Mallorca will move to the Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday to face Villarreal in the La Liga hosts.
Villarreal will want to go one better after losing 3-0 in the Conference League in their last game against Lech Poznan. Kristoffer Velde (27′) and Michal Skorash (51′, 77′) score for Lech Poznan.
Villarreal’s defensive skills have been rare of late. In fact, Villarreal have seen their defense collapse in 5 of their previous 6 matches, scoring 10 goals in that time. However, this trend does not necessarily continue here. “Mallorca” had previously drawn 1-1 with “Espanyol” in La Liga.
In this match “Mallorca” attempted 12 goals with 52% ball possession, 5 of which hit the post. Vedat Muriki was the only player to score for Mallorca (48′). Espanyol, on the other hand, had seven shots and two goals. Jose Carlos Lazo scored for Espanyol (70′).
In 5 of their previous 6 matches with Mallorca, they have scored relatively few goals against their opponents. The total number of goals scored per game in this period was 1.67, with an average of 0.67 goals for Los Vermelons.
Going into this match, Mallorca have not won their last 10 league matches against Villarreal. very poor form.
Prediction
Villarreal are currently in transition and have not been at their best this season. Yellow Submarine will break the record and face this match with confidence.”
Mallorca have a poor record against Villarreal but have tracked some of the biggest players in La Liga this season. But Villarreal are the better team on paper and must win this match.
Villarreal 3 – 0 Mallorca
Head-to-head
Looking at their last head-to-head meeting on September 20, 2011, Villarreal have won 3 meetings and Mallorca have recorded 2 wins and 1 draw.
He scored a total of 14 goals in this match, including 7 from El Submarino Amarillo and 7 from Los Vermelon. The average number of goals scored per match is 2.33 goals.
The previous league match between these clubs was the 22nd match of La Liga on 22 January 2022, Villarreal ended 3-0 in Mallorca. At the time, Villarreal had 57% possession and 12 attempts on goal, 6 of which were on target. The goals were scored by Manu Trigueros (34′) and Dani Parejo (87′). On the other hand, ‘Mallorca’ scored 8 shots and 2 shots. Franco Rousseau (own goal 12′) scores.
Line-up
Villareal:
Geronimo Rulli, Kiko, Aissa Mandi, Pau Torres, Alberto Moreno, Daniel Parejo, Etienne Capoue, Manuel Trigueros, Yeremi Pino, Arnaut Danjuma and Jose Luis Morales.
Mallorca:
Predrag Rajkovic, Martin Valjent, Matija Nastasic, Jose Copete, Giovanni Gonzalez, Jaume Costa, I. Ruiz de, Idrissu Baba, Antonio Sanchez, Vedat Muriqi and Kang-In Lee.
Betting tips
- Winner – Villarreal
- Game to have over 2.5 goals – Yes
- Villarreal scores first – Yes
Where to watch
Broadcasts on Voot and Streams on ESPN+.