Premier League · 2025/26 ·
Sunderland
1 to 3
Fulham
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 3.0 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- 6 shots on target, a low count: 20th percentile of 2025/26 matches (3.2 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 78% of the match (13.6 points).
- 2 penalties awarded during play added 5.0 drama points.
How the rating adds up
46.8 / 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 score0.59 of 1.00
Points added20.6 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 78% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.78 × 50%13.6 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.20 of 1.00
Points added5.0 of 25
- 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
- 54′Goal · Fulham0–1
- 61′Penalty · Fulham0–2
- 76′Penalty · Sunderland1–2
- 85′Goal · Fulham1–3
- Full time · 1–3
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 | Sunderland | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.76 | 2.17 |
| 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:29045
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29045
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 213e244af38dcce313b6260e75ad6c68fa7b7cb5b0d23c76c866002d8859df18
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14