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La Liga · 2026/27 ·

Racing Santander 2 to 1 Alaves

Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.0 stars

  • 3 goals contributed to the entertainment score (14.4 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).
  • 1 equaliser added 3.8 drama points.

How the rating adds up

65.8 / 100 match score

  • Entertainment
  • Competitiveness
  • Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.70 of 1.00
Points added28.0 of 40
  • Goals3 goals0.60 × 60%14.4 pts
  • Shots on target12 in the match; 85th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.85 × 40%13.6 pts

Competitiveness

35% weight

How 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% weight

Late result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.

Component score0.25 of 1.00
Points added6.2 of 25
  • Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 pts
  • Red cards1 red card; 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

  1. 18′Goal · Alaves0–1
  2. 38′Goal · Racing Santander1–1
  3. Half-time · 1–1
  4. 53′Goal · Racing Santander2–1
  5. 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

StatisticRacing SantanderAlaves
Goals21
Shots on target48
Red cards10
xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating1.382.27
Penalties awardedboth teams, during play0

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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-2026-us:30815
Source record
understat+football-data · 30815
Rating method
mer-1.0.0
Calibration
cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint
bbbd3b71f18a82301860a03b53362ee54abe23563428ff5a03712797e3f779c4
Revision
1 · rated 2026-10-14