Eredivisie 2026/27, matchday 4: every number from the 9 matches

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43 goals in 9 matches — 4.78 a game, against 3.17 across all 309 matches of 2025/26. 2 home wins, 2 draws, 5 away wins. Results, goals by minute, cards, shots, possession, xG and player ratings — all of it on one page.

Results

Match	HT	xG	Shots	On target	Home poss.
Groningen 2–3 Sittard	1–2	1.47–0.88	22–9	2–5	68%
Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam	1–0	1.17–0.97	14–10	4–2	43%
AZ Alkmaar 5–2 G.A. Eagles	2–1	2.39–1.82	20–9	8–4	52%
Zwolle 1–3 Nijmegen	—–—	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
Utrecht 1–6 PSV	1–2	0.30–3.04	1–30	1–14	34%
Willem II 2–2 Heerenveen	0–0	1.70–1.35	12–13	5–5	39%
Feyenoord 2–2 Den Haag	0–1	2.39–0.25	33–8	12–3	69%
Telstar 0–4 Ajax	—–—	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
Cambuur 1–4 Twente	—–—	—–—	—–—	—–—	—

The heaviest match was AZ Alkmaar 5–2 G.A. Eagles with 7 goals. 8 of 9 matches had both clubs scoring, 9 went over 2.5 goals, and 1 clubs failed to score. 11 goals came before half-time and 32 after it; 2 arrived inside the first 15 minutes and 0 after the 75th. The earliest goal of the round came in minute 6, the latest in minute 48. 0 of the 5 goals were penalties and 0 were own goals; the round produced 5 yellow cards and 0 red. The minute-by-minute feed carries 5 of the 43 goals, so every count in this paragraph is a floor, not a total; the scores and half-time scores above are complete.

Every match, in detail

Groningen 2–3 Sittard 2026-08-28 18:00 UTC · half-time 1–2

Euroborg

Goals

none

Best rated

8.0 Mohamed Ihattaren Sittard · 1 goal, 1 shots, 3/4 duels
8.0 David van der Werff Groningen · 1 goal, 2 shots, 3/6 duels
7.9 Lequincio Zeefuik Sittard · 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shots, 6/12 duels

Groningen · Sittard

1.47	xG	0.88
0.64	xG first half	0.59
22	Shots	9
2	On target	5
16	Shots in the box	6
5	Blocked	3
7	Corners	2
68%	Possession	32%
550	Passes	279
477	Passes completed	207
2	Saves	1
7	Fouls	8
3	Offsides	1
3	Yellow cards	3

source: full match archive

Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2026-08-29 14:30 UTC · half-time 1–0

Stadion Woudestein

Goals

24' Aymen Sliti Excelsior
48' Milan Zonneveld Sparta Rotterdam assist Mitchell Van Bergen

Cards

🟨 20' Jens Toornstra Sparta Rotterdam
🟨 28' Simon Janssen Excelsior
🟨 37' Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson Excelsior

Best rated

8.2 Milan Zonneveld Sparta Rotterdam · 1 goal, 2 shots, 11/18 duels
8.0 Irakli Yegoian Excelsior · 2 shots, 7/16 duels
7.7 Nesto Groen Excelsior · 1 goal, 2 shots, 4/8 duels

Excelsior · Sparta Rotterdam

1.17	xG	0.97
0.36	xG first half	0.48
14	Shots	10
4	On target	2
11	Shots in the box	5
5	Blocked	4
6	Corners	4
43%	Possession	57%
365	Passes	482
287	Passes completed	404
1	Saves	2
13	Fouls	7
2	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

AZ Alkmaar 5–2 G.A. Eagles 2026-08-29 16:45 UTC · half-time 2–1

AFAS Stadion

Goals

none

Best rated

10.0 Ro-Zangelo Daal AZ Alkmaar · 2 goals, 4 shots, 5/8 duels
8.3 Mateo Chávez AZ Alkmaar · 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots, 4/8 duels
8.2 Dave Kwakman AZ Alkmaar · 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, 3/4 duels

