La Liga · 2025/26 ·
Atletico Madrid
3 to 2
Real Sociedad
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.0 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 was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
- 2 equalisers added 7.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
74.2 / 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 score0.90 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 score0.30 of 1.00
Points added7.5 of 25
- Equalisers2 equalisers+0.307.5 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
- 5′Goal · Atletico Madrid1–0
- 9′Goal · Real Sociedad1–1
- Half-time · 1–1
- 67′Goal · Atletico Madrid2–1
- 68′Goal · Real Sociedad2–2
- 81′Goal · Atletico Madrid3–2
- Full time · 3–2
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 | Atletico Madrid | Real Sociedad |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 3.58 | 0.31 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 5 goals.
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:29419
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29419
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- de07c988a73c1f87789712074c92a652f69ec72e29fb5e19fbe93cfd5e0598bc
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14