Conference League · 2025/26 · 16 April 2026

Fiorentina 2 to 1 Crystal Palace

Second leg · first leg Fiorentina 0–3 Crystal Palace · aggregate 2–4

Match Entertainment Rating

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Why 3.5 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 was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
1 equaliser added 3.8 drama points.

How the rating adds up

60.9 / 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 score0.90 of 1.00

Points added31.5 of 35

Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
Within one goalfor 100% of the 90 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 score0.25 of 1.00

Points added6.2 of 25

Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 pts
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

17′Goal · Crystal Palace0–1agg 0–4
30′Penalty · Fiorentina1–1agg 1–4
Half-time · 1–1
53′Goal · Fiorentina2–1agg 2–4
Full time · 2–1

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	Fiorentina	Crystal Palace
Goals	2	1
Shots on target	6	3
Red cards	0	0
xGcontext only, never in the rating	Not available for this competition
Penalties awardedboth teams, during play	1

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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:401862921
Source record: espn · 401862921
Rating method: mer-1.0.0
Calibration: cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint: c58ab2880ba38666b81bb8da4890296ba9dabff76239f48026650bf6d834015e
Revision: 1 · rated 2026-10-14