Bundesliga · 2026/27 ·
Borussia M.Gladbach
3 to 4
Elversberg
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 5.0 stars
- 7 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (24.0 points).
- 16 shots on target, a high count: 98th percentile of 2025/26 matches (15.7 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 89% of the match (15.6 points).
- A comeback added 15.0 drama points.
- Drama reached its maximum of 25 points: its events add up to more than the cap.
How the rating adds up
94.2 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.99 of 1.00
Points added39.7 of 40
- Goals7 goals1.00 × 60%24.0 pts
- Shots on target16 in the match; 98th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.98 × 40%15.7 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.84 of 1.00
Points added29.6 of 35
- Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 89% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.89 × 50%15.6 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score1.00 of 1.00
Points added25.0 of 25
- Late result-changing goalat 90+2′+0.5012.5 pts
- Comebackwon after trailing late, and recovered from two down+0.6015.0 pts
- Equalisers2 equalisers+0.307.5 pts
These events add up to 1.40. Drama is capped at 1.00, so it adds its maximum 25 points.
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
- 29′Goal · Elversberg1–1
- 44′Goal · Borussia M.Gladbach2–1
- Half-time · 2–1
- 56′Goal · Borussia M.Gladbach3–1
- 66′Goal · Elversberg3–2
- 80′Goal · Elversberg3–3
- 90+2′Goal · Elversberg Late Drama3–4
- 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 | Elversberg |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 10 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 2.89 | 3.03 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
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: 5.0 stars, margin of 1, 7 goals.
- Late Drama
- Result-changing goal at 88' or later (stoppage included) or in extra time; second legs also on the aggregate. Here: goal at 90+2′.
- 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:32759
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 32759
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 77beadb17511301e408ddda2f697b6e16234ad9d58d50500ea7049be406ef0ae
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14