Bundesliga · 2025/26 ·
Wolfsburg
3 to 1
Union Berlin
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 2.5 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- 9 shots on target, a typical count: 55th percentile of 2025/26 matches (8.8 points).
- One side was two or more goals clear for 67% of the match, which kept competitiveness down.
- 1 penalty awarded during play added 2.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
42.1 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.67 of 1.00
Points added26.8 of 40
- Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 pts
- Shots on target9 in the match; 55th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.55 × 40%8.8 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.37 of 1.00
Points added12.8 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 33% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.33 × 50%5.8 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.10 of 1.00
Points added2.5 of 25
- Penalties awarded1 penalty awarded during play; counts up to 2+0.102.5 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
- 10′Goal · Wolfsburg1–0
- 30′Goal · Wolfsburg2–0
- Half-time · 2–0
- 59′Goal · Wolfsburg3–0
- 68′Goal · Union Berlin3–1
- Full time · 3–1
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 | Wolfsburg | Union Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 6 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 0.93 | 2.02 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 1 | |
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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: 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:30333
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 30333
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 5fc14008d63b10b57bfa7a4f6aee89398d844695a35b862a97ae0748bbb8814c
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14