La Liga · 2026/27 ·
Malaga
1 to 3
Villarreal
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 3.5 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- 8 shots on target, a typical count: 42nd percentile of 2025/26 matches (6.7 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 96% of the match (16.7 points).
- 1 equaliser added 3.8 drama points.
How the rating adds up
54.6 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.62 of 1.00
Points added24.7 of 40
- Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 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 score0.68 of 1.00
Points added23.7 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 96% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.96 × 50%16.7 pts
Drama
25% weightLate 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
- Penalties awarded1 penalty awarded during play; 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
- 12′Goal · Malaga1–0
- 40′Goal · Villarreal1–1
- 45+2′Goal · Villarreal1–2
- Half-time · 1–2
- 86′Penalty · Villarreal1–3
- 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 | Malaga | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 7 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 0.36 | 4.25 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 1 | |
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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:30828
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 30828
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- cf110d4d63431e21da6910773be302720c80bda14865ed89de572fb2be181919
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14