La Liga Gameweek 16 Sat, Dec 13 · 15:15 Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, Palma de Mallorca
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Our take

Mallorca were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Absences weigh more on Mallorca. Mallorca had 7.8 days of rest, Elche 6.1 and had to travel 324 km.

Away travel324 kmRest days7.8 · 6.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Mallorca44%
Draw27%
Elche28%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.13
Mallorca47%
Draw26%
Elche27%
Expected goals 1.58 – 1.13
Mallorca45%
Draw27%
Elche27%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.09
Mallorca37%
Draw28%
Elche35%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.27
Mallorca46%
Draw26%
Elche28%
Expected goals 1.58 – 1.18
Over 2.5 48% Both score 53% 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 (Palma de Mallorca)

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Referee · SpainJosé Luis Munuera Montero
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.18
  • Matches 33

Team strength

MallorcaElche
46 L90 StrengthIn forecast 41
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 44
50 AttackIn forecast 39
59 DefenceIn forecast 51
— 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—

Elche

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MallorcaElche
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.47 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.13
0.90 xGVia Att/Def 1.09
1.67 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.33
+0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.11
73% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 27%
10.07 ShotsContext 10.80
3.87 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.07
38% On target shareContext 38%
5.86 Shots in the boxContext 7.33
59% Box shareContext 65%
10% ConversionContext 11%
2.57 OffsidesContext 2.27
14.07 Shots allowedContext 12.33
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
4.00 BlocksContext 3.53
3.62 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
73% Save rateContext 70%
44% PossessionIn forecast 59%
371 PassesContext 522
295 Accurate passesContext 455
80% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.91
10.87 FoulsContext 12.80
12.47 Fouls sufferedContext 14.53
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.93
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 15 and 15 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
0.93 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
1.61 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.41
+0.07 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
70% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.60 ShotsContext 11.40
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
37% On target shareContext 40%
5.33 Shots in the boxContext 7.70
55% Box shareContext 66%
10% ConversionContext 10%
3.25 OffsidesContext 2.38
14.20 Shots allowedContext 13.10
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
4.50 BlocksContext 3.90
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
73% Save rateContext 67%
45% PossessionIn forecast 60%
367 PassesContext 524
288 Accurate passesContext 456
79% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.89
10.70 FoulsContext 13.00
13.30 Fouls sufferedContext 13.30
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,646 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Elche
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel324 km0 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 Elche
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.8La Liga 2025-2026, 5 Dec6.1La Liga 2025-2026, 7 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km324 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,646 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.28.1

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
4-2-3-1
1Leo Román(G)
22J. Mojica 21Raíllo 24M. Valjent 23Pablo Maffeo
5Omar Mascarell 8Manu Morlanes
17J. Virgili 10Darder 18Mateo Joseph
7V. Muriqi
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Elche Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
13Iñaki Peña(G)
6Bigas 23Víctor Chust 22D. Affengruber 15Alvaro Núñez
8Marc Aguado
7Yago Santiago 14Aleix Febas 16Martim Neto 11Germán Valera
10Rafa Mir
+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
Mallorca Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Elche Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Mallorca-0.9 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Elche+1.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Mallorca · Home 1.43points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
2-4-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.14
Elche · Away 0.43points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
0-3-4
Scored
0.86
Conceded
1.71

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 14 this season

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

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

0 Mallorca wins2 draws2 Elche wins
Goals per game0.75 – 1.75 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 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 · José Luis Munuera Montero Spain · 33 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.52league 4.13
Red cards0.30league 0.29
Cards 5+55%league 46%
Fouls25.5league 24.7
Penalties0.18league 0.33
Home wins36%league 47%
Mallorca3 with this referee
Record2-0-1 Cards · opp.4.3 · 0.7 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds2
  • L16 Aug 25H · Barcelona0–36
  • W11 Feb 24H · Rayo Vallecano2–14
  • W16 Sep 23A · Celta Vigo1–03
Elche

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Mallorca15 games · scored 15 · conceded 22
2 4 0-15
1 4 16-30
2 6 31-45
1 46-60
5 61-75
5 7 76-90
Elche15 games · scored 18 · conceded 17
2 4 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 31-45
7 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 7 76-90
Mallorca10 games · scored 10 · conceded 12
2 3 0-15
2 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 46-60
4 61-75
3 4 76-90
Elche10 games · scored 11 · conceded 13
3 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 31-45
4 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
3 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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