La Liga · 2025/26 ·
Real Sociedad
2 to 2
Real Betis
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.5 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- 12 shots on target, a high count: 85th percentile of 2025/26 matches (13.6 points).
- It finished level (17.5 points for the final margin).
- A result-changing goal at 90+1′ added 12.5 drama points.
- Drama reached its maximum of 25 points: its events add up to more than the cap.
How the rating adds up
85.2 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.79 of 1.00
Points added31.6 of 40
- Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 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 score0.82 of 1.00
Points added28.6 of 35
- Final marginlevel1.00 × 50%17.5 pts
- Within one goalfor 63% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.63 × 50%11.1 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score1.00 of 1.00
Points added25.0 of 25
- Late result-changing goalat 90+1′+0.5012.5 pts
- Comeback+0.4010.0 pts
- Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 pts
- 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
These events add up to 1.25. Drama is capped at 1.00, so it adds its maximum 25 points.
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
- 39′Goal · Real Betis0–1
- Half-time · 0–1
- 47′Goal · Real Betis0–2
- 80′Goal · Real Sociedad1–2
- 90+1′Penalty · Real Sociedad Late Drama2–2
- Full time · 2–2
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 | Real Sociedad | Real Betis |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 6 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 2.67 | 1.79 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 1 | |
Labels
- Thriller
- 4.5 stars or more, margin of 1 or less, 3 or more goals. Here: 4.5 stars, margin of 0, 4 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+1′.
- Comeback
- Winner trailed at or after 60', or a team came back from 2 down to avoid defeat; second legs also on the aggregate. Here: within this match.
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:29504
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29504
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 1e9c76ea5b037ae2244a3504b45b4e1af01ebc4c1a6eadb8ede2e7340091fde6
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14