AZ Alkmaar · G.A. Eagles

2.39	xG	1.82
0.78	xG first half	0.54
20	Shots	9
8	On target	4
13	Shots in the box	6
5	Blocked	1
8	Corners	4
52%	Possession	48%
484	Passes	445
404	Passes completed	370
2	Saves	3
9	Fouls	6
1	Offsides	1

source: full match archive

Zwolle 1–3 Nijmegen 2026-08-29 19:00 UTC · half-time None–None

Goals

none

Zwolle · Nijmegen

no match statistics

source: events only

Utrecht 1–6 PSV 2026-08-30 10:15 UTC · half-time 1–2 · 3-4-3 v 4-2-3-1

Stadion Galgenwaard

Goals

6' Artem Stepanov Utrecht assist Niklas Vesterlund
11' Ruben van Bommel PSV
45' Guus Til PSV assist Sergiño Dest

Cards

🟨 15' Guus Offerhaus Utrecht
🟨 34' Dani De Wit Utrecht

Best rated

8.5 Sergiño Dest PSV · 1 goal, 1 assist, 4 shots, 9/11 duels
8.3 Guus Til PSV · 2 goals, 3 shots, 1/1 duels
7.9 Mauro Júnior PSV · 1 goal, 2 shots, 5/8 duels

Utrecht · PSV

0.30	xG	3.04
0.30	xG first half	1.04
1	Shots	30
1	On target	14
1	Shots in the box	15
0	Blocked	5
0	Corners	13
34%	Possession	66%
298	Passes	562
222	Passes completed	508
7	Saves	0
21	Fouls	8
1	Offsides	1
5	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Willem II 2–2 Heerenveen 2026-08-30 12:30 UTC · half-time 0–0

Koning Willem II Stadion

Goals

none

Best rated

8.5 Jacob Trenskow Heerenveen · 1 goal, 2 shots, 3/6 duels
8.2 Oliver Braude Heerenveen · 1 goal, 3 shots, 3/6 duels
7.9 Devin Haen Willem II · 1 goal, 2 shots, 3/6 duels

Willem II · Heerenveen

1.70	xG	1.35
0.47	xG first half	0.13
12	Shots	13
5	On target	5
8	Shots in the box	11
2	Blocked	3
9	Corners	7
39%	Possession	61%
320	Passes	517
245	Passes completed	453
3	Saves	2
9	Fouls	5
2	Offsides	2

source: full match archive

Feyenoord 2–2 Den Haag 2026-08-30 12:30 UTC · half-time 0–1

De Kuip

Goals

none

Best rated

8.3 Kilian Nikièma Den Haag · 10 saves
8.0 Anis Hadj Moussa Feyenoord · 1 goal, 3 shots, 4/12 duels
7.9 Nigel Thomas Den Haag · 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots, 2/4 duels

Feyenoord · Den Haag

2.39	xG	0.25
0.72	xG first half	0.11
33	Shots	8
12	On target	3
17	Shots in the box	4
10	Blocked	3
11	Corners	3
69%	Possession	31%
618	Passes	275
573	Passes completed	212
1	Saves	10
5	Fouls	9
2	Offsides	3
0	Yellow cards	3

source: full match archive

Telstar 0–4 Ajax 2026-08-30 14:45 UTC · half-time None–None · 3-4-2-1 v 4-3-3

BUKO Stadion

Goals

none

Telstar · Ajax

no match statistics

source: events only

Cambuur 1–4 Twente 2026-08-30 18:00 UTC · half-time None–None

Kooi Stadion

Goals

none

Cambuur · Twente

no match statistics

source: events only

Every club, one row each

Club		Opponent	Score	xG	Shots	OT	In box	Cor	Poss	Passes	Saves	Fouls	Yel
PSV	A	Utrecht	6–1	3.04	30	14	15	13	66%	562	0	8	1
Ajax	A	Telstar	4–0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
AZ Alkmaar	H	G.A. Eagles	5–2	2.39	20	8	13	8	52%	484	2	9	0
Twente	A	Cambuur	4–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Nijmegen	A	Zwolle	3–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Sittard	A	Groningen	3–2	0.88	9	5	6	2	32%	279	1	8	3
Excelsior	H	Sparta Rotterdam	2–1	1.17	14	4	11	6	43%	365	1	13	2
Den Haag	A	Feyenoord	2–2	0.25	8	3	4	3	31%	275	10	9	3
Feyenoord	H	Den Haag	2–2	2.39	33	12	17	11	69%	618	1	5	0
Heerenveen	A	Willem II	2–2	1.35	13	5	11	7	61%	517	2	5	0
Willem II	H	Heerenveen	2–2	1.70	12	5	8	9	39%	320	3	9	0
Groningen	H	Sittard	2–3	1.47	22	2	16	7	68%	550	2	7	3
Sparta Rotterdam	A	Excelsior	1–2	0.97	10	2	5	4	57%	482	2	7	1
Zwolle	H	Nijmegen	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
G.A. Eagles	A	AZ Alkmaar	2–5	1.82	9	4	6	4	48%	445	3	6	0
Cambuur	H	Twente	1–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Telstar	H	Ajax	0–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Utrecht	H	PSV	1–6	0.30	1	1	1	0	34%	298	7	21	5

Feyenoord had the most of the ball (69 per cent); Feyenoord took the most shots (33).

