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Europa League · 2025/26 ·

FC Porto 3 to 1 Rangers

Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 2.0 stars

  • 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
  • 5 shots on target, a low count: 11th percentile of 2025/26 matches (1.8 points).
  • One side was two or more goals clear for 54% of the match, which kept competitiveness down.
  • 1 equaliser added 3.8 drama points.

How the rating adds up

38.5 / 100 match score

  • Entertainment
  • Competitiveness
  • Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.49 of 1.00
Points added19.8 of 40
  • Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 pts
  • Shots on target5 in the match; 11th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.11 × 40%1.8 pts

Competitiveness

35% weight

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

Component score0.43 of 1.00
Points added15.0 of 35
  • Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
  • Within one goalfor 46% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.46 × 50%8.0 pts

Drama

25% weight

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

Component score0.15 of 1.00
Points added3.8 of 25
  • 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

  1. 6′Goal · Rangers0–1
  2. 27′Goal · FC Porto1–1
  3. 36′Goal · FC Porto2–1
  4. 41′Own goal · credited to FC Porto3–1
  5. Half-time · 3–1
  6. Full time · 3–1

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

StatisticFC PortoRangers
Goals31
Shots on target32
Red cards00
xGcontext only, never in the ratingNot available for this competition
Penalties awardedboth teams, during play0

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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:757934
Source record
espn · 757934
Rating method
mer-1.0.0
Calibration
cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint
c61c0c1d985596e32d60b1d267325c9d2b75face67c62647d35a61fe13261e2f
Revision
1 · rated 2026-10-14