Premier League · 2025/26 ·
Everton
3 to 3
Manchester City
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 5.0 stars
- 6 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (24.0 points).
- It finished level (17.5 points for the final margin).
- The score stayed within one goal for 98% of the match (17.1 points).
- A result-changing goal at 90+7′ added 12.5 drama points.
- Drama reached its maximum of 25 points: its events add up to more than the cap.
How the rating adds up
94.4 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.87 of 1.00
Points added34.8 of 40
- Goals6 goals1.00 × 60%24.0 pts
- Shots on target10 in the match; 67th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.67 × 40%10.8 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.99 of 1.00
Points added34.6 of 35
- Final marginlevel1.00 × 50%17.5 pts
- Within one goalfor 98% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.98 × 50%17.1 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score1.00 of 1.00
Points added25.0 of 25
- Late result-changing goalat 90+7′+0.5012.5 pts
- Comeback+0.4010.0 pts
- Equalisers2 equalisers+0.307.5 pts
These events add up to 1.20. Drama is capped at 1.00, so it adds its maximum 25 points.
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
- 43′Goal · Manchester City0–1
- Half-time · 0–1
- 68′Goal · Everton1–1
- 73′Goal · Everton2–1
- 81′Goal · Everton3–1
- 83′Goal · Manchester City3–2
- 90+7′Goal · Manchester City Late Drama3–3
- Full time · 3–3
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 | Everton | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.69 | 1.42 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 6 goals.
- Thriller
- 4.5 stars or more, margin of 1 or less, 3 or more goals. Here: 5.0 stars, margin of 0, 6 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+7′.
- 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.
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:29123
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29123
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 74b1791025f18e8f9fecce7dcea75bde108729b093c33797d8edf5e1ed9fcc24
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14