Go Ahead Eagles 4–1 Willem II
- Tengstedt 30'
- Meulensteen 61'
- Flataker 63'
- Dirksen 69'
- Haen 13'
8 August 2026
The match in data
Go Ahead Eagles beat Willem II 4–1 on 8 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie.
Go Ahead Eagles came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 13'.
Player of the match: Melle Meulensteen (Go Ahead Eagles), rated 72, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 8 final-third passes. Meulensteen produced 1.9 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Willem II, the highest-rated player was Devin Haen, with 59.
Melle Meulensteen
Go Ahead Eagles · 75'
Produced 1.90× and cost 0.49× their position's average
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 8 final-third passes 1.7×
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 1 failed dribble 1.8×
- 3 misplaced passes 0.6×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melle Meulensteen ★ | Midfielder | 75 | 72 |
| Evert Linthorst | Midfielder | 90 | 59 |
| Søren Tengstedt | Midfielder | 90 | 59 |
| Julius Dirksen | Defender | 75 | 59 |
| Erik Flataker | Forward | 28 | 57 |
| Mathis Suray | Forward | 83 | 56 |
| Victor Edvardsen | Forward | 90 | 48 |
| Alfons Sampsted | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Joris Kramer | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Stefán Ingi Sigurdarson | Forward | 62 | 41 |
| Kjetil Haug | Goalkeeper | 90 | 39 |
| Dean James | Defender | 75 | 39 |
| Calvin Twigt | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
| Giovanni van Zwam | Defender | 15 | no rating |
| Thibo Baeten | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Richonell Margaret | Forward | 7 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Haen | Forward | 90 | 59 |
| Finn Stam | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Nathan Tjoe-A-On | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Alessandro Ciranni | Midfielder | 90 | 36 |
| Jaden Slory | Forward | 90 | 35 |
| Per van Loon | Defender | 68 | 34 |
| Eser Gürbüz | Midfielder | 76 | 32 |
| Kasper Boogaard | Midfielder | 90 | 31 |
| Amine Et-Taïbi | Defender | 22 | 29 |
| Justin Hoogma | Defender | 90 | 24 |
| Uriël van Aalst | Midfielder | 90 | 17 |
| Thomas Didillon-Hödl | Goalkeeper | 68 | no rating |
| Wouter van der Steen | Goalkeeper | 22 | no rating |
| Mats Lemmens | Defender | 14 | no rating |
| Ismael Mouhoul | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Julian van Esdonk | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Go Ahead Eagles player won the most aerial duels?
Stefán Ingi Sigurdarson, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Alfons Sampsted 3, Joris Kramer 2.
Stefán Ingi Sigurdarson dominated in the air with 4 aerial duels won in Go Ahead Eagles' 4–1 win. Securing aerial contests reliably tilts second balls and possession in open games.
Which Willem II player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Nathan Tjoe-A-On, with 3 key passes. Next: Jaden Slory 2, Per van Loon 2.
Nathan Tjoe-A-On created 3 key passes for Willem II despite the 4–1 defeat to Go Ahead Eagles. Individual shot creation does not always translate into a favorable team result.
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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