Bundesliga · 2025/26 ·
Hoffenheim
3 to 1
Union Berlin
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 2.0 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- 7 shots on target, a typical count: 30th percentile of 2025/26 matches (4.8 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 50% of the match (8.8 points).
- 1 penalty awarded during play added 2.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
41.0 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.57 of 1.00
Points added22.8 of 40
- Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 pts
- Shots on target7 in the match; 30th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.30 × 40%4.8 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.45 of 1.00
Points added15.8 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 50% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.50 × 50%8.8 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
- 42′Penalty · Hoffenheim1–0
- 45′Goal · Hoffenheim2–0
- Half-time · 2–0
- 47′Own goal · credited to Hoffenheim3–0
- 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 | Hoffenheim | Union Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.51 | 1.23 |
| 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:30400
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 30400
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- d028f49b3e66a4a2f4e7ef403abd480f6f78eeba95784289bf9a755e7ad9c51e
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14