Goals against xG

xG is the provider's shot-quality model, not ours; we publish it because it is the same measure across every match here. One matchday is far too small to call anyone lucky — this is a record of what happened, not a verdict.

Club	Opponent	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Conceded	xG faced	Saved against xG
PSV	Utrecht	6	3.04	+2.96	1	0.30	-0.70
AZ Alkmaar	G.A. Eagles	5	2.39	+2.61	2	1.82	-0.18
Sittard	Groningen	3	0.88	+2.12	2	1.47	-0.53
Den Haag	Feyenoord	2	0.25	+1.75	2	2.39	+0.39
Excelsior	Sparta Rotterdam	2	1.17	+0.83	1	0.97	-0.03
Utrecht	PSV	1	0.30	+0.70	6	3.04	-2.96
Heerenveen	Willem II	2	1.35	+0.65	2	1.70	-0.30
Groningen	Sittard	2	1.47	+0.53	3	0.88	-2.12
Willem II	Heerenveen	2	1.70	+0.30	2	1.35	-0.65
G.A. Eagles	AZ Alkmaar	2	1.82	+0.18	5	2.39	-2.61
Sparta Rotterdam	Excelsior	1	0.97	+0.03	2	1.17	-0.83
Feyenoord	Den Haag	2	2.39	-0.39	2	0.25	-1.75

PSV scored 2.96 goals more than the model expected of their chances; Feyenoord scored 0.39 fewer. The last column is the same subtraction at the other end: how many goals a club conceded against the xG of the shots it faced.

One column we removed. The feed also carries a field called “goals prevented”, which looks like a goalkeeping measure. In all 9 matches of this round it is identical for both clubs (Groningen–Sittard -1.48, Excelsior–Sparta Rotterdam -0.63, AZ Alkmaar–G.A. Eagles -1.82, and so on), so it cannot be a per-club number and we do not publish it rather than guess at what it means.

Scorers and assists

18 of the 43 goals have an assist recorded against them. Assists come from the full match archive where it has arrived (5 matches) and from the live event feed otherwise, which records fewer of them — so this is a floor, not a count.

Player	Club	Goals	Assists
Guus Til	PSV	2	0
Ro-Zangelo Daal	AZ Alkmaar	2	0
Dave Kwakman	AZ Alkmaar	1	1
Mateo Chávez	AZ Alkmaar	1	1
Nigel Thomas	Den Haag	1	1
Sergiño Dest	PSV	1	1
Anis Hadj Moussa	Feyenoord	1	0
Artem Stepanov	Utrecht	1	0
Ayase Ueda	Feyenoord	1	0
Aymen Sliti	Excelsior	1	0
Devin Haen	Willem II	1	0
Jacob Trenskow	Heerenveen	1	0
Lewis Schouten	AZ Alkmaar	1	0
Mathis Suray	G.A. Eagles	1	0
Mauro Júnior	PSV	1	0
Milan Zonneveld	Sparta Rotterdam	1	0
Nesto Groen	Excelsior	1	0
Oliver Braude	Heerenveen	1	0
Ruben van Bommel	PSV	1	0
Sekou Sylla	Den Haag	1	0
Sven Mijnans	PSV	1	0
Uriel van Aalst	Willem II	1	0
Victor Edvardsen	G.A. Eagles	1	0
Amir Bouhamdi	PSV	0	2
Calvin Stengs	AZ Alkmaar	0	1
Calvin Twigt	Willem II	0	1
Dylan Vente	Heerenveen	0	1
Evan Rottier	Den Haag	0	1
Ilano Silva Timas	Excelsior	0	1
Levi Smans	Heerenveen	0	1
Mitchell Van Bergen	Sparta Rotterdam	0	1
Nathan Tjoe-A-On	Willem II	0	1
Niklas Vesterlund	Utrecht	0	1
Oussama Targhalline	Feyenoord	0	1
Paul Wanner	PSV	0	1
Sem Steijn	Feyenoord	0	1

Player ratings, top 25

Ratings are the provider's, over the 6 matches whose player detail has arrived; 262 player appearances in total.

