Premier League · 2026/27 ·
Brighton
4 to 0
Aston Villa
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 1.0 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).
- One side was two or more goals clear for 80% of the match, which kept competitiveness down.
- 1 red card added 2.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
27.2 / 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 score0.10 of 1.00
Points added3.5 of 35
- Final margindecided by 4 goals0.00 × 50%0.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 20% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.20 × 50%3.5 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.10 of 1.00
Points added2.5 of 25
- Red cards1 red card; 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
- 8′Own goal · credited to Brighton1–0
- 18′Goal · Brighton2–0
- 30′Goal · Brighton3–0
- 31′Goal · Brighton4–0
- Half-time · 4–0
- Full time · 4–0
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 | Brighton | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 0 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 4.00 | 0.28 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- One-Sided
- Final margin of 3 or more. Here: margin of 4.
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-2026-us:31186
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 31186
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- fce5389259e3211ef1e5a57c8c59285537d4a7a807e22694b1dbe4f8c55088a6
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14