Premier League · 2025/26 ·
Everton
2 to 0
Fulham
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 2.5 stars
- 2 goals contributed to the entertainment score (9.6 points).
- 9 shots on target, a typical count: 55th percentile of 2025/26 matches (8.8 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 90% of the match (15.8 points).
- Nothing in the match earned drama points: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.
How the rating adds up
41.1 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.46 of 1.00
Points added18.4 of 40
- Goals2 goals0.40 × 60%9.6 pts
- Shots on target9 in the match; 55th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.55 × 40%8.8 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.65 of 1.00
Points added22.8 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 90% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.90 × 50%15.8 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.00 of 1.00
Points added0.0 of 25
- No drama events: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.
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
- 45+4′Goal · Everton1–0
- Half-time · 1–0
- 81′Goal · Everton2–0
- Full time · 2–0
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 | Everton | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 2.31 | 0.42 |
| 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:28882
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 28882
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 14e0f9edaaef2e578fc8b5a8708f80f5dcbc523f3466fd824fbcc391d6b297ea
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14