Flashscore has launched an updated player performance metric, Flashscore Rating, developed with input from former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech. The Prague-headquartered live scores platform said the new system is designed to deliver a more detailed, role-based assessment of players during matches.
According to Flashscore, Flashscore Rating combines more than 70 statistics into a single grade and weighs events beyond goals and assists, including “big chances created” and “errors leading to goals.” The company said the model also accounts for role-specific strengths such as duel dominance and dribbling, to avoid comparing players against irrelevant attacking metrics.
The rating updates continuously as matches unfold, Flashscore said, and the underlying factors are surfaced in a new Player Card. Players must play at least 10 minutes to receive a rating. Flashscore said all players are graded across Goalkeeping, Defending, Progression, Playmaking and Attacking roles, or combinations of these.
Cech said: “The new Flashscore rating is not a journalist’s opinion – it’s a data algorithm. Once the system knows which role a player was active in, it builds a rating for that specific match.
“No more goalscorers getting inflated ratings for one moment, while a midfielder who runs the game gets a forgettable 6.8. The rating isn’t fixed at kick-off and it doesn’t just apply at full-time. It updates continuously as the match unfolds. Every bonus is listed on the Player Card, where you can see exactly why a player got their number. There is no black box.
“When I played, ratings felt arbitrary. Whether it was a 6.0 or a 7.0, you never really knew what moved the needle. However, the new Flashscore rating shows the workings, and that changes everything.”
Flashscore said the ratings launch is part of a broader set of product updates timed to coincide with the World Cup. New features include Follow News Notifications for team news alerts, an updated Momentum 1.5 match dynamics visualisation with added context and statistics, and FIFA rankings shown in match details and team profiles.
