Premier League · 2025/26 ·
Brentford
3 to 1
Burnley
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 3.0 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
- 2 penalties awarded during play added 5.0 drama points.
- 1 equaliser added 3.8 drama points.
How the rating adds up
54.4 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.53 of 1.00
Points added21.2 of 40
- Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 pts
- Shots on target6 in the match; 20th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.20 × 40%3.2 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.70 of 1.00
Points added24.5 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 100% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)1.00 × 50%17.5 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.35 of 1.00
Points added8.8 of 25
- Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 pts
- Penalties awarded2 penalties awarded during play; counts up to 2+0.205.0 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
- Half-time · 0–0
- 81′Penalty · Brentford1–0
- 85′Penalty · Burnley1–1
- 86′Goal · Brentford2–1
- 90+2′Goal · Brentford3–1
- Full time · 3–1
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 | Brentford | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 3.72 | 0.87 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 2 | |
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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:28899
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 28899
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- d34ce46f7066b8b38faaa8c0e3e2060c678fb51d742e46f06d9fd1b7d2f9ee48
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14