Premier League · 2025/26 ·
Fulham
3 to 1
Burnley
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.0 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- 11 shots on target, a high count: 78th percentile of 2025/26 matches (12.4 points).
- The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
- A comeback added 10.0 drama points.
How the rating adds up
73.7 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.76 of 1.00
Points added30.4 of 40
- Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 pts
- Shots on target11 in the match; 78th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.78 × 40%12.4 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 score0.75 of 1.00
Points added18.8 of 25
- Comeback+0.4010.0 pts
- Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 pts
- Red cards1 red card; counts up to 2+0.102.5 pts
- Penalties awarded1 penalty awarded during play; counts up to 2+0.102.5 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
- 60′Goal · Burnley0–1
- 67′Goal · Fulham1–1
- 73′Goal · Fulham2–1
- 90+5′Penalty · Fulham3–1
- 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 | Fulham | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 5 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 3.48 | 1.93 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 1 | |
Labels
- Comeback
- Winner trailed at or after 60', or a team came back from 2 down to avoid defeat; second legs also on the aggregate. Here: within this match.
- Chaos
- 4 or more of: red cards, penalties awarded, equalisers, lead changes. Here: 1 red card, 1 penalty, 1 equaliser, 1 lead change.
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:29082
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29082
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- a915e99101659008a1019a360bccc76e9a6bc67dea5ec97e25b5a5f0463b9716
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14