SC Cambuur 0–4 Excelsior
- Yegoian 17'
- Naujoks 31'
- Garden 42'
- Naujoks 69'
7 August 2026
The match in data
Excelsior got the better of SC Cambuur, 4–0, on 7 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: David Garden (Excelsior), rated 78, thanks above all to 1 goal and 3 completed dribbles. Garden produced 2.0 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For SC Cambuur, the highest-rated player was Rik Mulders, with 71.
Noah Naujoks scored twice.
David Garden
Excelsior · 74'
Produced 2.05× and cost 0.31× their position's average
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 3 completed dribbles 3.4×
- 2 shots on target 2.6×
- 1 shot off target 0.8×
- 6 misplaced passes 1.2×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rik Mulders | Defender | 46 | 71 |
| Nicky Souren | Midfielder | 90 | 63 |
| Sami Bouhoudane | Forward | 44 | 62 |
| Ethan Apkakou | Midfielder | 24 | 59 |
| Ismaël Baouf | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Skye Vink | Forward | 81 | 46 |
| Ilyes Hamache | Forward | 90 | 43 |
| Rafik El Arguioui | Midfielder | 90 | 43 |
| Jamal Amofa | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Morgan Costarelli | Defender | 44 | 39 |
| Lucas Jetten | Midfielder | 66 | 38 |
| Iwan Henstra | Midfielder | 90 | 32 |
| Ryan van de Pavert | Midfielder | 46 | 31 |
| Thijs Jansen | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Wessel van der Goot | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Garden ★ | Forward | 74 | 78 |
| Lennard Hartjes | Midfielder | 90 | 54 |
| Gyan de Regt | Forward | 85 | 49 |
| Irakli Yegoian | Midfielder | 75 | 49 |
| Rick Meissen | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Daniel van Vianen | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Jan Plug | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Simon Janssen | Defender | 81 | 39 |
| Noah Naujoks | Midfielder | 90 | 33 |
| Nolan Martens | Defender | 74 | 25 |
| Stijn van Gassel | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Casper Widell | Defender | 16 | no rating |
| Nesto Groen | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Aymen Sliti | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Osman Turay | Defender | 9 | no rating |
| Ilano Silva Timas | Forward | 5 | 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.