Ligue 1 · 2026/27 ·
Lens
5 to 2
Auxerre
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 3.5 stars
- 7 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (24.0 points).
- 13 shots on target, a high count: 90th percentile of 2025/26 matches (14.4 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 54% of the match (9.5 points).
- 3 penalties awarded during play added 5.0 drama points.
How the rating adds up
58.1 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.96 of 1.00
Points added38.4 of 40
- Goals7 goals1.00 × 60%24.0 pts
- Shots on target13 in the match; 90th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.90 × 40%14.4 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.35 of 1.00
Points added12.2 of 35
- Final margindecided by 3 goals0.15 × 50%2.6 pts
- Within one goalfor 54% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.54 × 50%9.5 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.30 of 1.00
Points added7.5 of 25
- Red cards1 red card; counts up to 2+0.102.5 pts
- Penalties awarded3 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
- 12′Penalty · Lens1–0
- Half-time · 1–0
- 49′Goal · Lens2–0
- 54′Goal · Lens3–0
- 61′Penalty · Auxerre3–1
- 66′Goal · Lens4–1
- 69′Goal · Auxerre4–2
- 88′Penalty · Lens5–2
- Full time · 5–2
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 | Lens | Auxerre |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 5.12 | 1.71 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 3 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 7 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, 3 penalties, 0 equalisers, 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_1-2026-us:31941
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 31941
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- be9e514ca533a9d1d223545ada4e42a78d77f487d90ccec69f9619c241d6341f
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14