Bundesliga · 2026/27 ·
Borussia M.Gladbach
3 to 4
Mainz 05
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.5 stars
- 7 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (24.0 points).
- 15 shots on target, a high count: 97th percentile of 2025/26 matches (15.5 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 99% of the match (17.3 points).
- 2 equalisers added 7.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
83.3 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.99 of 1.00
Points added39.5 of 40
- Goals7 goals1.00 × 60%24.0 pts
- Shots on target15 in the match; 97th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.97 × 40%15.5 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.89 of 1.00
Points added31.3 of 35
- Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 99% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.99 × 50%17.3 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.50 of 1.00
Points added12.5 of 25
- Equalisers2 equalisers+0.307.5 pts
- Penalties awarded2 penalties awarded during play; counts up to 2+0.205.0 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
- 11′Goal · Borussia M.Gladbach1–0
- 18′Goal · Mainz 051–1
- 45+1′Goal · Mainz 051–2
- Half-time · 1–2
- 59′Goal · Borussia M.Gladbach2–2
- 78′Goal · Mainz 052–3
- 89′Goal · Mainz 052–4
- 90+5′Penalty · Borussia M.Gladbach3–4
- Full time · 3–4
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 | Borussia M.Gladbach | Mainz 05 |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 8 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 3.09 | 3.47 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 2 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 7 goals.
- Thriller
- 4.5 stars or more, margin of 1 or less, 3 or more goals. Here: 4.5 stars, margin of 1, 7 goals.
- Chaos
- 4 or more of: red cards, penalties awarded, equalisers, lead changes. Here: 0 red cards, 2 penalties, 2 equalisers, 1 lead change.
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:32272
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 32272
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- cadfab139f81c729b774c291870bcbb40a3635bbeb5ff4c5aedc1dcb33147920
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14