# Sunderland 1–0 AZ Alkmaar · Ratings and player of the match · 2026-27 Europa League | Sir Balone > Ratings for every player in Sunderland v AZ Alkmaar (1–0), League Stage 1, 2026-27 Europa League. Player of the match: Granit Xhaka (60). URL: https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/sunderland-az-alkmaar-2026-09-16/ Datos al: 2026-10-15 Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/). § Europa League · 2026-27 · League Stage 1 ## [Sunderland](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/sunderland-3/2026-27/) 1 – 0 [AZ Alkmaar](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/az-alkmaar-61/2026-27/) - Le Fée 66' (pen.) 16 September 2026 ### The match in data A 1–0 win for Sunderland against AZ Alkmaar on 16 September 2026, in the 2026-27 Europa League (League Stage 1). Player of the match: Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), rated 60, thanks above all to 13 final-third passes and 9 recoveries. Xhaka produced 1.1 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.6 times the cost. For AZ Alkmaar, the highest-rated player was Elijah Dijkstra, with 51. 60 Player of the match ### [Granit Xhaka](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/granit-xhaka-1887/) Sunderland · 90' Produced **1.13×** and cost **0.58×** their position's average Added - 13 final-third passes 2.3× - 9 recoveries 2.1× - 50 passes 1.1× Took away - 7 misplaced passes 1.1× - 1 failed dribble 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. **Sunderland** | Player | Position | Min | Rating | |---|---|---|---| | [Granit Xhaka](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/granit-xhaka-1887/) ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 60 | | [Robin Roefs](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/robin-roefs-37397144/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 54 | | [Wilson Isidor](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/wilson-isidor-5666460/) | Forward | 67 | 54 | | [Dan Ballard](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/dan-ballard-12433171/) | Defender | 38 | 53 | | [Malick Fofana](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/malick-fofana-37590635/) | Forward | 67 | 51 | | [Nilson Angulo](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/nilson-angulo-37567350/) | Forward | 23 | 51 | | [Brian Brobbey](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/brian-brobbey-7330507/) | Forward | 23 | 50 | | [Reinildo Mandava](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/reinildo-mandava-163108/) | Defender | 90 | 49 | | [Enzo Le Fée](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/enzo-le-fee-7026744/) | Midfielder | 90 | 47 | | [Omar Alderete](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/omar-alderete-258137/) | Defender | 52 | 46 | | [Trai Hume](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/trai-hume-24816771/) | Defender | 67 | 40 | | [Thomas Meunier](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/thomas-meunier-61517/) | Defender | 23 | 39 | | [Noah Sadiki](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/noah-sadiki-37630179/) | Midfielder | 90 | 37 | | [Nordi Mukiele](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/nordi-mukiele-97669/) | Defender | 90 | 29 | | [Kevin Danso](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/kevin-danso-33079/) | Defender | 84 | 27 | | [Chris Rigg](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/chris-rigg-37598297/) | Midfielder | 6 | no rating | **AZ Alkmaar** | Player | Position | Min | Rating | |---|---|---|---| | [Elijah Dijkstra](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/elijah-dijkstra-37634561/) | Defender | 90 | 51 | | [Lewis Schouten](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/lewis-schouten-37597902/) | Defender | 83 | 49 | | [Jari De Busser](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jari-de-busser-608110/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 48 | | [Mexx Meerdink](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/mexx-meerdink-37600255/) | Forward | 83 | 47 | | [Ro-Zangelo Daal](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ro-zangelo-daal-37597889/) | Forward | 90 | 45 | | [Kees Smit](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/kees-smit-37612035/) | Midfielder | 59 | 41 | | [Jordy Clasie](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jordy-clasie-1764/) | Midfielder | 76 | 37 | | [Valdemar Byskov](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/valdemar-byskov-37629799/) | Midfielder | 31 | 37 | | [Wouter Goes](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/wouter-goes-37597888/) | Defender | 90 | 36 | | [Weslley Patati](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/weslley-patati-37593371/) | Forward | 44 | 33 | | [Peer Koopmeiners](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/peer-koopmeiners-10966288/) | Midfielder | 90 | 32 | | [Ayoub Oufkir](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ayoub-oufkir-37724507/) | Forward | 46 | 28 | | [Mateo Chávez](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/mateo-chavez-37661731/) | Defender | 90 | 24 | | [Dave Kwakman](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/dave-kwakman-37597898/) | Midfielder | 14 | no rating | | [Calvin Stengs](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/c-stengs-26635/) | Midfielder | 7 | no rating | | [Jizz Hornkamp](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jizz-hornkamp-9307980/) | Forward | 7 | no rating | ### Did you know? La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer. **Which Sunderland player completed the most dribbles?** Enzo Le Fée, with 4 completed dribbles. Next: Reinildo Mandava 1, Wilson Isidor 1. In the 1–0 win over AZ Alkmaar, Enzo Le Fée drove Sunderland forward with 4 completed dribbles. Reinildo Mandava and Wilson Isidor recorded just 1 each. **Which AZ Alkmaar player won the most aerial duels?** Lewis Schouten, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Mexx Meerdink 3, Wouter Goes 2. Lewis Schouten stood out in the air with 6 aerial duels won for AZ Alkmaar in the 1–0 defeat. Schouten doubled Mexx Meerdink's 3 and cleared Wouter Goes's 2. ### 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. ### Share this match [See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.](https://app.sirbalone.com/#partidos/19873921)