Premier League · 2025/26 ·
Brighton
0 to 3
Manchester United
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 1.5 stars
- 3 goals contributed to the entertainment score (14.4 points).
- 9 shots on target, a typical count: 55th percentile of 2025/26 matches (8.8 points).
- One side was two or more goals clear for 51% of the match, which kept competitiveness down.
- The 3-goal winning margin earned 2.6 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
34.4 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.58 of 1.00
Points added23.2 of 40
- Goals3 goals0.60 × 60%14.4 pts
- Shots on target9 in the match; 55th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.55 × 40%8.8 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.32 of 1.00
Points added11.2 of 35
- Final margindecided by 3 goals0.15 × 50%2.6 pts
- Within one goalfor 49% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.49 × 50%8.6 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
- 33′Goal · Manchester United0–1
- 44′Goal · Manchester United0–2
- Half-time · 0–2
- 48′Goal · Manchester United0–3
- Full time · 0–3
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 | Brighton | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 7 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 0.70 | 2.33 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- One-Sided
- Final margin of 3 or more. Here: margin of 3.
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:29148
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29148
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- c359778f27acfa85fc5d0dc6782ad6cba07687d803633b79355d4d69446d4462
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14