Ligue 1 · 2026/27 ·
Rennes
3 to 2
Le Mans
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 5.0 stars
- 5 goals contributed strongly to the entertainment score (21.6 points).
- 13 shots on target, a high count: 90th percentile of 2025/26 matches (14.4 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 96% of the match (16.7 points).
- A result-changing goal at 90+6′ added 12.5 drama points.
How the rating adds up
90.5 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.90 of 1.00
Points added36.0 of 40
- Goals5 goals0.90 × 60%21.6 pts
- Shots on target13 in the match; 90th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.90 × 40%14.4 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.88 of 1.00
Points added30.7 of 35
- Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 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 score0.95 of 1.00
Points added23.8 of 25
- Late result-changing goalat 90+6′+0.5012.5 pts
- Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 pts
- Red cards1 red card; counts up to 2+0.102.5 pts
- Penalties awarded2 penalties awarded during play; counts up to 2+0.205.0 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
- 5′Goal · Rennes1–0
- 26′Goal · Rennes2–0
- 30′Goal · Le Mans2–1
- Half-time · 2–1
- 54′Penalty · Le Mans2–2
- 90+6′Penalty · Rennes Late Drama3–2
- Full time · 3–2
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 | Rennes | Le Mans |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 5 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 3.64 | 2.72 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 2 | |
Labels
- Goal Fest
- 5 or more goals. Here: 5 goals.
- Thriller
- 4.5 stars or more, margin of 1 or less, 3 or more goals. Here: 5.0 stars, margin of 1, 5 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+6′.
- Chaos
- 4 or more of: red cards, penalties awarded, equalisers, lead changes. Here: 1 red card, 2 penalties, 1 equaliser, 0 lead changes.
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_1-2026-us:31956
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 31956
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- 9074ca52e38822a2fa291b29d9a21667d36b94a51f5732899fbfe516a9c3213d
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14