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Conference League · 2025/26 ·

Drita Gjilan 2 to 3 NK Celje

Match Entertainment Rating
  • Goal Fest
  • Thriller
  • Late Drama
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Why 4.5 stars

  • 5 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (21.6 points).
  • 11 shots on target, a high count: 78th percentile of 2025/26 matches (12.4 points).
  • The score stayed within one goal for 80% of the match (14.0 points).
  • A result-changing goal at 90+4′ added 12.5 drama points.

How the rating adds up

78.3 / 100 match score

  • Entertainment
  • Competitiveness
  • Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.85 of 1.00
Points added34.0 of 40
  • Goals5 goals0.90 × 60%21.6 pts
  • Shots on target11 in the match; 78th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.78 × 40%12.4 pts

Competitiveness

35% weight

How close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.

Component score0.80 of 1.00
Points added28.0 of 35
  • Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
  • Within one goalfor 80% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.80 × 50%14.0 pts

Drama

25% weight

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

Component score0.65 of 1.00
Points added16.2 of 25
  • Late result-changing goalat 90+4′+0.5012.5 pts
  • Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 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. 19′Goal · NK Celje0–1
  2. 41′Goal · NK Celje0–2
  3. Half-time · 0–2
  4. 59′Goal · Drita Gjilan1–2
  5. 75′Goal · Drita Gjilan2–2
  6. 90+4′Goal · NK Celje Late Drama2–3
  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

StatisticDrita GjilanNK Celje
Goals23
Shots on target56
Red cards00
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.
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+4′.

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
UECL-2025-espn:401854523
Source record
espn · 401854523
Rating method
mer-1.0.0
Calibration
cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint
48e10aea8984032bebbb09c6f5cd45bd59092d050263eda9ee96006792908fcd
Revision
1 · rated 2026-10-14