La Liga · 2025/26 ·
Celta Vigo
2 to 4
Barcelona
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.0 stars
- 6 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (24.0 points).
- 12 shots on target, a high count: 85th percentile of 2025/26 matches (13.6 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 81% of the match (14.2 points).
- 2 equalisers added 7.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
71.3 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.94 of 1.00
Points added37.6 of 40
- Goals6 goals1.00 × 60%24.0 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 score0.61 of 1.00
Points added21.2 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 81% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.81 × 50%14.2 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.50 of 1.00
Points added12.5 of 25
- Equalisers2 equalisers+0.307.5 pts
- Red cards1 red card; counts up to 2+0.102.5 pts
- Penalties awarded1 penalty awarded during play; 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
- 10′Penalty · Barcelona0–1
- 11′Goal · Celta Vigo1–1
- 37′Goal · Barcelona1–2
- 43′Goal · Celta Vigo2–2
- 45+4′Goal · Barcelona2–3
- Half-time · 2–3
- 73′Goal · Barcelona2–4
- Full time · 2–4
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 | Celta Vigo | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 9 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 0.51 | 3.43 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 1 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 6 goals.
- Chaos
- 4 or more of: red cards, penalties awarded, equalisers, lead changes. Here: 1 red card, 1 penalty, 2 equalisers, 0 lead changes.
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
- La_Liga-2025-us:29274
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29274
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 941c80e6766abc4fd1075d7c549846fdad39634398fb7787bd31eb7b6903f524
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14