Conference League · 2025/26 · 19 March 2026

AEK Larnaca 1 to 2 Crystal Palace

After extra time

Second leg · first leg AEK Larnaca 0–0 Crystal Palace · aggregate 1–2

Match Entertainment Rating

Late Drama

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Why 4.0 stars

3 goals contributed to the entertainment score (14.4 points).
10 shots on target, a typical count: 36th percentile of 2025/26 matches (5.7 points).
The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
A result-changing goal at 99′ added 12.5 drama points.

How the rating adds up

72.9 / 100 match score

Entertainment
Competitiveness
Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.50 of 1.00

Points added20.1 of 40

Goals3 goals0.60 × 60%14.4 pts
Shots on target10 in the match (scaled to 90 minutes); 36th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.36 × 40%5.7 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 120 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 score0.85 of 1.00

Points added21.2 of 25

Late result-changing goalat 99′+0.5012.5 pts
Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 pts
Red cards2 red cards; counts up to 2+0.205.0 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

13′Goal · Crystal Palace0–1agg 0–1
Half-time · 0–1
63′Goal · AEK Larnaca1–1agg 1–1
End of normal time · 1–1
99′Goal · Crystal Palace Late Drama1–2agg 1–2
Extra time, half-time · 1–2
End of extra time · 1–2

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	AEK Larnaca	Crystal Palace
Goals	1	2
Shots on target	3	7
Red cards	2	0
xGcontext only, never in the rating	Not available for this competition
Penalties awardedboth teams, during play	0

Labels

Late Drama: Result-changing goal at 88' or later (stoppage included) or in extra time; second legs also on the aggregate. Here: goal at 99′.

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:401862858
Source record: espn · 401862858
Rating method: mer-1.0.0
Calibration: cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint: e5293075d64b7d974d82355ea9511d0f99e66034959f33deb12a955820ab2891
Revision: 1 · rated 2026-10-14