La Liga · 2026/27 ·
Espanyol
1 to 3
Elche
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 2.5 stars
- 4 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (18.0 points).
- 10 shots on target, a typical count: 67th percentile of 2025/26 matches (10.8 points).
- One side was two or more goals clear for 61% of the match, which kept competitiveness down.
- 1 red card added 2.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
45.1 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.72 of 1.00
Points added28.8 of 40
- Goals4 goals0.75 × 60%18.0 pts
- Shots on target10 in the match; 67th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.67 × 40%10.8 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.39 of 1.00
Points added13.8 of 35
- Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 39% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.39 × 50%6.8 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.10 of 1.00
Points added2.5 of 25
- 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
- 26′Goal · Elche0–1
- 29′Goal · Elche0–2
- Half-time · 0–2
- 72′Own goal · credited to Espanyol1–2
- 78′Goal · Elche1–3
- 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 | Espanyol | Elche |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 6 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 1.08 | 1.25 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
Labels
- Upset
- Domestic only: winner's de-vigged closing probability of 25% or less. Here: the winner's pre-match chance was 21% (average closing odds).
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-2026-us:30834
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 30834
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- d415d20d7d04b4e59da486f613173d994b2eec6107b52eec7e5c18cc7d5decb5
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14