La Liga Gameweek 18 Sun, Jan 4 · 17:30 Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, Palma de Mallorca
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Our take

Mallorca were slight favourites.

Mallorca were the stronger side on L90 Strength (48 vs 39). Mallorca had 15.9 days of rest, Girona 14.2 and had to travel 269 km.

Away travel269 kmRest days15.9 · 14.2Matches / 14d0 · 0
Mallorca49%
Draw27%
Girona24%
Expected goals 1.51 – 0.99
Mallorca50%
Draw26%
Girona25%
Expected goals 1.64 – 1.09
Mallorca48%
Draw27%
Girona25%
Expected goals 1.49 – 1.00
Mallorca41%
Draw28%
Girona30%
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.11
Mallorca50%
Draw26%
Girona24%
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.08
Over 2.5 46% Both score 50% 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 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 32

Team strength

MallorcaGirona
48 L90 StrengthIn forecast 39
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 45
50 AttackIn forecast 49
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—

Girona

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MallorcaGirona
1.12 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.88
1.41 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.94
0.91 xGVia Att/Def 1.00
1.58 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.71
+0.21 Goals minus xGContext -0.12
76% Scored inContext 65%
18% Clean sheetsContext 12%
9.94 ShotsContext 9.29
3.94 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.47
40% On target shareContext 37%
5.94 Shots in the boxContext 5.88
59% Box shareContext 63%
11% ConversionContext 10%
2.56 OffsidesContext 2.46
13.88 Shots allowedContext 16.24
4.44 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.35
4.29 BlocksContext 3.65
3.43 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.65
73% Save rateContext 68%
43% PossessionIn forecast 48%
364 PassesContext 428
291 Accurate passesContext 364
80% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.72
10.82 FoulsContext 10.18
12.35 Fouls sufferedContext 14.82
2.12 Yellow cardsContext 2.06
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.12
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
0.99 xGVia Att/Def 1.21
1.46 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.46
+0.31 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
80% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
9.50 ShotsContext 9.30
3.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.60
40% On target shareContext 39%
5.44 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
54% Box shareContext 64%
14% ConversionContext 13%
3.00 OffsidesContext 2.44
13.80 Shots allowedContext 15.90
4.22 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.40
5.20 BlocksContext 3.60
3.13 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.90
69% Save rateContext 72%
44% PossessionIn forecast 49%
367 PassesContext 445
293 Accurate passesContext 383
80% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.80
9.90 FoulsContext 10.90
12.60 Fouls sufferedContext 15.90
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.00 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
Rest15.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Girona
Rest14.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel269 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
Mallorca Girona
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match15.9La Liga 2025-2026, 19 Dec14.2La Liga 2025-2026, 21 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km269 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.86

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
12Samú Costa 8Manu Morlanes
17J. Virgili 10Darder 11T. Asano
7V. Muriqi
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Girona Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
13P. Gazzaniga(G)
24Álex Moreno 17D. Blind 12Vitor Reis 4Arnau Martínez
20A. Witsel
21Bryan Gil 11T. Lemar 23Iván Martín 15V. Tsyhankov
19V. Vanat
+9 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Girona Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Mallorca+0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Girona-0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Mallorca · Home 1.63points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
3-4-1
Scored
1.25
Conceded
1.13
Girona · Away 0.75points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
1-3-4
Scored
0.88
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.

Common opponents 16 this season

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

2 Mallorca wins1 draws3 Girona wins
Goals per game1.33 – 1.67 Over 2.550% Both scored67% Clean sheets17% · 17%
  • 5 May 2025Girona1–0Mallorca
  • 14 Dec 2024Mallorca2–1Girona
  • 3 Mar 2024Mallorca1–0Girona
  • 23 Sep 2023Girona5–3Mallorca
  • 4 May 2023Girona2–1Mallorca
  • 3 Sep 2022Mallorca1–1Girona

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 · 32 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.56league 4.12
Red cards0.19league 0.26
Cards 5+28%league 46%
Fouls24.9league 24.4
Penalties0.31league 0.33
Home wins47%league 47%
Mallorca4 with this referee
Record1-0-3 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L14 May 25A · Real Madrid1–23
  • L4 May 24H · Atletico Madrid0–12
  • W9 Dec 23H · Sevilla1–02
  • L18 Aug 23H · Villarreal0–12
Girona2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • L15 Aug 25H · Rayo Vallecano1–31
  • W20 Apr 24H · Cadiz4–11

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

Mallorca17 games · scored 19 · conceded 24
3 4 0-15
2 5 16-30
2 6 31-45
2 46-60
5 61-75
7 7 76-90
Girona17 games · scored 15 · conceded 33
2 3 0-15
4 6 16-30
1 6 31-45
1 7 46-60
2 5 61-75
5 6 76-90
Mallorca10 games · scored 13 · conceded 13
3 3 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
4 61-75
5 4 76-90
Girona10 games · scored 12 · conceded 17
2 0-15
4 16-30
1 4 31-45
4 46-60
2 3 61-75
5 4 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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