Player	Club	Rating	Min	G	A	Sh	Key p.	Duels	Tkl	Int	Saves
Ro-Zangelo Daal	AZ Alkmaar	10.0	93	2	0	4	2	5/8	0	0	0
Sergiño Dest	PSV	8.5	90	1	1	4	1	9/11	0	0	0
Jacob Trenskow	Heerenveen	8.5	90	1	0	2	4	3/6	2	0	0
Mateo Chávez	AZ Alkmaar	8.3	83	1	1	2	2	4/8	3	2	0
Guus Til	PSV	8.3	90	2	0	3	0	1/1	0	0	0
Kilian Nikièma	Den Haag	8.3	94	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	10
Milan Zonneveld	Sparta Rotterdam	8.2	90	1	0	2	2	11/18	0	0	0
Dave Kwakman	AZ Alkmaar	8.2	64	1	1	3	1	3/4	1	0	0
Oliver Braude	Heerenveen	8.2	90	1	0	3	1	3/6	1	0	0
Mohamed Ihattaren	Sittard	8.0	68	1	0	1	2	3/4	1	0	0
David van der Werff	Groningen	8.0	82	1	0	2	5	3/6	2	0	0
Irakli Yegoian	Excelsior	8.0	90	0	0	2	5	7/16	1	1	0
Anis Hadj Moussa	Feyenoord	8.0	94	1	0	3	5	4/12	0	0	0
Lequincio Zeefuik	Sittard	7.9	90	1	1	1	2	6/12	1	0	0
Mauro Júnior	PSV	7.9	90	1	0	2	0	5/8	1	0	0
Devin Haen	Willem II	7.9	90	1	0	2	1	3/6	1	0	0
Nigel Thomas	Den Haag	7.9	62	1	1	2	1	2/4	1	0	0
Sekou Sylla	Den Haag	7.9	80	1	0	1	0	8/11	6	0	0
Édouard Michut	Sittard	7.7	90	0	2	0	3	6/7	2	2	0
Anthony Descotte	Sittard	7.7	89	1	0	3	1	3/7	1	0	0
Tika de Jonge	Groningen	7.7	90	0	0	2	6	4/4	2	0	0
Nesto Groen	Excelsior	7.7	23	1	0	2	1	4/8	1	0	0
Jan Plug	Excelsior	7.7	90	0	0	1	0	6/12	2	2	0
Lewis Schouten	AZ Alkmaar	7.7	93	1	0	1	0	3/3	2	0	0
Aymen Sliti	Excelsior	7.6	59	1	0	3	0	3/4	0	0	0

Matchday 4 against the whole of 2025/26

One round is 9 matches and last season was 309. Every difference below is well inside what 9 matches can produce by chance; it is here as a record, not as a trend.

Measure	Matchday 4	2025/26 average	Difference
Goals per match	4.78	3.17	+1.61
Goals in the first half, per match	1.22	1.43	-0.21
Shots per club	15.1	14.1	+1.0
Shots on target per club	5.4	5.2	+0.2
xG per club	1.48	1.54	-0.07
Corners per club	6.2	5.2	+0.9
Passes per club	433	420	+13
Fouls per club	8.9	10.9	-2.0
Yellow cards per club	1.50	1.63	-0.13
Saves per club	2.8	3.6	-0.8
Home wins (share)	0.22	0.45	-0.22
Draws (share)	0.22	0.26	-0.04

Where these numbers come from

Our own database, built from the same feed every match here uses. Team figures for 6 of 9 matches, goals and cards by minute for all 9, player-level detail for 6. Crowds and referees are as published for the 0 matches that carry them . Nothing on this page is a projection.

What is missing, stated plainly. the event feed is missing 38 of the 43 goals, so goal minutes, penalties and the scorer table are floors; 3 of the 9 matches (Zwolle–Nijmegen, Telstar–Ajax, Cambuur–Twente) have team figures but no player-level detail yet — the archive feed delivers those a day later, so player ratings below cover 6 matches, not 9; attendance is published for 0 of 9 matches, so there is no average to give; the 2025/26 xG baseline is measured on 304 of 309 matches.

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