Telstar 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam
- Soualhia 90+1'
- Young 6'
- Thórisson 53'
- van Cruijsen 90+7'
14 August 2026
The match in data
Sparta Rotterdam got the better of Telstar, 3–1, on 14 August 2026, on matchday 2 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Nökkvi Thórisson (Sparta Rotterdam), rated 79, thanks above all to 0.92 xG and 4 shots on target. Thórisson produced 2.4 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Telstar, the highest-rated player was Marvin Peersman, with 65.
Nökkvi Thórisson
Sparta Rotterdam · 85'
Produced 2.36× and cost 0.37× their position's average
- 0.92 xG 3.3×
- 4 shots on target 4.0×
- 1 goal 3.9×
- 1 shot off target 0.7×
- 10 duels lost 1.5×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Peersman | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Jeff Hardeveld | Midfielder | 64 | 59 |
| Rojendro Oudsten | Defender | 33 | 55 |
| Nils Rossen | Midfielder | 90 | 54 |
| Noach Shenkman | Midfielder | 26 | 52 |
| Abdelnour Soualhia | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Rui Mendes | Forward | 57 | 48 |
| Patrick Brouwer | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Tyrone Owusu | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Gabi Caschili | Defender | 57 | 41 |
| Soufiane Hetli | Forward | 90 | 36 |
| Prince Aning | Midfielder | 26 | 35 |
| Emirhan Demircan | Forward | 33 | 32 |
| Jelani Seedorf | Forward | 64 | 26 |
| Ronald Koeman Jr. | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nökkvi Thórisson ★ | Forward | 85 | 79 |
| Shunsuke Mito | Forward | 76 | 73 |
| Nick Verschuren | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Casper Terho | Midfielder | 62 | 51 |
| Julian Baas | Midfielder | 85 | 46 |
| Marvin Young | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Mitchell van Bergen | Forward | 28 | 43 |
| Ayoni Santos | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Bas Kuipers | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Jens Toornstra | Midfielder | 76 | 38 |
| Lushendry Martes | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Filip Bednarek | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Alwande Roaldsøy | Midfielder | 14 | no rating |
| Robin van Cruijsen | Midfielder | 14 | no rating |
| Milan Zonneveld | Forward | 5 | no rating |
| Teo Quintero | Defender | 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.