Ligue 1 · 2025/26 ·
Monaco
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Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 3.5 stars
- 5 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (21.6 points).
- 18 shots on target, a high count: 99th percentile of 2025/26 matches (15.9 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 50% of the match (8.8 points).
- 2 penalties awarded during play added 5.0 drama points.
How the rating adds up
60.1 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.94 of 1.00
Points added37.5 of 40
- Goals5 goals0.90 × 60%21.6 pts
- Shots on target18 in the match; 99th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.99 × 40%15.9 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.33 of 1.00
Points added11.4 of 35
- Final margindecided by 3 goals0.15 × 50%2.6 pts
- Within one goalfor 50% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.50 × 50%8.8 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.45 of 1.00
Points added11.2 of 25
- Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 pts
- Red cards1 red card; counts up to 2+0.102.5 pts
- Penalties awarded2 penalties awarded during play; counts up to 2+0.205.0 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
- 21′Goal · Lens0–1
- 37′Penalty · Monaco1–1
- 40′Goal · Lens1–2
- 45+3′Goal · Lens1–3
- Half-time · 1–3
- 60′Goal · Lens1–4
- Full time · 1–4
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 | Monaco | Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 12 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 2.41 | 3.24 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 2 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 5 goals.
- One-Sided
- Final margin of 3 or more. Here: margin of 3.
- Chaos
- 4 or more of: red cards, penalties awarded, equalisers, lead changes. Here: 1 red card, 2 penalties, 1 equaliser, 0 lead changes.
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
- Ligue_1-2025-us:29643
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29643
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 1333f12a0f60223d53e5010c7183544647a8f8138248bbc2b9635dc572fbc74c
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14