Conference League · 2025/26 · 26 February 2026

AZ Alkmaar 4 to 0 FC Noah

Second leg · first leg AZ Alkmaar 0–1 FC Noah · aggregate 4–1

Match Entertainment Rating

One-Sided

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Why 1.5 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 57% of the match, which kept competitiveness down.
1 equaliser on aggregate added 3.8 drama points.

How the rating adds up

36.0 / 100 match score

Entertainment
Competitiveness
Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals 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% weight

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

Component score0.22 of 1.00

Points added7.6 of 35

Final margindecided by 4 goals0.00 × 50%0.0 pts
Within one goalfor 43% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.43 × 50%7.6 pts

Drama

25% weight

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

Component score0.15 of 1.00

Points added3.8 of 25

Equalisers (aggregate)1 equaliser+0.153.8 pts

Second leg: drama was scored on the aggregate score, because that was higher than this match on its own.

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

5′Goal · AZ Alkmaar1–0agg 1–1
39′Goal · AZ Alkmaar2–0agg 2–1
Half-time · 2–0
54′Goal · AZ Alkmaar3–0agg 3–1
90+1′Goal · AZ Alkmaar4–0agg 4–1
Full time · 4–0

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

Statistic	AZ Alkmaar	FC Noah
Goals	4	0
Shots on target	7	1
Red cards	0	0
xGcontext only, never in the rating	Not available for this competition
Penalties awardedboth teams, during play	0

Labels

One-Sided: Final margin of 3 or more. Here: margin of 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:401854531
Source record: espn · 401854531
Rating method: mer-1.0.0
Calibration: cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint: 820cadb4e4809b83109adb3ef2dfad8b4ef48a74c654edc77dfdf4323a761823
Revision: 1 · rated 2026-10-14