Oviedo 0 - 0 FT Mallorca

Cazorla and Viñas Sent Off: How VAR Wrecked the Balance at Oviedo

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 37/100. A 0-0 stalemate that could have reshaped two relegation-battlers' seasons imploded when VAR escalated two yellow cards to reds in the final moments.

Chaos Strikes at the 89-Minute Mark

Until the 89th minute, Oviedo and Mallorca had waged a controlled intensity battle. With 62% possession, the hosts dictated play while the visitors hunted on the break—5 shots on target to the hosts' 3. Then the dam burst.

Santi Cazorla picked up a yellow card for a foul in the 89th minute. VAR intervened and upgraded it to red. Nine minutes later—deep into stoppage time—Federico Viñas suffered the same fate: yellow card escalated to a straight red by the video official. Oviedo went from 11 to 9 men in seconds, transforming an balance-ed contest into a defensive nightmare.

Escandell Stands Alone Against the Storm

Aarón Escandell was the wall between total collapse and resilience. With 5 commanding saves, Oviedo's goalkeeper neutralized Lucas Bergström's Mallorca, who made just 3 interventions. Both keepers delivered a masterclass in defensive stakes on a night where the numbers lied: 28 combined shots (8 on target) but no goals.

Pressure was relentless. Oviedo generated 15 shots with an xG of 1.11; Mallorca replied with 13 attempts and 0.77 xG. Thirteen fouls and 13 corners underscored a battle without mercy, but the late red cards transformed what could have been a crucial point into a catastrophe for Oviedo's survival hopes.

For Oviedo—19th place with just 10 points—losing two starters in the final moments is brutal. For Mallorca, the draw keeps them 15th without a win in five, but at least they escape with a full squad intact.

Survival Showdown: Oviedo and Mallorca Face Off in Make-or-Break Clash

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 37/100. Two teams teetering on the brink collide in a direct duel where three points separate hope from disaster.

The Setup

Oviedo has just 9 points from 14 games—the division's worst record. At home, it's catastrophic: one win in seven. Mallorca breathes slightly easier (13 points, 16th place), but one slip sends them plummeting into the red zone. The Stakes are existential. The Balance is razor-thin—34.8% home probability versus 33.7% away—turning this into a coin flip where psychology wins games.

Key Battle

Dani Calvo (Oviedo) versus Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca). The Oviedo defender, averaging 7.7 over his last two outings, must suffocate the Mallorca striker's threat. Muriqi arrives with 3 goals in 5 games—Oviedo cannot afford to let him breathe. Win the aerial duel, win the match.

Our Prediction

Draw 1-1. Oviedo emerge with defensive discipline; Aarón Escandell (4.8 saves per game) keeps them afloat. Mallorca strike on the counter with Muriqi. Both teams' erratic Form guarantees mistakes. The team making fewer survives with a point. Tension and fragility suggest neither finds the killer blow.