La Liga Gameweek 20 Sat, Jan 17 · 15:15 Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, Palma de Mallorca
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Athletic Club were the stronger side on L90 Strength (61 vs 45). Mallorca had 6.1 days of rest, Athletic Club 14 and had to travel 620 km.

Away travel620 kmRest days6.1 · 14Matches / 14d2 · 1
Mallorca34%
Draw28%
Athletic Club38%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.30
Mallorca34%
Draw27%
Athletic Club38%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.38
Mallorca34%
Draw29%
Athletic Club38%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.27
Mallorca28%
Draw27%
Athletic Club45%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.46
Mallorca35%
Draw27%
Athletic Club38%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.42
Over 2.5 46% Both score 52% 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 · SpainJose Luis Guzman Mansilla
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 9

Team strength

MallorcaAthletic Club
45 L90 StrengthIn forecast 61
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 51
50 AttackIn forecast 51
59 DefenceIn forecast 64
— 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

Mallorca

Attack—
Defense risk—

Athletic Club

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MallorcaAthletic Club
1.11 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.89
1.47 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.32
0.92 xGVia Att/Def 1.27
1.61 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.90
+0.19 Goals minus xGContext -0.38
79% Scored inContext 58%
16% Clean sheetsContext 26%
9.79 ShotsContext 13.05
3.74 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.16
38% On target shareContext 32%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.06
61% Box shareContext 66%
11% ConversionContext 7%
2.36 OffsidesContext 1.91
13.63 Shots allowedContext 9.42
4.44 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.89
4.11 BlocksContext 2.63
3.38 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.83
72% Save rateContext 71%
44% PossessionIn forecast 49%
366 PassesContext 414
291 Accurate passesContext 338
80% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.74
10.95 FoulsContext 12.05
12.53 Fouls sufferedContext 11.79
2.26 Yellow cardsContext 1.84
0.05 Red cardsContext 0.16
This league season, per match · 19 and 19 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
0.98 xGVia Att/Def 1.29
1.55 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.20
+0.12 Goals minus xGContext -0.69
80% Scored inContext 50%
20% Clean sheetsContext 50%
9.90 ShotsContext 13.40
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
34% On target shareContext 30%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
61% Box shareContext 66%
11% ConversionContext 5%
2.29 OffsidesContext 1.83
13.00 Shots allowedContext 10.40
4.22 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
4.40 BlocksContext 2.67
3.13 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
69% Save rateContext 73%
45% PossessionIn forecast 45%
372 PassesContext 375
295 Accurate passesContext 297
79% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.70
10.30 FoulsContext 14.10
12.60 Fouls sufferedContext 9.50
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
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

Mallorca
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,098 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Athletic Club
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel620 km231 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
Mallorca Athletic Club
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1La Liga 2025-2026, 11 Jan14La Liga 2025-2026, 3 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km620 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,098 km231 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one7.97.1

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

Mallorca Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1Leo Román(G)
3Toni Lato 4M. Kumbulla 24M. Valjent 2Mateu Morey
10Darder 5Omar Mascarell 12Samú Costa 17J. Virgili
18Mateo Joseph 7V. Muriqi
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Athletic Club Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Unai Simón(G)
17Yuri 4Aitor Paredes 3Dani Vivian 12Jesús Areso
18Mikel Jauregizar 16Ruíz de Galarreta
10Nico Williams 20Unai Gómez 7Álex Berenguer
11Gorka Guruzeta
+7 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
Mallorca Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Athletic Club Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Mallorca+0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Athletic Club+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Mallorca · Home 1.44points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
3-4-2
Scored
1.22
Conceded
1.22
Athletic Club · Away 0.89points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
2-2-5
Scored
0.78
Conceded
1.56

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

1 Mallorca wins5 draws3 Athletic Club wins
Goals per game0.67 – 1.33 Over 2.533% Both scored44% Clean sheets33% · 56%
  • 4 Oct 2025Athletic Club2–1Mallorca
  • 9 Mar 2025Athletic Club1–1Mallorca
  • 28 Oct 2024Mallorca0–0Athletic Club
  • 2 Feb 2024Athletic Club4–0Mallorca
  • 3 Sep 2023Mallorca0–0Athletic Club
  • 1 May 2023Mallorca1–1Athletic Club

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 · Jose Luis Guzman Mansilla Spain · 9 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.22league 4.15
Red cards0.11league 0.27
Cards 5+44%league 46%
Fouls24.3league 24.6
Penalties0.00league 0.35
Home wins33%league 46%
Mallorca2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L22 Nov 25A · Villarreal1–21
  • D23 Aug 25H · Celta Vigo1–13
Athletic Club1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D19 Oct 25A · Elche0–03

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

Mallorca19 games · scored 21 · conceded 28
3 5 0-15
3 6 16-30
2 7 31-45
2 46-60
5 1 61-75
8 7 76-90
Athletic Club18 games · scored 17 · conceded 23
2 3 0-15
1 16-30
5 5 31-45
2 6 46-60
2 3 61-75
5 6 76-90
Mallorca10 games · scored 11 · conceded 14
3 3 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 31-45
1 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 3 76-90
Athletic Club9 games · scored 6 · conceded 10
1 2 0-15
1 16-30
2 4 31-45
3 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 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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