite a 3–0 defeat, Kees Smit stood out in individual battles, winning 10 duels for AZ Alkmaar. Smit topped teammates Ro-Zangelo Daal and Mees de Wit, who each won 7.
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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