Premier League · 2025/26 ·
Manchester United
4 to 2
Brighton
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 3.0 stars
- 6 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (24.0 points).
- 14 shots on target, a high count: 94th percentile of 2025/26 matches (15.1 points).
- One side was two or more goals clear for 62% 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
52.7 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.98 of 1.00
Points added39.0 of 40
- Goals6 goals1.00 × 60%24.0 pts
- Shots on target14 in the match; 94th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.94 × 40%15.1 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.39 of 1.00
Points added13.6 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 38% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.38 × 50%6.6 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
- 24′Goal · Manchester United1–0
- 34′Goal · Manchester United2–0
- Half-time · 2–0
- 61′Goal · Manchester United3–0
- 74′Goal · Brighton3–1
- 90+2′Goal · Brighton3–2
- 90+7′Goal · Manchester United4–2
- Full time · 4–2
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 | Manchester United | Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 5 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.96 | 0.95 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 6 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:28865
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 28865
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- a22d92da7907ff7d7e7f15bea6eede6b5db73394d2126927ce8e9676a2994284
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14