La Liga Gameweek 23 Sat, Feb 7 · 15:15 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
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Our take

Barcelona were clear favourites.

Barcelona were the stronger side on L90 Strength (91 vs 48). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Barcelona. Barcelona had 6.8 days of rest, Mallorca 4.8 and had to travel 207 km.

Away travel207 kmRest days6.8 · 4.8Matches / 14d2 · 2
Barcelona81%
Draw13%
Mallorca6%
Expected goals 2.79 – 0.68
Barcelona78%
Draw15%
Mallorca7%
Expected goals 2.59 – 0.69
Barcelona82%
Draw12%
Mallorca6%
Expected goals 2.86 – 0.67
Barcelona75%
Draw16%
Mallorca9%
Expected goals 2.49 – 0.77
Barcelona80%
Draw13%
Mallorca7%
Expected goals 2.80 – 0.72
Over 2.5 67% Both score 47% Likeliest score 2–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · SpainAlejandro Quintero Gonzalez
  • Cards per match 5.3
  • Penalties per match 0.40
  • Matches 15

Team strength

BarcelonaMallorca
91 L90 StrengthIn forecast 48
93 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
97 AttackIn forecast 50
92 DefenceIn forecast 59
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Barcelona

Attack—
Defense risk—

Mallorca

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

BarcelonaMallorca
2.73 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.27
1.05 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.55
2.50 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
1.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.58
+0.23 Goals minus xGContext +0.24
100% Scored inContext 77%
36% Clean sheetsContext 14%
19.86 ShotsContext 9.91
7.32 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.91
37% On target shareContext 39%
12.82 Shots in the boxContext 6.38
65% Box shareContext 64%
14% ConversionContext 13%
2.53 OffsidesContext 2.23
9.32 Shots allowedContext 14.00
3.77 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.86
2.68 BlocksContext 4.27
2.64 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.74
70% Save rateContext 73%
69% PossessionIn forecast 44%
629 PassesContext 365
561 Accurate passesContext 289
89% Pass accuracyContext 79%
7.10 Team ratingContext 6.80
9.91 FoulsContext 10.95
12.09 Fouls sufferedContext 12.09
1.27 Yellow cardsContext 2.09
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.05
This league season, per match · 22 and 22 games
2.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
2.71 xGVia Att/Def 1.18
1.10 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.41
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext +0.42
100% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
20.60 ShotsContext 9.10
8.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
39% On target shareContext 44%
14.10 Shots in the boxContext 6.20
69% Box shareContext 67%
14% ConversionContext 18%
1.90 OffsidesContext 1.71
9.60 Shots allowedContext 14.00
3.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
2.89 BlocksContext 4.70
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
72% Save rateContext 74%
71% PossessionIn forecast 42%
645 PassesContext 352
575 Accurate passesContext 274
89% Pass accuracyContext 78%
7.14 Team ratingContext 6.80
9.20 FoulsContext 10.70
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 12.50
1.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Barcelona
Rest6.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km850 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Mallorca
Rest4.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel207 km1,098 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Barcelona Mallorca
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.8La Liga 2025-2026, 31 Jan4.8La Liga 2025-2026, 2 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km207 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways850 km1,098 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one9.28.2

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Barcelona Confirmed XI
4-3-3
13Joan García(G)
3Alejandro Balde 24Eric García 5Pau Cubarsí 23J. Koundé
20Dani Olmo 17Marc Casadó 16Fermín López
14M. Rashford 9R. Lewandowski 10Lamine Yamal
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Mallorca Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Leo Román(G)
22J. Mojica 24M. Valjent 27David López 23Pablo Maffeo
5Omar Mascarell 12Samú Costa
17J. Virgili 20Pablo Torre 2Mateu Morey
7V. Muriqi
+2 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Barcelona Scores -0.08 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Mallorca Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Barcelona-1.1 pp
  • Draw+0.7 pp
  • Mallorca+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Barcelona · Home 3.00points per game · 10 home games
W-D-L
10-0-0
Scored
3.10
Conceded
0.50
Mallorca · Away 0.45points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
1-2-8
Scored
0.91
Conceded
1.82

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 18 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

8 Barcelona wins1 draws0 Mallorca wins
Goals per game2.11 – 0.44 Over 2.556% Both scored33% Clean sheets67% · 0%
  • 16 Aug 2025Mallorca0–3Barcelona
  • 22 Apr 2025Barcelona1–0Mallorca
  • 3 Dec 2024Mallorca1–5Barcelona
  • 8 Mar 2024Barcelona1–0Mallorca
  • 26 Sep 2023Mallorca2–2Barcelona
  • 28 May 2023Barcelona3–0Mallorca

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez Spain · 15 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.67league 4.16
Red cards0.60league 0.28
Cards 5+53%league 45%
Fouls25.3league 24.6
Penalties0.40league 0.37
Home wins27%league 47%
Barcelona

No previous matches with this referee.

Mallorca2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.5.0 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • D19 Dec 25A · Valencia1–13
  • L4 Oct 25A · Athletic Club1–27

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Barcelona22 games · scored 60 · conceded 23
12 5 0-15
4 4 16-30
11 8 31-45
10 46-60
11 2 61-75
12 4 76-90
Mallorca22 games · scored 28 · conceded 34
4 6 0-15
4 7 16-30
3 9 31-45
1 2 46-60
7 2 61-75
9 8 76-90
Barcelona10 games · scored 28 · conceded 10
4 3 0-15
2 16-30
5 2 31-45
7 46-60
8 1 61-75
4 2 76-90
Mallorca10 games · scored 16 · conceded 16
3 3 0-15
3 3 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 1 46-60
4 2 61-75
4 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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