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Champions League · 2025/26 ·

Atlético Madrid 1 to 1 Arsenal

Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 3.5 stars

  • 2 goals contributed to the entertainment score (9.6 points).
  • The score was never more than one goal apart (17.5 points).
  • It finished level (17.5 points for the final margin).
  • 2 penalties awarded during play added 5.0 drama points.

How the rating adds up

56.5 / 100 match score

  • Entertainment
  • Competitiveness
  • Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.32 of 1.00
Points added12.8 of 40
  • Goals2 goals0.40 × 60%9.6 pts
  • Shots on target6 in the match; 20th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.20 × 40%3.2 pts

Competitiveness

35% weight

How close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.

Component score1.00 of 1.00
Points added35.0 of 35
  • Final marginlevel1.00 × 50%17.5 pts
  • Within one goalfor 100% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)1.00 × 50%17.5 pts

Drama

25% weight

Late result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.

Component score0.35 of 1.00
Points added8.8 of 25
  • Equalisers1 equaliser+0.153.8 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

  1. 44′Penalty · Arsenal0–1
  2. Half-time · 0–1
  3. 56′Penalty · Atlético Madrid1–1
  4. Full time · 1–1

Goals only, from ESPN. Minutes can differ by one from broadcast graphics. Red cards are counted in the statistics but not placed here, so timelines read the same across competitions (the domestic league data has no card times).

Match statistics

StatisticAtlético MadridArsenal
Goals11
Shots on target42
Red cards00
xGcontext only, never in the ratingNot available for this competition
Penalties awardedboth teams, during play2

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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: ESPN public match data (scores, events, shots on target, cards); no xG available. Club crests are trademarks of their clubs; images via ESPN.
Technical details
Match ID
UCL-2025-espn:401862894
Source record
espn · 401862894
Rating method
mer-1.0.0
Calibration
cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint
8dfd79a472c7c3c5fcf50fd437f4f1e345c2b1bbfa1b44e03936f395733c9efd
Revision
1 · rated 2026-10-14