Premier League · 2025/26 ·
Bournemouth
3 to 2
Liverpool
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.5 stars
- 5 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (21.6 points).
- 9 shots on target, a typical count: 55th percentile of 2025/26 matches (8.8 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 87% of the match (15.2 points).
- A result-changing goal at 90+5′ added 12.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
75.8 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.76 of 1.00
Points added30.4 of 40
- Goals5 goals0.90 × 60%21.6 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 score0.83 of 1.00
Points added29.2 of 35
- Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 87% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.87 × 50%15.2 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.65 of 1.00
Points added16.2 of 25
- Late result-changing goalat 90+5′+0.5012.5 pts
- 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
- 26′Goal · Bournemouth1–0
- 33′Goal · Bournemouth2–0
- 45′Goal · Liverpool2–1
- Half-time · 2–1
- 80′Goal · Liverpool2–2
- 90+5′Goal · Bournemouth Late Drama3–2
- Full time · 3–2
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 | Bournemouth | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 3.31 | 0.94 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 5 goals.
- Thriller
- 4.5 stars or more, margin of 1 or less, 3 or more goals. Here: 4.5 stars, margin of 1, 5 goals.
- Late Drama
- Result-changing goal at 88' or later (stoppage included) or in extra time; second legs also on the aggregate. Here: goal at 90+5′.
- Upset
- Domestic only: winner's de-vigged closing probability of 25% or less. Here: the winner's pre-match chance was 22% (average closing odds).
Labels describe the match; they never change its score.
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:28998
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 28998
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- df44e016fd1f2f18b923cb1952c9e709259993d0c5bcefc6c3e119e6bb5dee39
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14