Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 FC Groningen
- Suray 41'
- de Jonge 61'
21 December 2025
The match in data
Go Ahead Eagles and FC Groningen finished level at 1–1 on 21 December 2025, on matchday 17 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles), rated 51, thanks above all to 1 goal and 0.63 xG. Suray produced 1.1 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.9 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For FC Groningen, the highest-rated player was Tygo Land, with 59.
Mathis Suray
Go Ahead Eagles · 90'
Produced 1.14× and cost 0.92× their position's average
- 1 goal 3.7×
- 0.63 xG 2.2×
- 1 shot on target 1.1×
- 2 shots off target, worth 0.42 2.5×
- 1 failed dribble 0.7×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Smit | Forward | 90 | 57 |
| Evert Linthorst | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Melle Meulensteen | Midfielder | 73 | 55 |
| Dean James | Defender | 73 | 53 |
| Yassir Salah Rahmouni | Midfielder | 44 | 53 |
| Mathis Suray ★ | Forward | 90 | 51 |
| Mats Deijl | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Thibo Baeten | Forward | 84 | 48 |
| Joris Kramer | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Jari De Busser | Goalkeeper | 90 | 40 |
| Victor Edvardsen | Forward | 26 | 32 |
| Kenzo Goudmijn | Midfielder | 64 | 30 |
| Calvin Twigt | Midfielder | 46 | 26 |
| Aske Adelgaard | Defender | 17 | no rating |
| Giovanni van Zwam | Defender | 17 | no rating |
| Oskar Sivertsen | Forward | 6 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tygo Land | Midfielder | 21 | 59 |
| Jorg Schreuders | Forward | 90 | 54 |
| Tika de Jonge | Midfielder | 69 | 54 |
| Thom van Bergen | Forward | 83 | 48 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Stije Resink | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Dies Janse | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Etienne Vaessen | Goalkeeper | 90 | 43 |
| Marvin Peersman | Defender | 84 | 37 |
| Younes Taha | Forward | 90 | 36 |
| Oskar Zawada | Forward | 22 | 35 |
| Tyrique Mercera | Defender | 21 | 31 |
| Brynjólfur Willumsson | Forward | 68 | 29 |
| Marco Rente | Defender | 69 | 28 |
| David van der Werff | Forward | 7 | no rating |
| Wouter Prins | Defender | 6 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which FC Groningen player recovered the most balls?
Marvin Peersman, with 7 recoveries. Next: Thom van Bergen 5, Stije Resink 4.
Marvin Peersman spearheaded FC Groningen's defensive reactions, collecting 7 ball recoveries in the 1–1 draw. Marvin Peersman finished ahead of Thom van Bergen with 5 and Stije Resink with 4.
Which Go Ahead Eagles player won the most aerial duels?
Milan Smit, with 8 aerial duels won. Next: Evert Linthorst 3, Mats Deijl 2.
Milan Smit asserted absolute dominance in the air during the 1–1 draw, winning 8 aerial duels. Milan Smit far outperformed Evert Linthorst with 3 and Mats Deijl with 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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