Europa League · 2025/26 ·
FC Utrecht
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Nottingham Forest
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.5 stars
- 14 shots on target, a high count: 94th percentile of 2025/26 matches (15.1 points).
- 3 goals contributed to the entertainment score (14.4 points).
- The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
- A result-changing goal at 88′ added 12.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
77.2 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.74 of 1.00
Points added29.4 of 40
- Goals3 goals0.60 × 60%14.4 pts
- Shots on target14 in the match; 94th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.94 × 40%15.1 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow 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% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.65 of 1.00
Points added16.2 of 25
- Late result-changing goalat 88′+0.5012.5 pts
- Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 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
- Half-time · 0–0
- 52′Goal · Nottingham Forest0–1
- 73′Goal · FC Utrecht1–1
- 88′Goal · Nottingham Forest Late Drama1–2
- 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 | FC Utrecht | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 11 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGcontext only, never in the rating | Not available for this competition | |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- Thriller
- 4.5 stars or more, margin of 1 or less, 3 or more goals. Here: 4.5 stars, margin of 1, 3 goals.
- Late Drama
- Result-changing goal at 88' or later (stoppage included) or in extra time; second legs also on the aggregate. Here: goal at 88′.
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
- UEL-2025-espn:757888
- Source record
- espn · 757888
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- d8abc5cecf3b034d02e7e7a7882d1cb489459c3f63e112a99f428c1acb502eba
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14