Bundesliga · 2026/27 ·
Union Berlin
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Schalke 04
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 3.0 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- 18 shots on target, a high count: 99th percentile of 2025/26 matches (15.9 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 51% of the match (8.9 points).
- Nothing in the match earned drama points: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.
How the rating adds up
49.9 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.85 of 1.00
Points added33.9 of 40
- Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 pts
- Shots on target18 in the match; 99th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.99 × 40%15.9 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.46 of 1.00
Points added15.9 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 51% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.51 × 50%8.9 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.00 of 1.00
Points added0.0 of 25
- No drama events: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.
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
- 25′Goal · Schalke 040–1
- Half-time · 0–1
- 46′Goal · Schalke 040–2
- 90+6′Goal · Union Berlin1–2
- 90+13′Goal · Schalke 041–3
- Full time · 1–3
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
| Statistic | Union Berlin | Schalke 04 |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 10 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.92 | 3.22 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
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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-2026-us:32263
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 32263
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- af623bef2d479a0478ce61cf7575e3b6160321a47fe3bff88a8e9e2e3eed3f6c
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14