Serie A · 2025/26 ·
Genoa
2 to 3
Napoli
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.5 stars
- 5 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (21.6 points).
- The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
- A result-changing goal at 90+5′ added 12.5 drama points.
- 2 equalisers added 7.5 drama points.
- Drama reached its maximum of 25 points: its events add up to more than the cap.
How the rating adds up
84.8 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.71 of 1.00
Points added28.3 of 40
- Goals5 goals0.90 × 60%21.6 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 score0.90 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 score1.00 of 1.00
Points added25.0 of 25
- Late result-changing goalat 90+5′+0.5012.5 pts
- Equalisers2 equalisers+0.307.5 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
These events add up to 1.10. Drama is capped at 1.00, so it adds its maximum 25 points.
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
- 3′Penalty · Genoa1–0
- 20′Goal · Napoli1–1
- 22′Goal · Napoli1–2
- Half-time · 1–2
- 57′Goal · Genoa2–2
- 90+5′Penalty · Napoli 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 | Genoa | Napoli |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 5 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.32 | 1.90 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 2 | |
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+5′.
- Chaos
- 4 or more of: red cards, penalties awarded, equalisers, lead changes. Here: 1 red card, 2 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
- Serie_A-2025-us:30080
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 30080
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- d89d0b73a8c18327162d8785e9bfa68f212fa8c5b7934b5de71da551348de9d7
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14