La Liga · 2025/26 ·
Elche
1 to 3
Barcelona
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 3.5 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- 11 shots on target, a high count: 78th percentile of 2025/26 matches (12.4 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 80% of the match (14.0 points).
- 1 equaliser added 3.8 drama points.
How the rating adds up
55.2 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.76 of 1.00
Points added30.4 of 40
- Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 pts
- Shots on target11 in the match; 78th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.78 × 40%12.4 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.60 of 1.00
Points added21.0 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 80% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.15 of 1.00
Points added3.8 of 25
- 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
- 6′Goal · Barcelona0–1
- 29′Goal · Elche1–1
- 40′Goal · Barcelona1–2
- Half-time · 1–2
- 72′Goal · Barcelona1–3
- Full time · 1–3
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 | Elche | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 8 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 0.84 | 7.11 |
| 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:29373
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29373
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 37890ab2a194e04d721593c80ac791d83555d622ee35c60fc711e69cca0d2a5a
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14