Premier League · 2026/27 ·
Ipswich
0 to 2
Liverpool
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 1.0 stars
- 12 shots on target, a high count: 85th percentile of 2025/26 matches (13.6 points).
- 2 goals contributed to the entertainment score (9.6 points).
- One side was two or more goals clear for 90% of the match, which kept competitiveness down.
- Nothing in the match earned drama points: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.
How the rating adds up
31.9 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.58 of 1.00
Points added23.2 of 40
- Goals2 goals0.40 × 60%9.6 pts
- Shots on target12 in the match; 85th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.85 × 40%13.6 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.25 of 1.00
Points added8.8 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 10% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.10 × 50%1.8 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
- 6′Goal · Liverpool0–1
- 9′Goal · Liverpool0–2
- Half-time · 0–2
- 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 | Ipswich | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 7 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 0.60 | 0.74 |
| 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:31200
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 31200
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 9c819748611b3b3da9eb384feb1976dd33c86fa183fe2e9f5ba7051cb1a45faa
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14