The New Saints 2–0 Astana
- Holden 40'
- McManus 78'
24 October 2024
The match in data
The New Saints beat Astana 2–0 on 24 October 2024, in the 2024-25 Conference League (League Stage 2).
Player of the match: Branimir Kalaica (Astana), rated 80, thanks above all to 14 final-third passes and 123 passes. Kalaica produced 1.8 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was the highest rating of the round.
For The New Saints, the highest-rated player was Rory Holden, with 70.
Branimir Kalaica
Astana · 90'
Produced 1.84× and cost 0.29× their position's average
- 14 final-third passes 2.8×
- 123 passes 2.6×
- 4 tackles 2.2×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
- 2 duels lost 0.5×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Holden | Forward | 71 | 70 |
| Danny Davies | Defender | 90 | 66 |
| Declan McManus | Forward | 89 | 59 |
| Jordan Williams | Midfielder | 88 | 57 |
| Daniel Redmond | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Daniel Williams | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Leo Smith | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Jack Bodenham | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Joshua Daniels | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Ryan Brobbel | Forward | 71 | 43 |
| Connor Roberts | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Adam Wilson | Midfielder | 19 | no rating |
| Ben Clark | Midfielder | 19 | no rating |
| Adrian Cieslewicz | Forward | 8 | no rating |
| Jake Canavan | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branimir Kalaica ★ | Defender | 90 | 80 |
| Abzal Beysebekov | Defender | 90 | 66 |
| Barnes Osei | Midfielder | 90 | 61 |
| Islambek Kuat | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Elkhan Astanov | Midfielder | 90 | 52 |
| Marat Bystrov | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Stanislav Basmanov | Midfielder | 72 | 43 |
| Timur Dosmagambetov | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Nnamdi Ahanonu | Forward | 90 | 40 |
| Ramazan Karimov | Forward | 90 | 39 |
| Aleksandr Zarutskiy | Goalkeeper | 90 | 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.