La Liga Gameweek 6 Wed, Sep 24 · 20:30 Reale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián
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Our take

Real Sociedad were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Real Sociedad had 5 days of rest, Mallorca 3.2 and had to travel 567 km.

Away travel567 kmRest days5 · 3.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real Sociedad45%
Draw27%
Mallorca27%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.08
Real Sociedad46%
Draw26%
Mallorca27%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.15
Real Sociedad46%
Draw27%
Mallorca27%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.06
Real Sociedad38%
Draw28%
Mallorca34%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.21
Real Sociedad46%
Draw26%
Mallorca28%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.16
Over 2.5 47% 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.
Weather (Donostia-San Sebastián)

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Referee · SpainIosu Galech Apezteguia
  • Cards per match 5.3
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 3

Team strength

Real SociedadMallorca
50 L90 StrengthIn forecast 45
56 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
62 AttackIn forecast 50
48 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 Sociedad

Attack—
Defense risk—

Mallorca

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Real SociedadMallorca
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.15 xGVia Att/Def 0.84
1.64 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.80
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext +0.16
80% Scored inContext 80%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
16.20 ShotsContext 11.00
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
31% On target shareContext 42%
10.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.80
62% Box shareContext 65%
6% ConversionContext 9%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.67
15.20 Shots allowedContext 13.80
3.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.20
5.75 BlocksContext 3.00
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.25
59% Save rateContext 74%
56% PossessionIn forecast 44%
466 PassesContext 378
396 Accurate passesContext 309
85% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.69 Team ratingContext 6.68
16.00 FoulsContext 11.20
8.40 Fouls sufferedContext 10.80
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.13 xGVia Att/Def 0.74
1.53 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.86
-0.33 Goals minus xGContext +0.16
50% Scored inContext 70%
10% Clean sheetsContext 10%
13.80 ShotsContext 9.60
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.30
32% On target shareContext 34%
9.10 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
65% Box shareContext 65%
6% ConversionContext 9%
2.29 OffsidesContext 1.50
12.20 Shots allowedContext 17.30
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.40
3.33 BlocksContext 4.30
2.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.33
59% Save rateContext 79%
53% PossessionIn forecast 48%
459 PassesContext 409
392 Accurate passesContext 336
85% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.84
14.30 FoulsContext 12.90
8.60 Fouls sufferedContext 10.10
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
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 Sociedad
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,482 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Mallorca
Rest3.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel567 km407 km in 14d
Schedule load14%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 Sociedad Mallorca
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 14
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5La Liga 2025-2026, 19 Sep3.2La Liga 2025-2026, 21 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km567 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,482 km407 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one3.92.9

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 Sociedad Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1Álex Remiro(G)
17Sergio Gómez 16D. Ćaleta-Car 5Zubeldia 2J. Aramburu
18Carlos Soler 4Jon Gorrotxategi 23Brais Méndez
7Barrenetxea 10Mikel Oyarzabal 14T. Kubo
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Mallorca Confirmed XI
5-3-2
1Leo Román(G)
3Toni Lato 24M. Valjent 21Raíllo 27David López 23Pablo Maffeo
20Pablo Torre 5Omar Mascarell 6Antonio Sánchez
18Mateo Joseph 7V. Muriqi
+4 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
Real Sociedad Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Mallorca Scores -0.02 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Real Sociedad-0.7 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Mallorca+0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Real Sociedad · Home 0.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
1.50
Conceded
2.00
Mallorca · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
1.50
Conceded
2.50

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 2 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

5 Real Sociedad wins1 draws2 Mallorca wins
Goals per game1.00 – 0.63 Over 2.513% Both scored25% Clean sheets50% · 25%
  • 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
  • 19 Oct 2022Real Sociedad1–0Mallorca

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 · Iosu Galech Apezteguia Spain · 3 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.33league 3.84
Red cards0.00league 0.27
Cards 5+67%league 39%
Fouls32.3league 24.7
Penalties0.33league 0.32
Home wins33%league 45%
Real Sociedad

No previous matches with this referee.

Mallorca

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

Real Sociedad5 games · scored 5 · conceded 9
1 3 0-15
16-30
3 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
76-90
Mallorca5 games · scored 5 · conceded 10
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 4 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
2 3 76-90
Real Sociedad10 games · scored 8 · conceded 18
2 7 0-15
1 1 16-30
5 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Mallorca10 games · scored 9 · conceded 16
1 3 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 4 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 2 61-75
3 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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