La Liga · 2025/26 ·
Alaves
2 to 1
Espanyol
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 3.0 stars
- 3 goals contributed to the entertainment score (14.4 points).
- 6 shots on target, a low count: 20th percentile of 2025/26 matches (3.2 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 82% of the match (14.4 points).
- 1 red card added 2.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
48.5 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.44 of 1.00
Points added17.6 of 40
- Goals3 goals0.60 × 60%14.4 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 score0.81 of 1.00
Points added28.4 of 35
- Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 82% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.82 × 50%14.4 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.10 of 1.00
Points added2.5 of 25
- Red cards1 red card; counts up to 2+0.102.5 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
- 5′Goal · Alaves1–0
- 40′Goal · Alaves2–0
- Half-time · 2–0
- 56′Goal · Espanyol2–1
- Full time · 2–1
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 | Alaves | Espanyol |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 2.18 | 1.04 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
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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
- La_Liga-2025-us:29258
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29258
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- d0063bdf239f4b01fe8062e78c78ce9c05d8f1a457f79683cd4a1db4dd9470cc
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14