Europa League · 2025/26 · 26 February 2026

Viktoria Plzen 1 to 1 Panathinaikos

After extra time · 3–4 on penalties

Second leg · first leg Viktoria Plzen 2–2 Panathinaikos · aggregate 3–3

Match Entertainment Rating

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Why 3.5 stars

2 goals contributed to the entertainment score (9.6 points).
The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
It was level after extra time and went to penalties.
The penalty shootout added 7.5 drama points.

How the rating adds up

59.1 / 100 match score

Entertainment
Competitiveness
Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.26 of 1.00

Points added10.3 of 40

Goals2 goals (shootout kicks not counted)0.40 × 60%9.6 pts
Shots on target5 in the match (scaled to 90 minutes); 4th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.04 × 40%0.7 pts

Competitiveness

35% weight

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

Component score1.00 of 1.00

Points added35.0 of 35

Final marginlevel1.00 × 50%17.5 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 score0.55 of 1.00

Points added13.8 of 25

Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 pts
Red cards1 red card; counts up to 2+0.102.5 pts
Penalty shootout3–4+0.307.5 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

9′Goal · Panathinaikos0–1agg 2–3
Half-time · 0–1
62′Goal · Viktoria Plzen1–1agg 3–3
End of normal time · 1–1
Extra time, half-time · 1–1
End of extra time · 1–1
Penalty shootout · 3–4 (not goals)

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	Viktoria Plzen	Panathinaikos
Goals	1	1
Shots on target	2	3
Red cards	0	1
xGcontext only, never in the rating	Not available for this competition
Penalties awardedboth teams, during play	0
Penalty shootoutnot counted as goals	3	4

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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:401858785
Source record: espn · 401858785
Rating method: mer-1.0.0
Calibration: cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint: c59e6e37387261462e1a8aeb15aebbb087fd2680dc4508e479a2f1e357ddde8d
Revision: 1 · rated 2026-10-14