Europa League · 2025/26 · 26 February 2026

Nottingham Forest 1 to 2 Fenerbahce

Second leg · first leg Nottingham Forest 3–0 Fenerbahce · aggregate 4–2

Match Entertainment Rating

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Why 3.0 stars

3 goals contributed to the entertainment score (14.4 points).
8 shots on target, a typical count: 42nd percentile of 2025/26 matches (6.7 points).
The score stayed within one goal for 78% of the match (13.6 points).
1 penalty awarded during play added 2.5 drama points.

How the rating adds up

51.2 / 100 match score

Entertainment
Competitiveness
Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.53 of 1.00

Points added21.1 of 40

Goals3 goals0.60 × 60%14.4 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 score0.79 of 1.00

Points added27.6 of 35

Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
Within one goalfor 78% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.78 × 50%13.6 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

22′Goal · Fenerbahce0–1agg 3–1
Half-time · 0–1
48′Penalty · Fenerbahce0–2agg 3–2
68′Goal · Nottingham Forest1–2agg 4–2
Full 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	Nottingham Forest	Fenerbahce
Goals	1	2
Shots on target	4	4
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: UEL-2025-espn:401858780
Source record: espn · 401858780
Rating method: mer-1.0.0
Calibration: cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint: 75bf7df305ced49842c84aa365d7833bf1ef9b68c6941383f9d900ee258ba2fd
Revision: 1 · rated 2026-10-14