Bundesliga · 2025/26 ·
Union Berlin
2 to 2
Mainz 05
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.5 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- It finished level (17.5 points for the final margin).
- The score stayed within one goal for 91% of the match (15.9 points).
- A comeback added 10.0 drama points.
How the rating adds up
77.6 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.76 of 1.00
Points added30.4 of 40
- Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 pts
- Shots on target11 in the match; 78th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.78 × 40%12.4 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.96 of 1.00
Points added33.5 of 35
- Final marginlevel1.00 × 50%17.5 pts
- Within one goalfor 91% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.91 × 50%15.9 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.55 of 1.00
Points added13.8 of 25
- Comeback+0.4010.0 pts
- 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
- 30′Goal · Mainz 050–1
- Half-time · 0–1
- 69′Goal · Mainz 050–2
- 77′Goal · Union Berlin1–2
- 86′Goal · Union Berlin2–2
- Full time · 2–2
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 | Union Berlin | Mainz 05 |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 6 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 3.65 | 1.56 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- Thriller
- 4.5 stars or more, margin of 1 or less, 3 or more goals. Here: 4.5 stars, margin of 0, 4 goals.
- Comeback
- Winner trailed at or after 60', or a team came back from 2 down to avoid defeat; second legs also on the aggregate. Here: within this match.
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:30366
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 30366
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 927cc519a793d09bb36cfd03dc80995c621621acd1dc4e0e611121142852814b
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14