Bundesliga · 2026/27 ·
Elversberg
3 to 2
Bayer Leverkusen
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 3.0 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).
- One side was two or more goals clear for 90% of the match, which kept competitiveness down.
- Nothing in the match earned drama points: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.
How the rating adds up
48.1 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals 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% 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 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 10% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.10 × 50%1.8 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
- 8′Goal · Elversberg1–0
- 9′Goal · Elversberg2–0
- Half-time · 2–0
- 46′Goal · Elversberg3–0
- 77′Goal · Bayer Leverkusen3–1
- 90+1′Goal · Bayer Leverkusen3–2
- Full time · 3–2
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 | Elversberg | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.40 | 2.62 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 5 goals.
- Upset
- Domestic only: winner's de-vigged closing probability of 25% or less. Here: the winner's pre-match chance was 19% (average closing odds).
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:32758
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 32758
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- bb079f67b0b388fdd9499ef837cff7f7833ff5e8417c7208c56a324eee37e8e1
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14