Premier League · 2025/26 ·
West Ham
1 to 5
Chelsea
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 3.0 stars
- 6 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (24.0 points).
- 11 shots on target, a high count: 78th percentile of 2025/26 matches (12.4 points).
- One side was two or more goals clear for 62% of the match, which kept competitiveness down.
- 1 equaliser added 3.8 drama points.
How the rating adds up
46.8 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.91 of 1.00
Points added36.4 of 40
- Goals6 goals1.00 × 60%24.0 pts
- Shots on target11 in the match; 78th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.78 × 40%12.4 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.19 of 1.00
Points added6.6 of 35
- Final margindecided by 4 goals0.00 × 50%0.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 38% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.38 × 50%6.6 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.15 of 1.00
Points added3.8 of 25
- Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 pts
A component score runs from 0 to 1. Points added are its share of the 100-point match score (score × weight). The stars come from the match score, using cutoffs fixed on the 2025/26 season.
Goals
- 6′Goal · West Ham1–0
- 15′Goal · Chelsea1–1
- 23′Goal · Chelsea1–2
- 34′Goal · Chelsea1–3
- Half-time · 1–3
- 54′Goal · Chelsea1–4
- 58′Goal · Chelsea1–5
- Full time · 1–5
Goals only, from Understat. Minutes can differ by one from broadcast graphics. Red cards are counted in the statistics but not placed here: the league data has no card times.
Match statistics
| Statistic | West Ham | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 0.98 | 3.95 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
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About this rating
- Complete rating. Every rating input was available for this match.
- The stars are a data-driven entertainment heuristic built from goals, shots on target, how close the score stayed and match events. They are not a judgement of football quality.
- xG is shown for context only and is not part of the rating.
- Data: Understat (goals, xG), football-data.co.uk (shots on target, cards, odds). Club crests are trademarks of their clubs; images via ESPN.
Technical details
- Match ID
- EPL-2025-us:28788
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 28788
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- cac47bd24bfc677b0e79239feb2caca7125ec00d428bb1876ddc40fd5af09403
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14