NAC Breda 0–1 AZ Alkmaar
- van Hooijdonk 41'
- Mijnans 89'
31 August 2025
The match in data
AZ Alkmaar got the better of NAC Breda, 1–0, on 31 August 2025, on matchday 4 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Wouter Goes (AZ Alkmaar), rated 80, thanks above all to 9 final-third passes and 7 duels won. Goes produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.1 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.
For NAC Breda, the highest-rated player was Rio Hillen, with 75.
Sydney van Hooijdonk was sent off at 41'.
Charles-Andreas Brym missed a penalty at 56'.
Wouter Goes
AZ Alkmaar · 90'
Produced 1.22× and cost 0.15× their position's average
- 9 final-third passes 1.6×
- 7 duels won 1.5×
- 64 passes 1.4×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Hillen | Defender | 90 | 75 |
| Max Balard | Midfielder | 90 | 63 |
| Leo Greiml | Defender | 67 | 57 |
| Sydney van Hooijdonk | Forward | 41 | 54 |
| Lewis Holtby | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Kamal Sowah | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Boy Kemper | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Juho Talvitie | Forward | 46 | 43 |
| Mohamed Nassoh | Midfielder | 46 | 43 |
| Boyd Lucassen | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Charles-Andreas Brym | Forward | 44 | 39 |
| Cherrion Valerius | Defender | 44 | 31 |
| Enes Mahmutovic | Defender | 23 | 28 |
| Daniel Bielica | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Clint Leemans | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Dion Versluis | Forward | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wouter Goes ★ | Defender | 90 | 80 |
| Jordy Clasie | Midfielder | 90 | 65 |
| Alexandre Penetra | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Sven Mijnans | Midfielder | 30 | 60 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | Forward | 81 | 58 |
| Weslley Patati | Forward | 30 | 51 |
| Mees de Wit | Defender | 60 | 49 |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | Forward | 60 | 48 |
| Kees Smit | Midfielder | 87 | 45 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | Midfielder | 90 | 39 |
| Mexx Meerdink | Forward | 90 | 36 |
| Denso Kasius | Defender | 81 | 33 |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Isak Jensen | Forward | 9 | no rating |
| Lequincio Zeefuik | Forward | 9 | no rating |
| Matej Sin | Midfielder | 3 | 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.