Football/ Ayush Pawar

Champions League · 2026/27 ·

Lille 2 to 3 Real Betis

Match Entertainment Rating
  • Goal Fest
  • Chaos
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Why 4.0 stars

  • 5 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (21.6 points).
  • 7 shots on target, a typical count: 30th percentile of 2025/26 matches (4.8 points).
  • The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
  • 2 equalisers added 7.5 drama points.

How the rating adds up

67.9 / 100 match score

  • Entertainment
  • Competitiveness
  • Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.66 of 1.00
Points added26.4 of 40
  • Goals5 goals0.90 × 60%21.6 pts
  • Shots on target7 in the match; 30th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.30 × 40%4.8 pts

Competitiveness

35% weight

How 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% weight

Late result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.

Component score0.40 of 1.00
Points added10.0 of 25
  • Equalisers2 equalisers+0.307.5 pts
  • Red cards1 red card; counts up to 2+0.102.5 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

  1. 12′Goal · Lille1–0
  2. 33′Goal · Real Betis1–1
  3. 36′Goal · Lille2–1
  4. Half-time · 2–1
  5. 49′Goal · Real Betis2–2
  6. 53′Goal · Real Betis2–3
  7. Full time · 2–3

Goals only, from ESPN. Minutes can differ by one from broadcast graphics. Red cards are counted in the statistics but not placed here, so timelines read the same across competitions (the domestic league data has no card times).

Match statistics

StatisticLilleReal Betis
Goals23
Shots on target25
Red cards10
xGcontext only, never in the ratingNot available for this competition
Penalties awardedboth teams, during play0

Labels

Goal Fest
5 or more goals. Here: 5 goals.
Chaos
4 or more of: red cards, penalties awarded, equalisers, lead changes. Here: 1 red card, 0 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: ESPN public match data (scores, events, shots on target, cards); no xG available. Club crests are trademarks of their clubs; images via ESPN.
Technical details
Match ID
UCL-2026-espn:401915450
Source record
espn · 401915450
Rating method
mer-1.0.0
Calibration
cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint
ea216410d690a2147d0e702d41903b749fb51cee64c036489d751687c850e86d
Revision
1 · rated 2026-10-14