📏 Form Guide

Mallorca

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Mallorca go into this game coming off the back of a 1-1 La Liga draw against Athletic Bilbao.

In that match, Mallorca managed 44% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Mallorca was Antonio Raíllo (56'). For their opponents, Athletic Bilbao got 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Nico Williams (58') scored for Athletic Bilbao.

It has been a rare occasion in recent times that Mallorca have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Mallorca have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 7 goals during that time. That pattern might not be continued into this game, however.

Pre-game facts show that Mallorca:

• have not registered a win against Espanyol in their previous 4 matches in the league.
• are undefeated in their last 3 home league matches.

Espanyol

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In their previous game, Espanyol drew 1-1 in the La Liga match with Girona FC.

In that game, Espanyol managed 33% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Espanyol was Jofre Carreras (49'). Girona got 18 shots at goal with 4 on target. Cristhian Stuani (88') scored for Girona FC.

A series of outstanding performances by the Espanyol defensive players has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their previous 6 fixtures in total. In that period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 5.

Going into this one, Espanyol have not emerged victorious against Mallorca when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 27/08/2021 tells us that Mallorca have won 2 of these games & Espanyol 3, with the number of draws standing at 1.

13 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 6 of them from Los Bermellones and 7 for Periquitos. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.17.

The last league match between these sides was La Liga match day 9 on 05/10/2024 when it ended Espanyol 2-1 Mallorca.

In that game, Espanyol managed 40% possession and 8 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The goals were scored by Marash Kumbulla (18') and Jofre Carreras (47').

At the other end, Mallorca got 11 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Antonio Raíllo (68') was the scorer.

The referee was Francisco José Hernández Maeso.

🗞️ Team News: Mallorca

In our view, Los Bermellones will possibly line up in a 4-2-3-1 system for this game and select Dominik Greif, Pablo Maffeo, Martin Valjent, Antonio Raillo, Johan Mojica, Omar Mascarell, Samu, Takuma Asano, Sergi Darder, Daniel Rodriguez and Vedat Muriqi.

📰 Team News: Espanyol

Thanks to a mainly healthy squad, there is only a single fitness problem for the Espanyol gaffer Manolo González to contend with. Fernando Pacheco (Ankle injury) won’t be in action.

We believe Periquitos appear most likely to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 system, starting the game with Joan Garcia, Omar El Hilali, Marash Kumbulla, Leandro Cabrera, Carlos Romero, Edu Exposito, Urko Gonzalez, Jofre Carreras, Alex Kral, Javier Puado and Roberto Fernandez.

🔮 Prediction

We envisage that Mallorca will probably dominate possession and create several successful chances.

At the other end, Espanyol are also probably going to find it difficult to score although we do think it’s probable that they will be managing to get on the scoresheet.

Our tip is for a pretty comfortable 3-1 win for Mallorca at the end of the 90 minutes.

Lucas Pereira, 15:01 15/03/2025