Premier League · 2026/27 ·
Bournemouth
0 to 1
Liverpool
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 2.0 stars
- 1 goal added a little to the entertainment score (4.8 points).
- 5 shots on target, a low count: 11th percentile of 2025/26 matches (1.8 points).
- The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 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
38.1 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.16 of 1.00
Points added6.6 of 40
- Goals1 goal0.20 × 60%4.8 pts
- Shots on target5 in the match; 11th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.11 × 40%1.8 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 score0.00 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
- 57′Goal · Liverpool0–1
- Full time · 0–1
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 | Bournemouth | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 0.94 | 1.29 |
| 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:31228
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 31228
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 590cf3b5871301b3a55ca52ae4d3913c2864af4228ff09934fd28735f629a77f
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14