NEC Nijmegen 2–1 AZ Alkmaar
- Önal 26'
- Proper 79'
- Sadiq 60'
- Clasie 85'
28 September 2025
The match in data
NEC Nijmegen got the better of AZ Alkmaar, 2–1, on 28 September 2025, on matchday 7 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC Nijmegen), rated 48, thanks above all to 17 duels won and 9 aerials won. Kaplan produced 1.5 times as much as a defender typically does, at 1.3 times the cost.
For AZ Alkmaar, the highest-rated player was Wouter Goes, with 60.
Jordy Clasie was sent off at 85'.
Ahmetcan Kaplan
NEC Nijmegen · 90'
Produced 1.47× and cost 1.33× their position's average
- 17 duels won 3.5×
- 9 aerials won 4.0×
- 7 final-third passes 1.2×
- 9 duels lost 2.4×
- 10 misplaced passes 1.4×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Linssen | Forward | 90 | 64 |
| Dirk Proper | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Thomas Ouwejan | Defender | 58 | 56 |
| Koki Ogawa | Forward | 81 | 54 |
| Kodai Sano | Midfielder | 90 | 49 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan ★ | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Brayann Pereira | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | Goalkeeper | 90 | 42 |
| Darko Nejasmic | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Başar Önal | Midfielder | 81 | 40 |
| Sami Ouaissa | Midfielder | 90 | 36 |
| Deveron Fonville | Defender | 32 | 28 |
| Virgil Misidjan | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Youssef El Kachati | Forward | 9 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wouter Goes | Defender | 82 | 60 |
| Isak Jensen | Forward | 44 | 47 |
| Alexandre Penetra | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | Midfielder | 46 | 45 |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | Goalkeeper | 90 | 44 |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | Forward | 90 | 43 |
| Mees de Wit | Defender | 64 | 43 |
| Jordy Clasie | Midfielder | 85 | 42 |
| Dave Kwakman | Midfielder | 44 | 42 |
| Mateo Chávez | Defender | 26 | 41 |
| Sven Mijnans | Midfielder | 90 | 36 |
| Mexx Meerdink | Forward | 74 | 36 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | Forward | 46 | 36 |
| Denso Kasius | Defender | 90 | 28 |
| Lequincio Zeefuik | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Matej Sin | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which NEC Nijmegen player made the most interceptions?
Brayann Pereira, with 3 interceptions. Next: Ahmetcan Kaplan 1, Darko Nejasmic 1.
Brayann Pereira stood out defensively for NEC Nijmegen with 3 interceptions in the 2–1 win. Pereira clearly outpaced Ahmetcan Kaplan and Darko Nejasmic, who recorded just 1 each.
Which AZ Alkmaar player won the most aerial duels?
Mexx Meerdink, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Wouter Goes 2, Alexandre Penetra 2.
Mexx Meerdink dominated the air for AZ Alkmaar, winning 6 aerial duels. Meerdink tripled the tally of both Wouter Goes and Alexandre Penetra, who won 2 each.
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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