Heracles Almelo 1–4 NEC Nijmegen
- Hornkamp 3'
- Hornkamp 13'
- Linssen 39'
- Sandler 68'
- Shiogai 83'
- Shiogai 87'
16 August 2025
The match in data
NEC Nijmegen got the better of Heracles Almelo, 4–1, on 16 August 2025, on matchday 2 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
NEC Nijmegen came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 3'.
Player of the match: Kodai Sano (NEC Nijmegen), rated 69, thanks above all to 23 final-third passes and 1 big chance created. Sano produced 2.4 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 1.1 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Heracles Almelo, the highest-rated player was Sem Scheperman, with 74.
Kento Shiogai scored twice.
Jizz Hornkamp was sent off at 13'.
Kodai Sano
NEC Nijmegen · 90'
Produced 2.37× and cost 1.07× their position's average
- 23 final-third passes 4.0×
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 112 passes 2.8×
- 8 misplaced passes 1.1×
- 1 ball lost 1.1×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sem Scheperman | Midfielder | 90 | 74 |
| Jan Zamburek | Midfielder | 62 | 69 |
| Bryan Limbombe | Forward | 90 | 64 |
| Damon Mirani | Defender | 81 | 62 |
| Yvandro Borges Sanches | Forward | 28 | 58 |
| Ivan Mesik | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Mike te Wierik | Defender | 28 | 48 |
| Mimeirhel Benita | Defender | 44 | 46 |
| Luka Kulenovic | Forward | 44 | 43 |
| Thomas Bruns | Midfielder | 46 | 41 |
| Tristan van Gilst | Forward | 62 | 32 |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | Defender | 46 | 26 |
| Djevencio van der Kust | Defender | 90 | 22 |
| Fabian de Keijzer | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Jizz Hornkamp | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Ajdin Hrustic | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brayann Pereira | Defender | 29 | 76 |
| Kento Shiogai | Forward | 21 | 73 |
| Kodai Sano ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 69 |
| Bryan Linssen | Forward | 69 | 66 |
| Virgil Misidjan | Midfielder | 21 | 66 |
| Sami Ouaissa | Midfielder | 90 | 62 |
| Tjaronn Chery | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Başar Önal | Midfielder | 69 | 57 |
| Dirk Proper | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Philippe Sandler | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Koki Ogawa | Forward | 69 | 51 |
| Youssef El Kachati | Forward | 61 | 45 |
| Calvin Verdonk | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Vito van Crooij | Midfielder | 21 | 37 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Yousri Sbai | Midfielder | 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.