Premier League · 2025/26 ·
Manchester United
3 to 2
Nottingham Forest
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.0 stars
- 5 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (21.6 points).
- 12 shots on target, a high count: 85th percentile of 2025/26 matches (13.6 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 98% of the match (17.1 points).
- 1 equaliser added 3.8 drama points.
How the rating adds up
70.1 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.88 of 1.00
Points added35.2 of 40
- Goals5 goals0.90 × 60%21.6 pts
- Shots on target12 in the match; 85th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.85 × 40%13.6 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.89 of 1.00
Points added31.1 of 35
- Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 98% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.98 × 50%17.1 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.15 of 1.00
Points added3.8 of 25
- 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
- 6′Goal · Manchester United1–0
- Half-time · 1–0
- 53′Goal · Nottingham Forest1–1
- 55′Goal · Manchester United2–1
- 76′Goal · Manchester United3–1
- 78′Goal · Nottingham Forest3–2
- 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 | Manchester United | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 4.29 | 1.84 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 5 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:29145
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29145
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- da09ec54668f3fab086a80acd3f73b7fb727c3fbc834debce888542665d9e408
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14