Match Report
19 points separated the sides: Mallorca 15th on 40, Almería 19th on 21. Mallorca's recent output outran their position: 8th on form over five rounds, 15th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Mallorca 0.87 scored and 1.16 conceded per game, Almería 1.13 and 1.97, with the league averaging 1.32.
Across 17 recorded meetings, Mallorca have 8 wins to Almería's 6, with 3 draws, at 2.71 goals per meeting. 71% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.4 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.71 all-time.
The venue was Estadio Iberoamericano 2010 in San Fernando, with room for 8,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.