FC Utrecht 0–1 NEC Nijmegen
- van Crooij 82' (pen.)
15 March 2025
The match in data
NEC Nijmegen got the better of FC Utrecht, 1–0, on 15 March 2025, on matchday 26 of the 2024-25 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Zidane Iqbal (FC Utrecht), rated 76, thanks above all to 8 final-third passes and 3 completed dribbles. Iqbal produced 1.4 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.2 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 NEC Nijmegen, the highest-rated player was Robin Roefs, with 65.
Zidane Iqbal
FC Utrecht · 84'
Produced 1.38× and cost 0.20× their position's average
- 8 final-third passes 1.6×
- 3 completed dribbles 4.0×
- 4 interceptions 4.0×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
- 0.03 xG not converted 0.4×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zidane Iqbal ★ | Midfielder | 84 | 76 |
| Adrian Blake | Forward | 30 | 74 |
| Siebe Horemans | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Sébastien Haller | Forward | 90 | 46 |
| Paxten Aaronson | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Matisse Didden | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Nick Viergever | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Vasilios Barkas | Goalkeeper | 90 | 42 |
| Miguel Rodríguez | Forward | 29 | 41 |
| Souffian El Karouani | Defender | 87 | 39 |
| Oscar Fraulo | Midfielder | 61 | 36 |
| Noah Ohio | Forward | 60 | 31 |
| Jens Toornstra | Midfielder | 61 | 29 |
| Victor Jensen | Midfielder | 29 | 12 |
| David Min | Forward | 6 | no rating |
| Anthony Descotte | Forward | 3 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Roefs | Goalkeeper | 90 | 65 |
| Bram Nuytinck | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Dirk Proper | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Philippe Sandler | Defender | 61 | 52 |
| Vito van Crooij | Midfielder | 90 | 48 |
| Calvin Verdonk | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Sontje Hansen | Forward | 75 | 43 |
| Lars Olden Larsen | Midfielder | 75 | 39 |
| Thomas Ouwejan | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Bryan Linssen | Forward | 75 | 28 |
| Sami Ouaissa | Midfielder | 29 | 25 |
| Lefteris Lyratzis | Defender | 90 | 17 |
| Başar Önal | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
| Kento Shiogai | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Mees Hoedemakers | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which NEC Nijmegen player won the most aerial duels?
Bram Nuytinck, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Thomas Ouwejan 2, Lars Olden Larsen 2.
Bram Nuytinck commanded the air for NEC Nijmegen with 5 aerial duels won in the 1–0 away victory at FC Utrecht. Nuytinck clearly distanced Thomas Ouwejan and Lars Olden Larsen, who recorded 2 each.
Which FC Utrecht player won the most aerial duels?
Sébastien Haller, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Matisse Didden 3, Souffian El Karouani 2.
Sébastien Haller served as FC Utrecht's primary aerial outlet, winning 5 aerial duels in the 1–0 home defeat. Haller surpassed Matisse Didden (3) and Souffian El Karouani (2) despite the negative scoreline.
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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