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Eredivisie Matchday 1 Sat 8 Aug

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Tengstedt 30′Meulensteen 61′Flataker 63′Dirksen 69′

Full-time 4:1
Away Willem II

Haen 13′

Player of the match Melle Meulensteen 8.6

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 6.0/10 more watchable than 60% of Eredivisie matches Comeback from 0:1, xG 4.0. How we rate

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 61' Meulensteen, 2:1
  1. 11 → 2

    Go Ahead Eagles climb 9 places in the table. Willem II: 16 → 17.

  2. 0:1 → 4:1

    Go Ahead Eagles came from behind to win.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 2:1, from 42% to 81% (Go Ahead Eagles).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90' · 4:1Go Ahead Eagles 94%draw 5%Willem II 1%

Key stats

69% Possession 31%
20 Shots 13
10 On target 1
6 Corners 2
70 Dangerous attacks 18
0 Saves 4
All stats (16)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Comeback from 0:1, xG 4.0.

  • Dramaweight 50% Comeback from 0:1.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 6.2 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Meulensteen scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 3.8 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 3.6 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% xG 4.0, 5 goals.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 6.9 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 6.0more watchable than 60% of Eredivisie matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

5 goals3 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal: Devin Haenassist: Tjoe-A-On0:1
  2. 19' Dean Jamesyellow card
  3. 30' Goal: Søren Tengstedtassist: Meulensteen1:1
  4. 34' Julius Dirksenyellow card
  5. Half-time · 1:1
  6. 61' Goal: Melle Meulensteenassist: Suray2:1
  7. 62' SubstitutionFlataker for Sigurdarson
  8. 63' Goal: Erik Flatakerassist: Edvardsen3:1
  9. 68' 2 substitutionsvan der Steen for Didillon-HödlEt-Taïbi for van Loon
  10. 69' Goal: Julius Dirksenassist: Suray4:1
  11. 75' 3 substitutionsBaeten for JamesTwigt for Meulensteenvan Zwam for Dirksen
  12. 76' SubstitutionLemmens for Gürbüz
  13. 83' SubstitutionMargaret for Suray
  14. 90' 2 substitutionsvan Esdonk for BoogaardMouhoul for Slory
  15. 90+1' Ismael Mouhoulyellow card
  16. Full-time · 4:1

Match stats

Shooting

20 Shots 13
10 On target 1
7 Off target 8

Play

69% Possession 31%
6 Corners 2
577 Passes 260
88% Pass accuracy 76%
129 Attacks 62
70 Dangerous attacks 18

Defence

9 Tackles 5
4 Interceptions 10
0 Saves 4

Discipline

6 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-3-3

Go Ahead Eagles

Willem II

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Match sheet

Stadium
De Adelaarshorst, Deventer

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Go Ahead Eagles Melle Meulensteen 8.59
  2. 2. place · Go Ahead Eagles Søren Tengstedt 8.21
  3. 3. place · Go Ahead Eagles Mathis Suray 8.12

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Absences

Go Ahead Eagles · 1 out

  • Gerrit Nauber Injured

    since 23 Oct 2025 · return date unknown · 39 matches missed · Broken Leg

Willem II · 4 out

  • Amine Lachkar Injured

    since 7 Aug 2025 · return date unknown · 50 matches missed · Groin Injury

  • Anass Zarrouk Injured

    since 28 Mar · return date unknown · 16 matches missed · Surgery

  • Armin Culum Injured

    since 4 Jul · return date unknown · 4 matches missed · Foot Injury

  • Jari Schuurman Injured

    since 11 Dec 2025 · return date unknown · 30 matches missed · Back Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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