La Liga Gameweek 4 Mon, Sep 15 · 20:00 RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
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Our take

Espanyol were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Espanyol had 15.1 days of rest, Mallorca 16 and had to travel 204 km.

Away travel204 kmRest days15.1 · 16Matches / 14d0 · 0
Espanyol45%
Draw28%
Mallorca26%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.02
Espanyol47%
Draw26%
Mallorca27%
Expected goals 1.58 – 1.13
Espanyol45%
Draw28%
Mallorca26%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.02
Espanyol38%
Draw29%
Mallorca33%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.14
Espanyol47%
Draw26%
Mallorca27%
Expected goals 1.58 – 1.13
Over 2.5 44% Both score 49% 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.
Weather (Cornella de Llobregat)

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Referee · SpainAlejandro Hernandez
  • Cards per match 5.6
  • Penalties per match 0.28
  • Matches 111

Team strength

EspanyolMallorca
51 L90 StrengthIn forecast 46
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
36 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

Espanyol

Attack—
Defense risk—

Mallorca

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

EspanyolMallorca
1.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.67
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.37 xGVia Att/Def 0.54
1.07 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.44
+0.30 Goals minus xGContext +0.13
100% Scored inContext 67%
33% Clean sheetsContext 0%
11.00 ShotsContext 8.33
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.33
36% On target shareContext 40%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.33
57% Box shareContext 77%
15% ConversionContext 8%
1.50 OffsidesContext 1.50
13.00 Shots allowedContext 16.00
4.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.33
3.33 BlocksContext 4.33
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.67
79% Save rateContext 69%
41% PossessionIn forecast 40%
365 PassesContext 346
285 Accurate passesContext 274
78% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.58
14.00 FoulsContext 8.67
13.67 Fouls sufferedContext 13.33
2.33 Yellow cardsContext 2.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.33
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.23 xGVia Att/Def 0.60
1.07 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.82
-0.13 Goals minus xGContext +0.00
70% Scored inContext 50%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
10.40 ShotsContext 8.10
3.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.33
32% On target shareContext 26%
6.30 Shots in the boxContext 5.89
64% Box shareContext 70%
11% ConversionContext 7%
2.25 OffsidesContext 1.56
14.00 Shots allowedContext 20.60
5.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.80
4.20 BlocksContext 5.80
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.50
77% Save rateContext 81%
42% PossessionIn forecast 46%
350 PassesContext 383
279 Accurate passesContext 307
80% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.88
11.90 FoulsContext 12.20
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.20
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.10 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

Espanyol
Rest15.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Mallorca
Rest16 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel204 km0 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
Espanyol Mallorca
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match15.1La Liga 2025-2026, 31 Aug16La Liga 2025-2026, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km204 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one4.85.8

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

Espanyol Confirmed XI
4-4-1-1
13M. Dmitrović(G)
22Carlos Romero 6L. Cabrera 5F. Calero Villa 23O. El Hilali
7Javi Puado 10Pol Lozano 4Urko González 24T. Dolan
11Pere Milla
9R. Fernández Jaén
Mallorca Confirmed XI
5-3-2
1Leo Román(G)
22J. Mojica 4M. Kumbulla 21Raíllo 24M. Valjent 2Mateu Morey
20Pablo Torre 8Manu Morlanes 10Darder
7V. Muriqi 18Mateo Joseph

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
Espanyol Absences are shown before kick-off
Mallorca Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Espanyol+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Mallorca+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Espanyol · Home 3.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.50
Mallorca · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

3 Espanyol wins1 draws2 Mallorca wins
Goals per game1.17 – 1.00 Over 2.550% Both scored67% Clean sheets17% · 17%
  • 15 Mar 2025Mallorca2–1Espanyol
  • 5 Oct 2024Espanyol2–1Mallorca
  • 25 Feb 2023Espanyol2–1Mallorca
  • 28 Oct 2022Mallorca1–1Espanyol
  • 20 Mar 2022Espanyol1–0Mallorca
  • 27 Aug 2021Mallorca1–0Espanyol

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 Hernandez Spain · 111 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.32league 3.75
Red cards0.27league 0.23
Cards 5+63%league 38%
Fouls25.5league 24.3
Penalties0.28league 0.30
Home wins36%league 45%
Espanyol8 with this referee
Record2-3-3 Cards · opp.2.9 · 2.1 Pens for · against1 · 2 Reds2
  • W4 Apr 25A · Rayo Vallecano4–02
  • L23 Nov 24A · Girona1–43
  • L29 Sep 24A · Real Betis0–14
  • W21 May 23A · Rayo Vallecano2–12
  • L15 Apr 23A · Real Betis1–32
Mallorca6 with this referee
Record2-2-2 Cards · opp.3.7 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L18 May 25H · Getafe1–22
  • D9 Mar 25A · Athletic Club1–13
  • L22 Apr 24A · Sevilla1–22
  • W25 May 23H · Valencia1–04
  • W5 Feb 23H · Real Madrid1–05

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

Espanyol3 games · scored 5 · conceded 3
1 0-15
16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 2 61-75
1 76-90
Mallorca3 games · scored 2 · conceded 6
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 31-45
46-60
61-75
1 1 76-90
Espanyol10 games · scored 11 · conceded 14
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 3 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
4 4 76-90
Mallorca10 games · scored 6 · conceded 13
1 3 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 61-75
2 2 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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