Eredivisie (Netherlands): power rankings
Season 2026/27 · updated 14 October 2026
The strongest side by the model is Feyenoord: +1.38 goals per game against an average opponent. Biggest climber of the week: Feyenoord (+1). Sparta Rotterdam are 14th in the table but 10th by strength — better than their points.
- Best attackPSV Eindhoven2.68 goals per game
- Best defenceFeyenoord1.15 conceded per game
- Climber of the weekFeyenoord▲1 · now 1
- Faller of the weekExcelsior▼2 · now 9
Ranking
Rating — goal difference per game against an average opponent at a neutral venue. ▲▼ — places gained or lost in a week.
| # | Team | Rating | Att. | Def. | Table | Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1▲1 | Feyenoord | +1.38 | 2.53 | 1.15 | 1 | WWWWD | 17 October · at Telstar (14) |
| 2▼1 | PSV Eindhoven | +1.25 | 2.68 | 1.42 | 2 | WLWWW | 17 October · at ADO Den Haag (16) |
| 3 | Ajax | +0.90 | 2.39 | 1.49 | 5 | DDWWL | 18 October · at FC Groningen (8) |
| 4 | AZ Alkmaar | +0.85 | 2.17 | 1.33 | 3 | LWDWW | 18 October · at Cambuur (15) |
| 5 | FC Twente | +0.76 | 1.94 | 1.19 | 4 | DWWWD | 18 October · FC Utrecht (12) |
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles | +0.21 | 2.02 | 1.82 | 8 | DDDDL | 18 October · at PEC Zwolle (17) |
| 7▲1 | SC Heerenveen | +0.06 | 1.52 | 1.46 | 10 | LWDLD | 16 October · Excelsior (9) |
| 8▲1 | FC Groningen | +0.06 | 2.00 | 1.94 | 6 | WWDDL | 18 October · Ajax (3) |
| 9▼2 | Excelsior | −0.04 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 9 | LDLDW | 16 October · at SC Heerenveen (7) |
| 10 | Sparta Rotterdam | −0.23 | 1.82 | 2.05 | 14 | DLLDL | 17 October · Willem II (18) |
| 11 | NEC Nijmegen | −0.27 | 1.66 | 1.93 | 11 | DDLDL | 18 October · Fortuna Sittard (13) |
| 12 | FC Utrecht | −0.41 | 1.65 | 2.06 | 13 | WLWDL | 18 October · at FC Twente (5) |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | −0.52 | 1.45 | 1.96 | 7 | DWLWW | 18 October · at NEC Nijmegen (11) |
| 14 | Telstar | −0.55 | 1.36 | 1.90 | 15 | DLDLD | 17 October · Feyenoord (1) |
| 15 | Cambuur | −0.65 | 1.49 | 2.14 | 12 | WDWDL | 18 October · AZ Alkmaar (4) |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | −0.74 | 1.27 | 2.02 | 17 | DDLLD | 17 October · PSV Eindhoven (2) |
| 17 | PEC Zwolle | −0.81 | 1.18 | 1.99 | 16 | LLLDL | 18 October · Go Ahead Eagles (6) |
| 18 | Willem II | −0.97 | 1.34 | 2.31 | 18 | LLLDL | 17 October · at Sparta Rotterdam (10) |
How it is calculated
Only this season counts. The model rates every team’s attack and defence from this season’s matches — by expected goals (xG, the quality of chances) and actual goals, 60 to 40 — taking into account how strong the opponents were. The rating is the goal difference per game it expects against an average team of the league at a neutral venue. Every team starts with three games of league-average form, so a couple of lucky results early on do not make a leader.
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