Premier League · 2025/26 ·
Crystal Palace
0 to 0
Aston Villa
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 2.5 stars
- 8 shots on target, a typical count: 42nd percentile of 2025/26 matches (6.7 points).
- There were no goals, so goals added nothing to the entertainment score.
- The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
- It finished level (17.5 points for the final margin).
- Nothing in the match earned drama points: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.
How the rating adds up
41.7 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.17 of 1.00
Points added6.7 of 40
- Goals0 goals0.00 × 60%0.0 pts
- Shots on target8 in the match; 42nd percentile of 2025/26 matches0.42 × 40%6.7 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score1.00 of 1.00
Points added35.0 of 35
- Final marginlevel1.00 × 50%17.5 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 score0.00 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
No goals were scored.
Match statistics
| Statistic | Crystal Palace | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.33 | 2.07 |
| 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:28983
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 28983
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 89ab7b45e81de41b9c8361ad41d89ee6586a12cb88ac38a5a45a741b4eb9c261
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14