Eredivisie

A. Ueda leads the race with 25 goals after 31 matches for Feyenoord. He is 8 goals clear of M. Godts on 17, while T. Parrott sits 9 back on 16. At the current rate A. Ueda projects to finish on around 27 for the season.

A. Ueda has scored 25 goals for Feyenoord this season, accounting for 36% of the team's 70 league goals. The output goes well beyond a flat scoring rate. He is the player Feyenoord turn to in tight games and the one defenders have to pick up first. Recent goal hauls include 2 goals against Groningen, 1 goal against NEC Nijmegen, and 2 goals against Excelsior. The numbers put him in the conversation for player of the season as long as the form holds.

1. A. Ueda (Feyenoord) on 25 goals. 2. M. Godts (Ajax) on 17 goals. 3. T. Parrott (AZ Alkmaar) on 16 goals. 4. R. Pepi (PSV Eindhoven) on 16 goals. 5. I. Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) on 15 goals.

J. Veerman of PSV Eindhoven tops the assists chart with 14. M. Godts (Ajax) is next on 12, and I. Perišić of PSV Eindhoven rounds out the top three on 12.

R. Pepi of PSV Eindhoven is the most efficient finisher in the league at 1.00 goals per 90 minutes. He has 16 goals from 1433 minutes, so volume is not the headline. The story is how rarely he wastes time on the pitch.

A. Ueda is the breakout story so far. He had 7 goals last season and already has 25 for Feyenoord, a jump of 18. Something has clicked between role, fitness, and trust from the coaching staff, and the goals tell the rest.