La Liga Gameweek 3 Sat, Aug 30 · 20:30 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
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Our take

Real Madrid were clear favourites.

Real Madrid were the stronger side on L90 Strength (89 vs 46). Real Madrid usually keep the ball (61% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Real Madrid had 6 days of rest, Mallorca 7.2 and had to travel 549 km.

Away travel549 kmRest days6 · 7.2Matches / 14d2 · 1
Real Madrid76%
Draw16%
Mallorca8%
Expected goals 2.42 – 0.67
Real Madrid76%
Draw16%
Mallorca8%
Expected goals 2.50 – 0.72
Real Madrid76%
Draw16%
Mallorca8%
Expected goals 2.42 – 0.67
Real Madrid69%
Draw20%
Mallorca11%
Expected goals 2.16 – 0.75
Real Madrid76%
Draw16%
Mallorca8%
Expected goals 2.50 – 0.72
Over 2.5 60% Both score 45% Likeliest score 2–0
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 (Madrid)

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Referee · SpainJose Maria Sanchez Martinez
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.19
  • Matches 37

Team strength

Real MadridMallorca
89 L90 StrengthIn forecast 46
89 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
89 AttackIn forecast 50
85 DefenceIn forecast 59
— 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

Real Madrid

Attack—
Defense risk—

Mallorca

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Real MadridMallorca
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
0.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.95 xGVia Att/Def 0.49
0.46 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.31
+0.05 Goals minus xGContext +0.01
100% Scored inContext 50%
100% Clean sheetsContext 0%
21.50 ShotsContext 8.00
7.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.50
33% On target shareContext 31%
11.50 Shots in the boxContext 5.50
55% Box shareContext 71%
9% ConversionContext 6%
— OffsidesContext —
4.00 Shots allowedContext 15.50
— On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
— BlocksContext 4.50
— Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
100% Save rateContext 67%
68% PossessionIn forecast 39%
709 PassesContext 328
653 Accurate passesContext 262
92% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.20 Team ratingContext 6.59
8.50 FoulsContext 10.00
10.00 Fouls sufferedContext 14.00
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 3.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.50
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
0.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
2.03 xGVia Att/Def 0.59
1.28 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.72
-0.13 Goals minus xGContext +0.11
100% Scored inContext 50%
60% Clean sheetsContext 30%
19.40 ShotsContext 7.90
6.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.11
36% On target shareContext 24%
11.20 Shots in the boxContext 5.63
60% Box shareContext 67%
10% ConversionContext 9%
2.25 OffsidesContext 1.67
9.50 Shots allowedContext 20.40
3.89 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.50
3.67 BlocksContext 6.00
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.40
74% Save rateContext 83%
63% PossessionIn forecast 45%
590 PassesContext 373
532 Accurate passesContext 298
90% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.29 Team ratingContext 6.96
8.90 FoulsContext 12.80
12.10 Fouls sufferedContext 11.10
1.30 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

Real Madrid
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km744 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Mallorca
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel549 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
Real Madrid Mallorca
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6La Liga 2025-2026, 24 Aug7.2La Liga 2025-2026, 23 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km549 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways744 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one13.816

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

Real Madrid Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1T. Courtois(G)
18Álvaro Fernández 24D. Huijsen 3Éder Militão 12T. Alexander-Arnold
14A. Tchouaméni 8F. Valverde
7Vinícius 15A. Güler 30Franco Mastantuono
10K. Mbappé
Mallorca Confirmed XI
5-3-2
1Leo Román(G)
3Toni Lato 4M. Kumbulla 21Raíllo 24M. Valjent 2Mateu Morey
20Pablo Torre 8Manu Morlanes 10Darder
7V. Muriqi 18Mateo Joseph

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
Real Madrid Absences are shown before kick-off
Mallorca Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Real Madrid+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Mallorca+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Real Madrid · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00
Mallorca · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

6 Real Madrid wins1 draws1 Mallorca wins
Goals per game2.25 – 0.63 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets38% · 13%
  • 14 May 2025Real Madrid2–1Mallorca
  • 18 Aug 2024Mallorca1–1Real Madrid
  • 13 Apr 2024Mallorca0–1Real Madrid
  • 3 Jan 2024Real Madrid1–0Mallorca
  • 5 Feb 2023Mallorca1–0Real Madrid
  • 11 Sep 2022Real Madrid4–1Mallorca

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 Maria Sanchez Martinez Spain · 37 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.43league 3.38
Red cards0.32league 0.23
Cards 5+46%league 27%
Fouls24.0league 23.8
Penalties0.19league 0.35
Home wins49%league 46%
Real Madrid5 with this referee
Record4-1-0 Cards · opp.0.6 · 2.6 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W23 Apr 25A · Getafe1–01
  • W13 Apr 24A · Mallorca1–01
  • D4 Feb 24H · Atletico Madrid1–10
  • W11 Nov 23H · Valencia5–11
  • W19 Aug 23A · Almeria3–10
Mallorca1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L13 Apr 24H · Real Madrid0–12

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

Real Madrid2 games · scored 4 · conceded 0
0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
2 76-90
Mallorca2 games · scored 1 · conceded 4
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
61-75
1 1 76-90
Real Madrid10 games · scored 19 · conceded 9
2 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
4 3 31-45
2 46-60
4 2 61-75
6 2 76-90
Mallorca10 games · scored 7 · conceded 11
1 3 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 61-75
2 2 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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