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Conference League · 2025/26 ·

Shakhtar Donetsk 3 to 0 AZ Alkmaar

Match Entertainment Rating
  • One-Sided
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Why 2.5 stars

  • 3 goals contributed to the entertainment score (14.4 points).
  • 9 shots on target, a typical count: 55th percentile of 2025/26 matches (8.8 points).
  • The score stayed within one goal for 90% of the match (15.8 points).
  • The 3-goal winning margin earned 2.6 of a possible 17.5 points for a close finish.
  • Nothing in the match earned drama points: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.

How the rating adds up

41.5 / 100 match score

  • Entertainment
  • Competitiveness
  • Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.58 of 1.00
Points added23.2 of 40
  • Goals3 goals0.60 × 60%14.4 pts
  • Shots on target9 in the match; 55th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.55 × 40%8.8 pts

Competitiveness

35% weight

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

Component score0.53 of 1.00
Points added18.4 of 35
  • Final margindecided by 3 goals0.15 × 50%2.6 pts
  • Within one goalfor 90% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.90 × 50%15.8 pts

Drama

25% weight

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

Component score0.00 of 1.00
Points added0.0 of 25
  • No drama events: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.

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. Half-time · 0–0
  2. 72′Goal · Shakhtar Donetsk1–0
  3. 81′Goal · Shakhtar Donetsk2–0
  4. 83′Goal · Shakhtar Donetsk3–0
  5. Full time · 3–0

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

StatisticShakhtar DonetskAZ Alkmaar
Goals30
Shots on target63
Red cards00
xGcontext only, never in the ratingNot available for this competition
Penalties awardedboth teams, during play0

Labels

One-Sided
Final margin of 3 or more. Here: margin of 3.

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:401862918
Source record
espn · 401862918
Rating method
mer-1.0.0
Calibration
cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint
69e627edfc3d75b0c46007694d919d4c5e543749e894a728f928b8352e87aeb7
Revision
1 · rated 2026-10-14