La Liga · 2025/26 ·
Real Sociedad
2 to 3
Villarreal
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.5 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 97% of the match (16.9 points).
- A result-changing goal at 90+5′ added 12.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
82.4 / 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 score0.88 of 1.00
Points added30.9 of 35
- Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 97% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.97 × 50%16.9 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.65 of 1.00
Points added16.2 of 25
- Late result-changing goalat 90+5′+0.5012.5 pts
- 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
- 31′Goal · Villarreal0–1
- Half-time · 0–1
- 57′Goal · Villarreal0–2
- 60′Goal · Real Sociedad1–2
- 87′Goal · Real Sociedad2–2
- 90+5′Goal · Villarreal Late Drama2–3
- Full time · 2–3
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 | Real Sociedad | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 5 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.37 | 1.63 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 5 goals.
- Thriller
- 4.5 stars or more, margin of 1 or less, 3 or more goals. Here: 4.5 stars, margin of 1, 5 goals.
- Late Drama
- Result-changing goal at 88' or later (stoppage included) or in extra time; second legs also on the aggregate. Here: goal at 90+5′.
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:29293
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29293
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 19a667f29655dc982885d7b3223d7fcf9c0cd62b1af72dc6c281b15e3eb10565
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14