# Go Ahead Eagles 4–1 Willem II · Ratings and player of the match · 2026-27 Eredivisie | Sir Balone > Ratings for every player in Go Ahead Eagles v Willem II (4–1), matchday 1, 2026-27 Eredivisie. Player of the match: Melle Meulensteen (72). URL: https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/go-ahead-eagles-willem-ii-2026-08-08/ Datos al: 2026-10-15 Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/). § Eredivisie · 2026-27 · Matchday 1 ## [Go Ahead Eagles](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/go-ahead-eagles-664/2026-27/) 4 – 1 [Willem II](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/willem-ii-669/2026-27/) - 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. 72 Player of the match ### [Melle Meulensteen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/melle-meulensteen-2538512/) Go Ahead Eagles · 75' Produced **1.90×** and cost **0.49×** their position's average Added - 1 big chance created 4.0× - 8 final-third passes 1.7× - 1 goal 4.0× Took away - 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. **Go Ahead Eagles** | Player | Position | Min | Rating | |---|---|---|---| | [Melle Meulensteen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/melle-meulensteen-2538512/) ★ | Midfielder | 75 | 72 | | [Evert Linthorst](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/evert-linthorst-15756157/) | Midfielder | 90 | 59 | | [Søren Tengstedt](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/sren-tengstedt-37252509/) | Midfielder | 90 | 59 | | [Julius Dirksen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/julius-dirksen-37336976/) | Defender | 75 | 59 | | [Erik Flataker](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/erik-flataker-37570080/) | Forward | 28 | 57 | | [Mathis Suray](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/mathis-suray-6599977/) | Forward | 83 | 56 | | [Victor Edvardsen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/victor-edvardsen-193908/) | Forward | 90 | 48 | | [Alfons Sampsted](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/alfons-sampsted-119027/) | Defender | 90 | 47 | | [Joris Kramer](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/joris-kramer-26877/) | Defender | 90 | 45 | | [Stefán Ingi Sigurdarson](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/stefan-ingi-sigurdarson-6306087/) | Forward | 62 | 41 | | [Kjetil Haug](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/kjetil-haug-455382/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 39 | | [Dean James](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/dean-james-37296251/) | Defender | 75 | 39 | | [Calvin Twigt](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/calvin-twigt-37536867/) | Midfielder | 15 | no rating | | [Giovanni van Zwam](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/giovanni-van-zwam-37568557/) | Defender | 15 | no rating | | [Thibo Baeten](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/thibo-baeten-23697482/) | Forward | 15 | no rating | | [Richonell Margaret](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/richonell-margaret-6306066/) | Forward | 7 | no rating | **Willem II** | Player | Position | Min | Rating | |---|---|---|---| | [Devin Haen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/devin-haen-37562363/) | Forward | 90 | 59 | | [Finn Stam](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/finn-stam-37577576/) | Defender | 90 | 51 | | [Nathan Tjoe-A-On](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/nathan-tjoe-a-on-37257611/) | Defender | 90 | 42 | | [Alessandro Ciranni](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/alessandro-ciranni-28568/) | Midfielder | 90 | 36 | | [Jaden Slory](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jaden-slory-37612547/) | Forward | 90 | 35 | | [Per van Loon](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/per-van-loon-37767871/) | Defender | 68 | 34 | | [Eser Gürbüz](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/eser-gurbuz-37725956/) | Midfielder | 76 | 32 | | [Kasper Boogaard](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/kasper-boogaard-37722932/) | Midfielder | 90 | 31 | | Amine Et-Taïbi | Defender | 22 | 29 | | [Justin Hoogma](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/justin-hoogma-25490/) | Defender | 90 | 24 | | [Uriël van Aalst](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/uriel-van-aalst-37908101/) | Midfielder | 90 | 17 | | [Thomas Didillon-Hödl](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/thomas-didillon-hodl-65152/) | Goalkeeper | 68 | no rating | | Wouter van der Steen | Goalkeeper | 22 | no rating | | [Mats Lemmens](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/mats-lemmens-37337103/) | 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. ### Share this match [See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.](https://app.sirbalone.com/#partidos/19714698)