Heracles Almelo 1–2 FC Groningen
- van Gilst 17'
- van der Werff 3'
- Land 56'
17 May 2026
The match in data
FC Groningen beat Heracles Almelo 2–1 on 17 May 2026, on matchday 34 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Walid Ould-Chikh (Heracles Almelo), rated 78, thanks above all to 2 big chances created and 5 key passes. Ould-Chikh produced 2.0 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For FC Groningen, the highest-rated player was David van der Werff, with 72.
Walid Ould-Chikh
Heracles Almelo · 76'
Produced 2.00× and cost 0.48× their position's average
- 2 big chances created 4.0×
- 5 key passes 4.0×
- 6 final-third passes 1.3×
- 6 misplaced passes 1.0×
- 0.23 xG not converted 4.0×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walid Ould-Chikh ★ | Midfielder | 76 | 78 |
| Tristan van Gilst | Forward | 90 | 66 |
| Mike te Wierik | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Damon Mirani | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Sem Scheperman | Midfielder | 90 | 57 |
| Thomas Bruns | Midfielder | 76 | 56 |
| Mimeirhel Benita | Defender | 85 | 44 |
| Djevencio van der Kust | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Jan Zamburek | Midfielder | 88 | 33 |
| Mario Engels | Forward | 75 | 27 |
| Timo Jansink | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Erik Ahlstrand | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
| Rhys Bozinovski | Midfielder | 14 | no rating |
| Tarik Hamamioglu | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Jeppe Wijnreder | Defender | 5 | no rating |
| Sil Blokhuis | Midfielder | 2 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| David van der Werff | Forward | 61 | 72 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | Defender | 90 | 69 |
| Tygo Land | Midfielder | 74 | 69 |
| Tika de Jonge | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Marvin Peersman | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Jorg Schreuders | Forward | 90 | 48 |
| Marco Rente | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Dies Janse | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Younes Taha | Forward | 89 | 44 |
| Travis Hernes | Midfielder | 29 | 43 |
| Thom van Bergen | Forward | 89 | 36 |
| Etienne Vaessen | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Rui Mendes | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Jismerai Dillema | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Wouter Prins | Defender | 1 | no rating |
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.