Bundesliga · 2025/26 ·
FC Cologne
1 to 2
Bayer Leverkusen
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 3.5 stars
- 13 shots on target, a high count: 90th percentile of 2025/26 matches (14.4 points).
- 3 goals contributed to the entertainment score (14.4 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 72% of the match (12.6 points).
- 1 penalty awarded during play added 2.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
58.0 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.72 of 1.00
Points added28.8 of 40
- Goals3 goals0.60 × 60%14.4 pts
- Shots on target13 in the match; 90th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.90 × 40%14.4 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.76 of 1.00
Points added26.6 of 35
- Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 72% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.72 × 50%12.6 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
- 43′Penalty · Bayer Leverkusen0–1
- Half-time · 0–1
- 52′Goal · Bayer Leverkusen0–2
- 77′Goal · FC Cologne1–2
- Full time · 1–2
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 | FC Cologne | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 10 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 3.50 | 1.86 |
| 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:30496
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 30496
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- f68c9966c63411494ddefcc8e1426a233579bb712d3eefeed4868e37d3b660b8
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14