FC Utrecht 2–0 AZ Alkmaar
- Cathline 9'
- Stepanov 35' (pen.)
1 March 2026
The match in data
FC Utrecht got the better of AZ Alkmaar, 2–0, on 1 March 2026, on matchday 25 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht), rated 66, thanks above all to 1.31 goals prevented (6 shots on target worth 1.39; conceded 0) and 2 crosses claimed. Barkas produced 3.2 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
For AZ Alkmaar, the highest-rated player was Mexx Meerdink, with 55.
Vasilios Barkas
FC Utrecht · 90'
Produced 3.19× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 1.31 goals prevented (6 shots on target worth 1.39; conceded 0) 3.9×
- 2 crosses claimed 1.7×
- 17 recoveries 1.8×
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.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilios Barkas ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 66 |
| Mike van der Hoorn | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Nick Viergever | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Souffian El Karouani | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | Midfielder | 89 | 47 |
| Ángel Alarcón | Forward | 77 | 46 |
| Yoann Cathline | Forward | 83 | 45 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Matisse Didden | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Artem Stepanov | Forward | 76 | 33 |
| Dani de Wit | Midfielder | 90 | 31 |
| David Min | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Miguel Rodríguez | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Jesper Karlsson | Forward | 7 | no rating |
| Can Bozdogan | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexx Meerdink | Forward | 46 | 55 |
| Weslley Patati | Forward | 36 | 54 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | Midfielder | 90 | 45 |
| Kees Smit | Midfielder | 44 | 45 |
| Kasper Boogaard | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Sven Mijnans | Midfielder | 46 | 44 |
| Isak Jensen | Forward | 76 | 42 |
| Alexandre Penetra | Defender | 46 | 42 |
| Troy Parrott | Forward | 44 | 42 |
| Billy van Duijl | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Wouter Goes | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Mees de Wit | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | Goalkeeper | 90 | 32 |
| Ayoub Oufkir | Forward | 54 | 27 |
| Elijah Dijkstra | Defender | 44 | 27 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | Forward | 14 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which AZ Alkmaar player completed the most dribbles?
Isak Jensen, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Billy van Duijl 2, Sven Mijnans 1.
In the 2–0 defeat against FC Utrecht, Isak Jensen led AZ Alkmaar with 3 completed dribbles. Billy van Duijl recorded 2 and Sven Mijnans finished with 1.
Which FC Utrecht player won the most aerial duels?
Dani de Wit, with 7 aerial duels won. Next: Artem Stepanov 2, Alonzo Engwanda 2.
Dani de Wit commanded the air for FC Utrecht, winning 7 aerial duels in the 2–0 win over AZ Alkmaar. That far exceeded Artem Stepanov and Alonzo Engwanda, who each won 2.
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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