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Villarreal

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Mallorca

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Villarreal	Mallorca
Shots	14 shots/match▲	9 shots/match
Shots on target	7 shots/match▲	2 shots/match
Expected goals	2.27 xG/match▲	0.52 xG/match
Possession	44%	56%●
Corners	6 corners/match●	5 corners/match
Fouls	9 fouls/match	12 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

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Villarreal: 14 shots, 7 on target, 2.51 xG. Mallorca: 9 shots, 2 on target, 0.51 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Villarreal 2.51 xG · Mallorca 0.51 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Villarreal's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Mallorca's last-five shots average is below their season average. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Villarreal show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Villarreal's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

14.7 shots/match▲ShotsVillarreal · Mallorca10.1 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Villarreal	Mallorca	Baseline
Shots	14.7 shots/match	10.1 shots/match	11.3 shots/match
Shots against	11.7 shots/match	13.7 shots/match	11 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Mallorca's recent record differs from the season

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Mallorca's last-five shots average is below their season average.

8.2 shots/match▲ShotsLast 5 · Season10.1 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Shots	8.2 shots/match	10.1 shots/match	11.3 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

2Villarreal

1Draws

2Mallorca

14 Sept 2024Mallorca — Villarreal · La Liga1–2

20 Jan 2024Villarreal — Mallorca · La Liga1–1

18 Aug 2023Mallorca — Villarreal · La Liga0–1

18 Feb 2023Mallorca — Villarreal · La Liga4–2

6 Nov 2022Villarreal — Mallorca · La Liga0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Villarreal favored in 7 of 13 directional metrics · Mallorca in 3 · 3 too close

1.9 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 20/200.95 goals/match

1.55 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 20/20▲1.25 goals/match

1.76 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 20/201.08 xG/match

1.14 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 20/201.16 xG/match

14.7 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 20/2010.1 shots/match

11.7 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 20/2013.7 shots/match

4.9 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 20/203.45 shots/match

4.2 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 20/20▲3.85 shots/match

48.6%●Possessionseason · 20/2045.8%

4.8 corners/match●Cornersseason · 20/204.1 corners/match

4.3 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 20/205.3 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

11.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 20/2011.9 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

10%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 20/20▲30%

85%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 20/2065%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Villarreal52.5

Mallorca32.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Villarreal87.5

Mallorca28.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Villarreal30.8

Mallorca45.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Villarreal97.5

Mallorca42.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Villarreal27.5

Mallorca42.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Villarreal52.5

Mallorca32.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Villarreal63.8

Mallorca33.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Villarreal20 matchesMallorca20 matches

1.9 goals/match▲Goals scored20/200.95 goals/match

1.55 goals/matchGoals allowed20/20▲1.25 goals/match

1.76 xG/match▲Expected goals20/201.08 xG/match

14.7 shots/match▲Shots20/2010.1 shots/match

4.9 shots/match▲Shots on target20/203.45 shots/match

48.6%●Possession20/2045.8%

4.8 corners/match●Corners20/204.1 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.7 fouls/matchFouls20/2011.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Villarreal10 matchesMallorca10 matches

2.2 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101 goals/match

1.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲1.4 goals/match

1.95 xG/match▲Expected goals10/101.22 xG/match

14.7 shots/match▲Shots10/1010 shots/match

5 shots/match▲Shots on target10/103.4 shots/match

47.4%Possession10/10●48.6%

5 corners/match●Corners10/103.3 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1013.6 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/130.3 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples20 / 20home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Tue, 21 Jan 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4