Premier League · 2025/26 ·
Manchester City
3 to 0
Crystal Palace
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 1.0 stars
- 3 goals contributed to the entertainment score (14.4 points).
- 6 shots on target, a low count: 20th percentile of 2025/26 matches (3.2 points).
- One side was two or more goals clear for 56% of the match, which kept competitiveness down.
- The 3-goal winning margin earned 2.6 of a possible 17.5 points for a close finish.
- Nothing in the match earned drama points: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.
How the rating adds up
28.0 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.44 of 1.00
Points added17.6 of 40
- Goals3 goals0.60 × 60%14.4 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 score0.30 of 1.00
Points added10.4 of 35
- Final margindecided by 3 goals0.15 × 50%2.6 pts
- Within one goalfor 44% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.44 × 50%7.8 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
- 32′Goal · Manchester City1–0
- 40′Goal · Manchester City2–0
- Half-time · 2–0
- 84′Goal · Manchester City3–0
- Full time · 3–0
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 | Manchester City | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 0 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.96 | 0.43 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- One-Sided
- Final margin of 3 or more. Here: margin of 3.
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:29084
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29084
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- a66a8f7f763aa7fc9821e7d2711dfe8b745989a7669a743d12778b69ac1c7762
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14