Premier League · 2025/26 ·
Arsenal
1 to 1
Manchester City
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.0 stars
- 2 goals contributed to the entertainment score (9.6 points).
- The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
- It finished level (17.5 points for the final margin).
- A result-changing goal at 90+3′ added 12.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
64.0 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.32 of 1.00
Points added12.8 of 40
- Goals2 goals0.40 × 60%9.6 pts
- Shots on target6 in the match; 20th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.20 × 40%3.2 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score1.00 of 1.00
Points added35.0 of 35
- Final marginlevel1.00 × 50%17.5 pts
- Within one goalfor 100% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)1.00 × 50%17.5 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.65 of 1.00
Points added16.2 of 25
- Late result-changing goalat 90+3′+0.5012.5 pts
- Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 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
- 9′Goal · Manchester City0–1
- Half-time · 0–1
- 90+3′Goal · Arsenal Late Drama1–1
- Full time · 1–1
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 | Arsenal | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 0.72 | 1.12 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- 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+3′.
- Hidden Gem
- 4 stars or more with 2 goals or fewer. Here: 4.0 stars with 2 goals.
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:28827
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 28827
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 1bf70039ee22631f5b2d2df7c79930576f657d13e26f45c45d9b298ba0d08642
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14