La Liga · 2025/26 ·
Villarreal
2 to 1
Valencia
Match Entertainment Rating
← Back to the gallery
Why 3.5 stars
- 3 goals contributed to the entertainment score (14.4 points).
- 8 shots on target, a typical count: 42nd percentile of 2025/26 matches (6.7 points).
- The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
- 2 penalties awarded during play added 5.0 drama points.
How the rating adds up
61.3 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.53 of 1.00
Points added21.1 of 40
- Goals3 goals0.60 × 60%14.4 pts
- Shots on target8 in the match; 42nd percentile of 2025/26 matches0.42 × 40%6.7 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.90 of 1.00
Points added31.5 of 35
- Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 100% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)1.00 × 50%17.5 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.35 of 1.00
Points added8.8 of 25
- Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 pts
- Penalties awarded2 penalties awarded during play; counts up to 2+0.205.0 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
- 27′Penalty · Valencia0–1
- 31′Goal · Villarreal1–1
- 45+6′Penalty · Villarreal2–1
- Half-time · 2–1
- 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 | Villarreal | Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 2.38 | 1.91 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 2 | |
Labels
- Chaos
- 4 or more of: red cards, penalties awarded, equalisers, lead changes. Here: 0 red cards, 2 penalties, 1 equaliser, 1 lead change.
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:29406
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29406
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- bae67c72db2c4857b4e334078fcbc2774e7b602542f8497a3549befa810e38e6
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14