Match Report
42 points for Mallorca (18th), 46 for Espanyol (11th): a 4-point gap. Recent form flatters Mallorca's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 18th. Scoring rates set the scale: Mallorca 1.24 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Espanyol 1.13 and 1.45, with the league averaging 1.35.
Mallorca had not won in 5 games. Espanyol had not won in 10 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Across 21 recorded meetings, Mallorca have 8 wins to Espanyol's 10, with 3 draws, at 2.24 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 71% of the meetings. The recent trend is more open — 3.2 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.24 all-time.
The match was played at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix (capacity 26,020). Espanyol led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Mallorca: Pablo Torre (65'), Samú Costa (88') · Espanyol: Charles Pickel (36')
Key stats
Possession: Mallorca 68% · Espanyol 32% · Total shots: 26-10 · On target: 12-2 · Corners: 5-6