La Liga Gameweek 29 Sat, Mar 21 · 13:00 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
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Our take

Elche were slight favourites.

Mallorca were the stronger side on L90 Strength (45 vs 37). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Elche. Elche had 6.7 days of rest, Mallorca 6 and had to travel 324 km.

Away travel324 kmRest days6.7 · 6Matches / 14d2 · 2
Elche42%
Draw27%
Mallorca31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.22
Elche38%
Draw27%
Mallorca34%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.29
Elche41%
Draw27%
Mallorca31%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.22
Elche35%
Draw27%
Mallorca38%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.37
Elche42%
Draw26%
Mallorca32%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.30
Over 2.5 51% Both score 55% Likeliest score 1–1
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 · SpainJavier Alberola Rojas
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 40

Team strength

ElcheMallorca
37 L90 StrengthIn forecast 45
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
39 AttackIn forecast 50
51 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

Elche

Attack—
Defense risk—

Mallorca

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ElcheMallorca
1.29 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.18
1.61 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.61
1.11 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
1.71 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.64
+0.18 Goals minus xGContext +0.17
86% Scored inContext 71%
21% Clean sheetsContext 11%
10.71 ShotsContext 9.96
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.07
36% On target shareContext 39%
7.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.65
66% Box shareContext 64%
12% ConversionContext 12%
2.21 OffsidesContext 2.06
14.25 Shots allowedContext 14.71
4.82 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.89
3.86 BlocksContext 4.57
3.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.56
66% Save rateContext 70%
59% PossessionIn forecast 45%
511 PassesContext 379
441 Accurate passesContext 304
86% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.79
12.82 FoulsContext 10.75
13.93 Fouls sufferedContext 12.18
2.14 Yellow cardsContext 2.29
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 28 and 28 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
2.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.90
1.10 xGVia Att/Def 1.14
2.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.78
+0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.16
90% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 0%
10.00 ShotsContext 10.20
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.56
40% On target shareContext 40%
7.10 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
66% Box shareContext 71%
12% ConversionContext 13%
2.50 OffsidesContext 1.43
17.00 Shots allowedContext 16.70
5.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.70
4.70 BlocksContext 5.20
3.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.80
59% Save rateContext 67%
58% PossessionIn forecast 47%
484 PassesContext 397
407 Accurate passesContext 322
84% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.78
13.10 FoulsContext 10.70
14.10 Fouls sufferedContext 11.70
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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

Elche
Rest6.7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,091 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Mallorca
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel324 km1,018 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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
Elche Mallorca
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.7La Liga 2025-2026, 14 Mar6La Liga 2025-2026, 15 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km324 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,091 km1,018 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one13.314.1

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

Elche Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1M. Dituro(G)
6Bigas 23Víctor Chust 22D. Affengruber
11Germán Valera 14Aleix Febas 8Marc Aguado 19G. Diangana 15Tete Morente
20Á. Rodríguez 10Rafa Mir
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Mallorca Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Leo Román(G)
3Toni Lato 24M. Valjent 21Raíllo 6Antonio Sánchez
5Omar Mascarell 12Samú Costa
18Mateo Joseph 20Pablo Torre 15Zito Luvumbo
7V. Muriqi
+8 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
Elche Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Mallorca Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Elche+1.0 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Mallorca-0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Elche · Home 1.57points per game · 14 home games
W-D-L
5-7-2
Scored
1.57
Conceded
1.07
Mallorca · Away 0.43points per game · 14 away games
W-D-L
1-3-10
Scored
0.86
Conceded
1.93

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 5 of 5 meetings

2 Elche wins2 draws1 Mallorca wins
Goals per game1.60 – 1.20 Over 2.560% Both scored60% Clean sheets40% · 0%
  • 13 Dec 2025Mallorca3–1Elche
  • 4 Mar 2023Mallorca0–1Elche
  • 10 Oct 2022Elche1–1Mallorca
  • 16 Apr 2022Elche3–0Mallorca
  • 7 Nov 2021Mallorca2–2Elche

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 · Javier Alberola Rojas Spain · 40 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.38league 4.20
Red cards0.18league 0.28
Cards 5+25%league 47%
Fouls24.3league 24.5
Penalties0.35league 0.37
Home wins48%league 48%
Elche1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 4.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D12 Sep 25A · Sevilla2–23
Mallorca5 with this referee
Record1-0-4 Cards · opp.2.2 · 1.4 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • L4 Jan 26H · Girona1–22
  • L14 May 25A · Real Madrid1–23
  • L4 May 24H · Atletico Madrid0–12
  • W9 Dec 23H · Sevilla1–02
  • L18 Aug 23H · Villarreal0–12

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

Elche28 games · scored 36 · conceded 45
5 9 0-15
4 4 16-30
4 6 31-45
8 4 46-60
6 6 61-75
9 16 76-90
Mallorca28 games · scored 33 · conceded 45
4 6 0-15
4 9 16-30
4 12 31-45
1 2 46-60
10 3 61-75
10 13 76-90
Elche10 games · scored 12 · conceded 22
2 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 6 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 5 61-75
4 6 76-90
Mallorca10 games · scored 13 · conceded 19
1 2 0-15
2 3 16-30
2 6 31-45
1 46-60
5 2 61-75
2 6 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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