Premier League · 2026/27 ·
Tottenham
0 to 2
Newcastle United
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 1.5 stars
- 2 goals contributed to the entertainment score (9.6 points).
- 8 shots on target, a typical count: 42nd percentile of 2025/26 matches (6.7 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 80% of the match (14.0 points).
- Nothing in the match earned drama points: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.
How the rating adds up
37.3 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.41 of 1.00
Points added16.3 of 40
- Goals2 goals0.40 × 60%9.6 pts
- Shots on target8 in the match; 42nd percentile of 2025/26 matches0.42 × 40%6.7 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.60 of 1.00
Points added21.0 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 80% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.80 × 50%14.0 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
- Half-time · 0–0
- 62′Goal · Newcastle United0–1
- 72′Goal · Newcastle United0–2
- Full time · 0–2
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 | Tottenham | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.12 | 1.01 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
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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-2026-us:31194
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 31194
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- ed8c7d9f917387f789f1f1df96655b04c54a417eb444b1fabe905b65d3acb5ee
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14