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Bundesliga · 2026/27 ·

Hoffenheim 2 to 3 Borussia Dortmund

Match Entertainment Rating
  • Goal Fest
  • Thriller
  • Comeback
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Why 4.5 stars

  • 5 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (21.6 points).
  • 10 shots on target, a typical count: 67th percentile of 2025/26 matches (10.8 points).
  • The score stayed within one goal for 92% of the match (16.1 points).
  • A comeback added 15.0 drama points.

How the rating adds up

81.3 / 100 match score

  • Entertainment
  • Competitiveness
  • Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.81 of 1.00
Points added32.4 of 40
  • Goals5 goals0.90 × 60%21.6 pts
  • Shots on target10 in the match; 67th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.67 × 40%10.8 pts

Competitiveness

35% weight

How close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.

Component score0.86 of 1.00
Points added30.1 of 35
  • Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
  • Within one goalfor 92% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.92 × 50%16.1 pts

Drama

25% weight

Late result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.

Component score0.75 of 1.00
Points added18.8 of 25
  • Comebackwon after trailing late, and recovered from two down+0.6015.0 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

  1. 45′Goal · Hoffenheim1–0
  2. Half-time · 1–0
  3. 54′Goal · Hoffenheim2–0
  4. 61′Goal · Borussia Dortmund2–1
  5. 66′Goal · Borussia Dortmund2–2
  6. 87′Own goal · credited to Borussia Dortmund2–3
  7. Full time · 2–3

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

StatisticHoffenheimBorussia Dortmund
Goals23
Shots on target64
Red cards00
xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating2.172.02
Penalties awardedboth teams, during play0

Labels

Goal Fest
5 or more goals. Here: 5 goals.
Thriller
4.5 stars or more, margin of 1 or less, 3 or more goals. Here: 4.5 stars, margin of 1, 5 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-2026-us:32258
Source record
understat+football-data · 32258
Rating method
mer-1.0.0
Calibration
cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint
0970b449bf76b4914ea2a7ceb5211660272f6480a036511b0c45454eb12aa9f5
Revision
1 · rated 2026-10-14