PEC Zwolle 0–2 Ajax
- Floranus 57'
- Mokio 76'
- Brandt 90+5'
9 August 2026
The match in data
A 2–0 win for Ajax against PEC Zwolle on 9 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Marc ter Stegen (Ajax), rated 65, thanks above all to 1.13 goals prevented (2 shots on target worth 1.07; conceded 0) and 2 crosses claimed. ter Stegen produced 2.9 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For PEC Zwolle, the highest-rated player was Simon Graves, with 64.
Sherel Floranus was sent off at 57'.
Marc ter Stegen
Ajax · 90'
Produced 2.91× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 1.13 goals prevented (2 shots on target worth 1.07; conceded 0) 3.6×
- 2 crosses claimed 1.7×
- 12 recoveries 1.2×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Graves | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Thijs Oosting | Midfielder | 74 | 51 |
| Ryan Thomas | Midfielder | 85 | 49 |
| Dylan Mbayo | Forward | 61 | 47 |
| Jasper Schendelaar | Goalkeeper | 90 | 45 |
| Sherel Floranus | Defender | 57 | 44 |
| Olivier Aertssen | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Tobias Sommer | Midfielder | 85 | 37 |
| Damian van der Haar | Defender | 30 | 37 |
| Ibrahim Cissoko | Midfielder | 60 | 32 |
| Koen Kostons | Forward | 90 | 31 |
| Nick Viergever | Defender | 90 | 30 |
| Gabriël Reiziger | Midfielder | 29 | 25 |
| Tijs Velthuis | Defender | 16 | no rating |
| Elias Sørensen | Forward | 5 | no rating |
| Odysseus Velanas | Midfielder | 5 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc ter Stegen ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 65 |
| Julian Brandt | Midfielder | 29 | 64 |
| Youri Baas | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Davy Klaassen | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Aaron Bouwman | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Jorthy Mokio | Midfielder | 29 | 49 |
| Mika Godts | Forward | 29 | 46 |
| Lucas Rosa | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Steven Berghuis | Forward | 61 | 37 |
| Youri Regeer | Midfielder | 61 | 37 |
| Caio Henrique | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Oscar Gloukh | Midfielder | 61 | 33 |
| Abdellah Ouazane | Midfielder | 73 | 31 |
| Kasper Dolberg | Forward | 67 | 28 |
| Marcos Leonardo | Forward | 23 | 11 |
| Tolu Arokodare | Forward | 17 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which PEC Zwolle player won the most aerial duels?
Koen Kostons, with 10 aerial duels won. Next: Ryan Thomas 2, Nick Viergever 1.
Koen Kostons won 10 aerial duels for PEC Zwolle in the 0–2 defeat against Ajax, well clear of Ryan Thomas with 2 and Nick Viergever with 1.
Which Ajax player recovered the most balls?
Lucas Rosa, with 8 recoveries. Next: Youri Regeer 4, Youri Baas 4.
Ajax controlled their away fixture at PEC Zwolle, where Lucas Rosa led defensive transitions with 8 ball recoveries. Youri Regeer and Youri Baas followed behind with 4 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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