Europa League · 2026/27 · 15 October 2026

Lyon 3 to 2 Crystal Palace

Who led, minute by minute8′ · 45+2′ · 50′ · 76′ · 81′

Five goals, and Lyon won it.

Match Entertainment Rating · score 57.8 of 100

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Why 3.5 stars

5 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (21.6 points).
8 shots on target, a typical count: 42nd percentile of 2025/26 matches (6.7 points).
The score stayed within one goal for 89% of the match (15.6 points).
Nothing in the match earned drama points: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.

How the rating adds up

57.8 / 100 match score

Entertainment
Competitiveness
Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.71 of 1.00

Points added28.3 of 40

Goals5 goals0.90 × 60%21.6 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 score0.84 of 1.00

Points added29.6 of 35

Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
Within one goalfor 89% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.89 × 50%15.6 pts

Drama

25% weight

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

Component score0.00 of 1.00

Points added0.0 of 25

No drama events: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.

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

8′Goal · Lyon1–0
45+2′Goal · Lyon2–0
Half-time · 2–0
50′Goal · Crystal Palace2–1
76′Goal · Lyon3–1
81′Goal · Crystal Palace3–2
Full time · 3–2

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	Lyon	Crystal Palace
Goals	3	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	0

Labels

Goal Fest: 5 or more goals. Here: 5 goals.

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-2026-espn:401915566
Source record: espn · 401915566
Rating method: mer-1.0.0
Calibration: cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint: 5324601b8823cccff6d112852cbfca38e6d9437e4f96e46c825c4ade073bec86
Revision: 1 · rated 2026-10-20