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 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 | 60 |
| Tika de Jonge | Midfielder | 90 | 58 |
| Hjalmar Ekdal | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | Defender | 58 | 54 |
| Mats Seuntjens | Midfielder | 62 | 47 |
| Marco Rente | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Wouter Prins | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Stije Resink | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Luciano Valente | Midfielder | 88 | 42 |
| 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 | 66 |
| Iván Márquez | Defender | 83 | 62 |
| Vito van Crooij | Midfielder | 90 | 57 |
| Mees Hoedemakers | Midfielder | 72 | 56 |
| Sontje Hansen | Forward | 90 | 46 |
| Dirk Proper | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Robin Roefs | Goalkeeper | 90 | 38 |
| Koki Ogawa | Forward | 90 | 35 |
| Brayann Pereira | Defender | 83 | 34 |
| 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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