La Liga Gameweek 28 Sun, Mar 15 · 13:00 Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, Palma de Mallorca
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Our take

Mallorca were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Mallorca. Mallorca had 8 days of rest, Espanyol 5.7 and had to travel 204 km.

Away travel204 kmRest days8 · 5.7Matches / 14d1 · 2
Mallorca44%
Draw28%
Espanyol28%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.10
Mallorca42%
Draw27%
Espanyol31%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.23
Mallorca45%
Draw28%
Espanyol28%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.09
Mallorca37%
Draw28%
Espanyol35%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.23
Mallorca45%
Draw26%
Espanyol29%
Expected goals 1.58 – 1.22
Over 2.5 46% Both score 51% 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 · SpainRicardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 48

Team strength

MallorcaEspanyol
44 L90 StrengthIn forecast 47
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 44
50 AttackIn forecast 36
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—

Espanyol

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MallorcaEspanyol
1.15 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.26
1.63 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.48
0.97 xGVia Att/Def 1.27
1.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
+0.18 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
70% Scored inContext 81%
11% Clean sheetsContext 26%
9.37 ShotsContext 12.63
3.77 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.26
39% On target shareContext 34%
6.20 Shots in the boxContext 7.96
64% Box shareContext 63%
12% ConversionContext 10%
2.13 OffsidesContext 2.00
14.89 Shots allowedContext 12.07
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.59
4.67 BlocksContext 3.50
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.32
70% Save rateContext 70%
44% PossessionIn forecast 43%
373 PassesContext 356
298 Accurate passesContext 284
80% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.76
10.78 FoulsContext 13.44
12.11 Fouls sufferedContext 12.52
2.26 Yellow cardsContext 2.11
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.30
1.07 xGVia Att/Def 1.06
1.79 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.73
+0.13 Goals minus xGContext +0.14
60% Scored inContext 80%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
8.40 ShotsContext 13.30
3.44 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.10
37% On target shareContext 31%
6.67 Shots in the boxContext 8.22
72% Box shareContext 62%
14% ConversionContext 9%
1.57 OffsidesContext 2.00
16.60 Shots allowedContext 11.50
5.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.30
5.30 BlocksContext 2.89
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.11
68% Save rateContext 56%
45% PossessionIn forecast 45%
389 PassesContext 379
310 Accurate passesContext 307
80% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.62
10.70 FoulsContext 12.90
11.70 Fouls sufferedContext 13.30
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.10 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

Mallorca
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,018 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Espanyol
Rest5.7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel204 km835 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
Mallorca Espanyol
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8La Liga 2025-2026, 7 Mar5.7La Liga 2025-2026, 9 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km204 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,018 km835 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 41 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one66.1

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
4-3-2-1
1Leo Román(G)
22J. Mojica 24M. Valjent 21Raíllo 23Pablo Maffeo
8Manu Morlanes 5Omar Mascarell 12Samú Costa
20Pablo Torre 18Mateo Joseph
7V. Muriqi
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
Espanyol Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13M. Dmitrović(G)
22Carlos Romero 6L. Cabrera 38C. Riedel 23O. El Hilali
18C. Pickel 4Urko González
14Ramon Terrats 8Edu Expósito 24T. Dolan
19Kike García
+3 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 -0.04 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Espanyol Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Mallorca-0.8 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Espanyol+0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Mallorca · Home 1.46points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
5-4-4
Scored
1.46
Conceded
1.31
Espanyol · Away 1.23points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
4-4-5
Scored
1.31
Conceded
1.62

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 7 of 7 meetings

2 Mallorca wins1 draws4 Espanyol wins
Goals per game1.14 – 1.43 Over 2.557% Both scored71% Clean sheets14% · 14%
  • 15 Sep 2025Espanyol3–2Mallorca
  • 15 Mar 2025Mallorca2–1Espanyol
  • 5 Oct 2024Espanyol2–1Mallorca
  • 25 Feb 2023Espanyol2–1Mallorca
  • 28 Oct 2022Mallorca1–1Espanyol
  • 20 Mar 2022Espanyol1–0Mallorca

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 · Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea Spain · 48 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.69league 4.21
Red cards0.23league 0.28
Cards 5+31%league 47%
Fouls21.9league 24.5
Penalties0.31league 0.36
Home wins48%league 47%
Mallorca4 with this referee
Record2-2-0 Cards · opp.1.5 · 1.8 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W9 Nov 25H · Getafe1–00
  • D24 May 25A · Rayo Vallecano0–02
  • D19 May 24H · Almeria2–22
  • W16 Mar 24H · Granada CF1–02
Espanyol2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W25 Oct 25H · Elche1–04
  • W18 Apr 25H · Getafe1–00

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

Mallorca27 games · scored 31 · conceded 44
4 6 0-15
4 9 16-30
4 11 31-45
1 2 46-60
9 3 61-75
9 13 76-90
Espanyol27 games · scored 34 · conceded 40
5 4 0-15
1 3 16-30
5 10 31-45
10 9 46-60
3 7 61-75
10 7 76-90
Mallorca10 games · scored 12 · conceded 20
1 2 0-15
2 4 16-30
2 5 31-45
1 46-60
4 3 61-75
2 6 76-90
Espanyol10 games · scored 12 · conceded 23
3 2 0-15
2 16-30
1 5 31-45
3 6 46-60
1 2 61-75
4 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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