La Liga Gameweek 26 Sat, Feb 28 · 17:30 Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, Palma de Mallorca
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Real Sociedad were the stronger side on L90 Strength (57 vs 45). Absences weigh more on Real Sociedad. Mallorca had 6 days of rest, Real Sociedad 7.2 and had to travel 567 km.

Away travel567 kmRest days6 · 7.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
Mallorca37%
Draw27%
Real Sociedad36%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.32
Mallorca37%
Draw27%
Real Sociedad36%
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.33
Mallorca36%
Draw27%
Real Sociedad37%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.35
Mallorca30%
Draw27%
Real Sociedad43%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.48
Mallorca38%
Draw26%
Real Sociedad36%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.44
Over 2.5 50% Both score 55% 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 · SpainMiguel Sesma Espinosa
  • Cards per match 2.9
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 13

Team strength

MallorcaReal Sociedad
45 L90 StrengthIn forecast 57
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 56
50 AttackIn forecast 62
59 DefenceIn forecast 48
— 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—

Real Sociedad

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MallorcaReal Sociedad
1.16 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.48
1.64 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.52
0.98 xGVia Att/Def 1.27
1.67 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.37
+0.18 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
72% Scored inContext 88%
12% Clean sheetsContext 4%
9.56 ShotsContext 12.68
3.88 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.84
39% On target shareContext 38%
6.35 Shots in the boxContext 7.88
64% Box shareContext 65%
12% ConversionContext 12%
2.20 OffsidesContext 2.80
14.72 Shots allowedContext 12.60
5.13 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.92
4.60 BlocksContext 3.64
3.77 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.81
70% Save rateContext 66%
44% PossessionIn forecast 50%
370 PassesContext 424
294 Accurate passesContext 350
80% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.79
10.92 FoulsContext 14.24
11.76 Fouls sufferedContext 11.96
2.24 Yellow cardsContext 1.96
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.12
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.10 xGVia Att/Def 1.38
1.68 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.58
+0.30 Goals minus xGContext +0.42
70% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
8.80 ShotsContext 11.50
3.89 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
40% On target shareContext 44%
7.11 Shots in the boxContext 7.10
72% Box shareContext 64%
16% ConversionContext 16%
1.88 OffsidesContext 2.67
15.70 Shots allowedContext 13.60
6.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
5.50 BlocksContext 3.80
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.89
67% Save rateContext 67%
42% PossessionIn forecast 46%
369 PassesContext 402
293 Accurate passesContext 332
79% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.82
11.00 FoulsContext 12.90
10.70 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.30
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 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km2,000 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Real Sociedad
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel567 km705 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 Real Sociedad
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6La Liga 2025-2026, 22 Feb7.2La Liga 2025-2026, 21 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km567 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,000 km705 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 40 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one6.87

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
4-3-3
1Leo Román(G)
22J. Mojica 21Raíllo 24M. Valjent 23Pablo Maffeo
12Samú Costa 5Omar Mascarell 10Darder
17J. Virgili 7V. Muriqi 18Mateo Joseph
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Real Sociedad Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Álex Remiro(G)
17Sergio Gómez 16D. Ćaleta-Car 5Zubeldia 2J. Aramburu
8Beñat Turrientes 4Jon Gorrotxategi
21A. Zakharyan 18Carlos Soler 11Gonçalo Guedes
10Mikel Oyarzabal
+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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Real Sociedad Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Mallorca+0.8 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Real Sociedad-0.9 pp

Home / Away this season

Mallorca · Home 1.58points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
5-4-3
Scored
1.58
Conceded
1.33
Real Sociedad · Away 0.92points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
2-5-5
Scored
1.08
Conceded
1.50

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

2 Mallorca wins1 draws6 Real Sociedad wins
Goals per game0.56 – 1.00 Over 2.511% Both scored22% Clean sheets22% · 56%
  • 24 Sep 2025Real Sociedad1–0Mallorca
  • 12 Apr 2025Real Sociedad0–2Mallorca
  • 17 Sep 2024Mallorca1–0Real Sociedad
  • 18 Feb 2024Mallorca1–2Real Sociedad
  • 21 Oct 2023Real Sociedad1–0Mallorca
  • 12 Mar 2023Mallorca1–1Real Sociedad

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 · Miguel Sesma Espinosa Spain · 13 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.85league 4.19
Red cards0.00league 0.27
Cards 5+23%league 46%
Fouls26.3league 24.5
Penalties0.23league 0.38
Home wins77%league 48%
Mallorca

No previous matches with this referee.

Real Sociedad

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

Mallorca25 games · scored 29 · conceded 41
4 6 0-15
4 9 16-30
3 10 31-45
1 2 46-60
8 3 61-75
9 11 76-90
Real Sociedad25 games · scored 37 · conceded 38
1 4 0-15
4 3 16-30
9 10 31-45
7 9 46-60
6 3 61-75
10 9 76-90
Mallorca10 games · scored 14 · conceded 19
2 2 0-15
3 5 16-30
1 4 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 3 61-75
4 4 76-90
Real Sociedad10 games · scored 18 · conceded 16
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
6 2 31-45
1 4 46-60
3 2 61-75
5 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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