Season trivia for Eredivisie 2019/2020
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2019/2020 Eredivisie season in Netherlands.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Myron Boadu and Oussama Idrissi. Together they were behind 7 goals for AZ Alkmaar in the 2019/2020 season.
Fastest goalscorer
The fastest goal scorers during the season 2019/2020 were these players, all of whom scored in minute 2 of any match of the season:
Fastest hat-trick
Reza Ghoochannejhad, playing for Zwolle, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 23 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Zwolle-RKC Waalwijk.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In September 2019, Donyell Malen (PSV Eindhoven) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2019/2020 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 4 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2019/2020 season was Teun Koopmeiners in AZ Alkmaar, in total he did it 8 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Cody Gakpo in PSV Eindhoven during the 2019/2020 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2019/2020 season was Teun Koopmeiners, in total he scored 9 penalties for his AZ Alkmaar.
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by 2 teams, and the teams that each scored 9 penalty goals were AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Matus Bero (Vitesse) and Cody Gakpo (PSV Eindhoven).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, PSV Eindhoven was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by team
Den Haag scored 3 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2019/2020 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Dusan Tadic in Ajax scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Dusan Tadic in Ajax who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 6 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Dusan Tadic in Ajax scored or assisted in 7 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Myron Boadu in AZ Alkmaar who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 9 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
2 players were the best at scoring in the second half, something they did 9 times, and the players who did this were Cyriel Dessers (Heracles Almelo) and Bryan Linssen (Vitesse).
Most consecutive wins
Ajax was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2019/2020 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Ajax were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2019/2020 season, playing 15 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
RKC Waalwijk had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Eredivisie during the 2019/2020 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
RKC Waalwijk managed the feat of not winning a single match in 11 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were PSV Eindhoven and Utrecht, and these teams turned the game around 4 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but RKC Waalwijk have managed this in 6 matches during the 2019/2020 season, more than any other team in Eredivisie.
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