Ligue 1 · 2025/26 ·
Lyon
0 to 4
Lens
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 1.0 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- 8 shots on target, a typical count: 42nd percentile of 2025/26 matches (6.7 points).
- One side was two or more goals clear for 64% of the match, which kept competitiveness down.
- The 4-goal winning margin earned 0.0 of a possible 17.5 points for a close finish.
- Nothing in the match earned drama points: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.
How the rating adds up
30.9 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.62 of 1.00
Points added24.7 of 40
- Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 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 score0.18 of 1.00
Points added6.2 of 35
- Final margindecided by 4 goals0.00 × 50%0.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 36% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.36 × 50%6.2 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
- 20′Goal · Lens0–1
- 32′Goal · Lens0–2
- 45+1′Goal · Lens0–3
- Half-time · 0–3
- 54′Goal · Lens0–4
- Full time · 0–4
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 | Lyon | Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.12 | 2.02 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- One-Sided
- Final margin of 3 or more. Here: margin of 4.
- Upset
- Domestic only: winner's de-vigged closing probability of 25% or less. Here: the winner's pre-match chance was 18% (average closing odds).
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:29838
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29838
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 717d775ee368f795c93e92659e4e1c780d2407d9995e313b6dbe672fc105ffb6
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14