Premier League · 2026/27 ·
Crystal Palace
2 to 3
Ipswich
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.5 stars
- 5 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (21.6 points).
- 10 shots on target, a typical count: 67th percentile of 2025/26 matches (10.8 points).
- The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
- A result-changing goal at 90′ added 12.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
86.4 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.81 of 1.00
Points added32.4 of 40
- Goals5 goals0.90 × 60%21.6 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 score0.90 of 1.00
Points added31.5 of 35
- Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 100% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)1.00 × 50%17.5 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.90 of 1.00
Points added22.5 of 25
- Late result-changing goalat 90′+0.5012.5 pts
- Equalisers2 equalisers+0.307.5 pts
- 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
- 14′Goal · Crystal Palace1–0
- 23′Goal · Ipswich1–1
- 45′Goal · Ipswich1–2
- Half-time · 1–2
- 75′Goal · Crystal Palace2–2
- 90′Goal · Ipswich Late Drama2–3
- Full time · 2–3
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 | Crystal Palace | Ipswich |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 6 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 0.94 | 2.03 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 5 goals.
- Thriller
- 4.5 stars or more, margin of 1 or less, 3 or more goals. Here: 4.5 stars, margin of 1, 5 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′.
- Chaos
- 4 or more of: red cards, penalties awarded, equalisers, lead changes. Here: 1 red card, 0 penalties, 2 equalisers, 1 lead change.
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:31213
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 31213
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- d631ca608920985128ed595619a4aa970760bd70676b98e97217833c21baafb4
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14