Conference League · 2025/26 · 26 February 2026

NK Celje 3 to 2 Drita Gjilan

Second leg · first leg NK Celje 3–2 Drita Gjilan · aggregate 6–4

Match Entertainment Rating

Goal Fest

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Why 4.0 stars

5 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (21.6 points).
16 shots on target, a high count: 98th percentile of 2025/26 matches (15.7 points).
The score stayed within one goal for 88% of the match (15.4 points).
1 penalty awarded during play added 2.5 drama points.

How the rating adds up

69.2 / 100 match score

Entertainment
Competitiveness
Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.93 of 1.00

Points added37.3 of 40

Goals5 goals0.90 × 60%21.6 pts
Shots on target16 in the match; 98th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.98 × 40%15.7 pts

Competitiveness

35% weight

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

Component score0.84 of 1.00

Points added29.4 of 35

Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
Within one goalfor 88% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.88 × 50%15.4 pts

Drama

25% weight

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

Component score0.10 of 1.00

Points added2.5 of 25

Penalties awarded1 penalty awarded during play; 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

19′Goal · NK Celje1–0agg 4–2
23′Goal · NK Celje2–0agg 5–2
26′Goal · Drita Gjilan2–1agg 5–3
43′Penalty · NK Celje3–1agg 6–3
Half-time · 3–1
51′Goal · Drita Gjilan3–2agg 6–4
Full time · 3–2

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	NK Celje	Drita Gjilan
Goals	3	2
Shots on target	9	7
Red cards	0	0
xGcontext only, never in the rating	Not available for this competition
Penalties awardedboth teams, during play	1

Labels

Goal Fest: 5 or more goals. Here: 5 goals.

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:401854532
Source record: espn · 401854532
Rating method: mer-1.0.0
Calibration: cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint: 0ee0f0f4756b30449f9a994fa779fd88134e22506961db106da522136190a635
Revision: 1 · rated 2026-10-14