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Champions League · 2026/27 ·

Atlético Madrid 2 to 0 Manchester United

Match Entertainment Rating
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Why 2.5 stars

  • 2 goals contributed to the entertainment score (9.6 points).
  • 9 shots on target, a typical count: 55th percentile of 2025/26 matches (8.8 points).
  • The score stayed within one goal for 88% of the match (15.4 points).
  • 1 red card added 2.5 drama points.

How the rating adds up

43.2 / 100 match score

  • Entertainment
  • Competitiveness
  • Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.46 of 1.00
Points added18.4 of 40
  • Goals2 goals0.40 × 60%9.6 pts
  • Shots on target9 in the match; 55th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.55 × 40%8.8 pts

Competitiveness

35% weight

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

Component score0.64 of 1.00
Points added22.4 of 35
  • Final margindecided by 2 goals0.40 × 50%7.0 pts
  • Within one goalfor 88% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.88 × 50%15.4 pts

Drama

25% weight

Late 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

  1. 1′Goal · Atlético Madrid1–0
  2. Half-time · 1–0
  3. 79′Goal · Atlético Madrid2–0
  4. Full time · 2–0

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 MadridManchester United
Goals20
Shots on target54
Red cards01
xGcontext only, never in the ratingNot available for this competition
Penalties awardedboth teams, during play0

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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-2026-espn:401915412
Source record
espn · 401915412
Rating method
mer-1.0.0
Calibration
cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint
4a53d9805e80b246abc71204c00c989807891f56a24e3d2b6ad50666afb28986
Revision
1 · rated 2026-10-14