Bundesliga · 2025/26 ·
Mainz 05
3 to 4
Bayer Leverkusen
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.0 stars
- 7 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (24.0 points).
- 12 shots on target, a high count: 85th percentile of 2025/26 matches (13.6 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 57% of the match (9.9 points).
- 2 penalties awarded during play added 5.0 drama points.
How the rating adds up
66.5 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.94 of 1.00
Points added37.6 of 40
- Goals7 goals1.00 × 60%24.0 pts
- Shots on target12 in the match; 85th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.85 × 40%13.6 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.68 of 1.00
Points added23.9 of 35
- Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 57% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.57 × 50%9.9 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.20 of 1.00
Points added5.0 of 25
- Penalties awarded2 penalties awarded during play; counts up to 2+0.205.0 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
- 11′Penalty · Bayer Leverkusen0–1
- 24′Goal · Bayer Leverkusen0–2
- 34′Goal · Mainz 051–2
- 45+3′Goal · Bayer Leverkusen1–3
- Half-time · 1–3
- 71′Penalty · Mainz 052–3
- 87′Goal · Bayer Leverkusen2–4
- 90′Goal · Mainz 053–4
- Full time · 3–4
Goals only, from Understat. Minutes can differ by one from broadcast graphics. Red cards are counted in the statistics but not placed here: the league data has no card times.
Match statistics
| Statistic | Mainz 05 | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 8 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.63 | 4.43 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 2 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 7 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: Understat (goals, xG), football-data.co.uk (shots on target, cards, odds). Club crests are trademarks of their clubs; images via ESPN.
Technical details
- Match ID
- Bundesliga-2025-us:30282
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 30282
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 2e845c1f25942a1603ca8efb295a91314a351ac3cf97ef6a99be2964a34777d7
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14