SC Heerenveen 2–3 AZ Alkmaar
- Courtens 21'
- Meerveld 30'
- Daal 7'
- Meerdink 69'
- Oufkir 83'
6 September 2026
The match in data
AZ Alkmaar got the better of SC Heerenveen, 3–2, on 6 September 2026, on matchday 5 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie.
AZ Alkmaar came from behind: they were trailing 2–1 at 30'.
Player of the match: Mexx Meerdink (AZ Alkmaar), rated 70, thanks above all to 1 goal and 1 big chance created. Meerdink produced 1.5 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.
For SC Heerenveen, the highest-rated player was Sam Kersten, with 70.
Mexx Meerdink
AZ Alkmaar · 90'
Produced 1.51× and cost 0.50× their position's average
- 1 goal 3.7×
- 1 big chance created 3.5×
- 2 shots on target 2.1×
- 1 failed dribble 0.7×
- 1 shot off target 0.7×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Kersten | Defender | 90 | 70 |
| Roberts Uldrikis | Forward | 22 | 57 |
| Dirk Proper | Midfielder | 74 | 54 |
| Dylan Vente | Forward | 68 | 53 |
| Jacob Trenskow | Forward | 90 | 52 |
| Ringo Meerveld | Midfielder | 90 | 43 |
| Luca Oyen | Forward | 22 | 43 |
| Maas Willemsen | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Nolhan Courtens | Midfielder | 88 | 42 |
| Oliver Braude | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | Defender | 90 | 30 |
| Maxence Rivera | Forward | 68 | 28 |
| Bernt Klaverboer | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Levi Smans | Midfielder | 16 | no rating |
| Hristiyan Petrov | Defender | 2 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seiya Maikuma | Defender | 22 | 72 |
| Mexx Meerdink ★ | Forward | 90 | 70 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | Midfielder | 90 | 69 |
| Jordy Clasie | Midfielder | 64 | 65 |
| Calvin Stengs | Midfielder | 44 | 57 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | Forward | 82 | 54 |
| Wouter Goes | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Dave Kwakman | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Weslley Patati | Forward | 46 | 50 |
| Lewis Schouten | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Elijah Dijkstra | Defender | 68 | 39 |
| Valdemar Byskov | Midfielder | 26 | 38 |
| Mateo Chávez | Defender | 46 | 35 |
| Mees de Wit | Defender | 44 | 23 |
| Jari De Busser | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Ayoub Oufkir | Forward | 8 | 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.