§ Eredivisie · 2025-26 · Matchday 1

FC Utrecht 4–0 Heracles Almelo

  • Zechiël 33'
  • Min 62'
  • Jensen 70'
  • de Wit 79'

10 August 2025

The match in data

FC Utrecht got the better of Heracles Almelo, 4–0, on 10 August 2025, on matchday 1 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.

Player of the match: Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht), rated 63, thanks above all to 11 final-third passes and 1 goal. Zechiël produced 1.2 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

For Heracles Almelo, the highest-rated player was Damon Mirani, with 58.

63
Player of the match

Gjivai Zechiël

FC Utrecht · 90'

Produced 1.20× and cost 0.50× their position's average

Added
  • 11 final-third passes 2.0×
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 2 shots on target 3.9×
Took away
  • 6 misplaced passes 0.8×
  • 1 failed dribble 1.2×

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.

FC Utrecht
PlayerPositionMinRating
Gjivai Zechiël ★ Midfielder 90 63
Yoann Cathline Forward 74 62
Vasilios Barkas Goalkeeper 90 60
Mike van der Hoorn Defender 90 58
David Min Forward 80 58
Siebe Horemans Defender 90 53
Victor Jensen Midfielder 74 51
Alonzo Engwanda Midfielder 86 49
Nick Viergever Defender 90 39
Adrian Blake Forward 46 39
Souffian El Karouani Defender 90 33
Miguel Rodríguez Forward 44 33
Dani de Wit Midfielder 16 no rating
Derry Murkin Defender 16 no rating
Noah Ohio Forward 10 no rating
Can Bozdogan Midfielder 4 no rating
Heracles Almelo
PlayerPositionMinRating
Damon Mirani Defender 90 58
Jeff Reine-Adélaïde Midfielder 32 50
Jizz Hornkamp Forward 90 49
Ivan Mesik Defender 90 46
Djevencio van der Kust Defender 64 45
Thomas Bruns Midfielder 76 42
Luka Kulenovic Forward 26 41
Yvandro Borges Sanches Forward 26 41
Bryan Limbombe Forward 90 37
Jan Zamburek Midfielder 58 32
Jannes Wieckhoff Defender 90 30
Fabian de Keijzer Goalkeeper 90 29
Sem Scheperman Midfielder 90 29
Tristan van Gilst Forward 64 24
Mario Engels Forward 14 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Heracles Almelo player recovered the most balls?

Bryan Limbombe, with 8 recoveries. Next: Damon Mirani 4, Jizz Hornkamp 3.

Despite a 4–0 defeat against FC Utrecht, Bryan Limbombe recorded 8 ball recoveries for Heracles Almelo, doubling Damon Mirani (4) and Jizz Hornkamp (3). High individual work rate cannot always rescue a result.

Which FC Utrecht player won the most duels?

Yoann Cathline, with 8 duels won. Next: Mike van der Hoorn 7, Souffian El Karouani 7.

In FC Utrecht's 4–0 victory, Yoann Cathline led with 8 duels won, narrowly edging Mike van der Hoorn and Souffian El Karouani on 7 each. Winning personal battles helped build a commanding win.

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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FC Utrecht 4–0 Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2025-26. Player of the match: Gjivai Zechiël, 63
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.