Serie A · 2025/26 ·
Cagliari
1 to 2
Sassuolo
Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 2.5 stars
- 3 goals contributed to the entertainment score (14.4 points).
- 5 shots on target, a low count: 11th percentile of 2025/26 matches (1.8 points).
- The score stayed within one goal for 91% of the match (15.9 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
46.1 / 100 match score
- Entertainment
- Competitiveness
- Drama
Entertainment
40% weightGoals and shots on target.
Component score0.40 of 1.00
Points added16.2 of 40
- Goals3 goals0.60 × 60%14.4 pts
- Shots on target5 in the match; 11th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.11 × 40%1.8 pts
Competitiveness
35% weightHow close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.
Component score0.86 of 1.00
Points added29.9 of 35
- Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
- Within one goalfor 91% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.91 × 50%15.9 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
- Half-time · 0–0
- 54′Goal · Sassuolo0–1
- 65′Goal · Sassuolo0–2
- 73′Goal · Cagliari1–2
- Full time · 1–2
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 | Cagliari | Sassuolo |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| xGUnderstat · context only, not in the rating | 0.85 | 0.94 |
| Penalties awardedboth teams, during play | 0 | |
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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
- Serie_A-2025-us:29926
- Source record
- understat+football-data · 29926
- Rating method
- mer-1.0.0
- Calibration
- cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
- Input fingerprint
- e5f1dfe2cea910159c912a77ff1651cd0fb82a99446cf2d5a8747958e65f7f65
- Revision
- 1 · rated 2026-10-14