FC Groningen 2–1 NEC Nijmegen
- Prins 2'
- van Bergen 31'
- Blokzijl 58'
- van Crooij 66'
8 February 2025
The match in data
FC Groningen got the better of NEC Nijmegen, 2–1, on 8 February 2025, on matchday 22 of the 2024-25 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Calvin Verdonk (NEC Nijmegen), rated 71, thanks above all to 16 final-third passes and 98 passes. Verdonk produced 1.9 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.5 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 FC Groningen, the highest-rated player was Thom van Bergen, with 63.
Thijmen Blokzijl was sent off at 58'.
Calvin Verdonk
NEC Nijmegen · 90'
Produced 1.93× and cost 0.54× their position's average
- 16 final-third passes 2.5×
- 98 passes 2.0×
- 9 recoveries 2.2×
- 17 misplaced passes 2.3×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thom van Bergen | Forward | 88 | 63 |
| Etienne Vaessen | Goalkeeper | 90 | 58 |
| Tika de Jonge | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Hjalmar Ekdal | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | Defender | 58 | 54 |
| Mats Seuntjens | Midfielder | 62 | 47 |
| Marco Rente | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Wouter Prins | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Stije Resink | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Luciano Valente | Midfielder | 88 | 37 |
| Leandro Bacuna | Midfielder | 28 | 34 |
| Dave Kwakman | Midfielder | 78 | 32 |
| Finn Stam | Defender | 12 | no rating |
| Jorg Schreuders | Forward | 2 | no rating |
| Romano Postema | Forward | 2 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Verdonk ★ | Defender | 90 | 71 |
| Philippe Sandler | Defender | 90 | 62 |
| Iván Márquez | Defender | 83 | 62 |
| Vito van Crooij | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Mees Hoedemakers | Midfielder | 72 | 55 |
| Sontje Hansen | Forward | 90 | 47 |
| Dirk Proper | Midfielder | 90 | 40 |
| Koki Ogawa | Forward | 90 | 37 |
| Robin Roefs | Goalkeeper | 90 | 36 |
| Brayann Pereira | Defender | 83 | 31 |
| Sami Ouaissa | Midfielder | 90 | 26 |
| Başar Önal | Midfielder | 18 | no rating |
| Bram Nuytinck | Defender | 8 | no rating |
| Kento Shiogai | Forward | 7 | no rating |
| Lasse Schöne | Midfielder | 7 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which FC Groningen player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Mats Seuntjens, with 5 key passes. Next: Tika de Jonge 2, Wouter Prins 1.
Mats Seuntjens orchestrated FC Groningen's attack with 5 key passes in the 2–1 victory. Seuntjens' creative output clearly outmatched that of Tika de Jonge and Wouter Prins.
Which NEC Nijmegen player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Calvin Verdonk, with 3 key passes. Next: Sontje Hansen 2, Philippe Sandler 1.
Calvin Verdonk was NEC Nijmegen's primary playmaker with 3 key passes. Verdonk finished ahead of attacking options like Sontje Hansen and defender Philippe Sandler.
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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