Premier League · 2025/26 ·
Wolverhampton Wanderers
0 to 4
Manchester City
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 1.0 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- 7 shots on target, a typical count: 30th percentile of 2025/26 matches (4.8 points).
- One side was two or more goals clear for 59% of the match, which kept competitiveness down.
- The 4-goal winning margin earned 0.0 of a possible 17.5 points for a close finish.
- Nothing in the match earned drama points: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.
How the rating adds up
30.0 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.57 of 1.00
Points added22.8 of 40
- Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 pts
- Shots on target7 in the match; 30th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.30 × 40%4.8 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.21 of 1.00
Points added7.2 of 35
- Final margindecided by 4 goals0.00 × 50%0.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 41% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.41 × 50%7.2 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
- 34′Goal · Manchester City0–1
- 37′Goal · Manchester City0–2
- Half-time · 0–2
- 61′Goal · Manchester City0–3
- 81′Goal · Manchester City0–4
- Full time · 0–4
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 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 0.52 | 2.30 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- One-Sided
- Final margin of 3 or more. Here: margin of 4.
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
- EPL-2025-us:28783
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 28783
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- b46a2453f70577da6f058403a473015d85b8261460ed734ab3c7729a0063a061
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14