Ligue 1 · 2025/26 ·
Metz
2 to 3
Paris Saint Germain
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 4.0 stars
- 5 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (21.6 points).
- 14 shots on target, a high count: 94th percentile of 2025/26 matches (15.1 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 77% of the match (13.4 points).
- Nothing in the match earned drama points: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.
How the rating adds up
64.1 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.92 of 1.00
Points added36.6 of 40
- Goals5 goals0.90 × 60%21.6 pts
- Shots on target14 in the match; 94th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.94 × 40%15.1 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.78 of 1.00
Points added27.4 of 35
- Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 77% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.77 × 50%13.4 pts
Drama
25% weightLate result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.
Component score0.00 of 1.00
Points added0.0 of 25
- No drama events: no late result-changing goal, comeback, equaliser, red card, penalty or shootout.
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
- 31′Goal · Paris Saint Germain0–1
- 39′Goal · Paris Saint Germain0–2
- 42′Goal · Metz1–2
- Half-time · 1–2
- 63′Goal · Paris Saint Germain1–3
- 81′Goal · Metz2–3
- Full time · 2–3
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 | Metz | Paris Saint Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 9 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 0.36 | 1.95 |
| 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
- Ligue_1-2025-us:29677
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29677
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 994aa52eef1bab02aa0f4e48d7094edafcf21e77bcaa6d96b54fc68817684dd3
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14