La Liga · 2025/26 ·
Villarreal
0 to 2
Barcelona
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 2.5 stars
- 10 shots on target, a typical count: 67th percentile of 2025/26 matches (10.8 points).
- 2 goals contributed to the entertainment score (9.6 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 70% of the match (12.2 points).
- 1 red card added 2.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
44.6 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.51 of 1.00
Points added20.4 of 40
- Goals2 goals0.40 × 60%9.6 pts
- Shots on target10 in the match; 67th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.67 × 40%10.8 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.55 of 1.00
Points added19.2 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 70% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.70 × 50%12.2 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.20 of 1.00
Points added5.0 of 25
- 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
- 12′Penalty · Barcelona0–1
- Half-time · 0–1
- 63′Goal · Barcelona0–2
- Full time · 0–2
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 | Villarreal | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 5 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 2.16 | 3.27 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 1 | |
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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:29325
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29325
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 348baa7a9a05d3f5a008cafd1a28a443281cd8eb1612a7ca3a2d4da215e07a15
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14