Espanyol vs Mallorca Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th February 2023

Round 23 of the new La Liga campaign sees Mallorca visit Espanyol this coming Saturday. The visitors hope to get a result at RCDE Stadium to boost their chances of avoiding another relegation battle.

Espanyol are number 13 in the table on 24 points after 22 matches. Mallorca rank as number eight with 31 points after 22 matches played.

A win for Mallorca on Saturday will see them improve on their position in the table with an aim to finish in the top six of the La Liga.

Espanyol are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 13 goals, or an average of 1.3 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Mallorca travel to their next La Liga match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding nine goals. That amounts to an average of 0.9 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

It finished all square on when Espanyol last faced Mallorca. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 2/1.

Espanyol vs Mallorca Prediction

Espanyol Form

Espanyol delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches added four points to their tally. An encounter with Osasuna brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 2-3 defeat at the hands of Real Sociedad. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Elche by 0-1. Espanyol just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six La Liga matches at the RCDE Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded nine goals.

Mallorca Form

Their past three matches saw Mallorca beating Real Madrid 1-0, losing 2-0 against Sevilla, and beating Villarreal by 4-2. Mallorca, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn zero and lost four in their last six away in the La Liga.

Are Espanyol good enough currently to justify the prices with the bookies, when they face Mallorca at RCDE Stadium? It could be tight, but considering form and match history, we believe the home side represents the best betting option.

Espanyol so far pulled off a record of five wins, nine draws and eight defeats in the La Liga this season. Mallorca have nine wins, four draws and nine defeats in the La Liga.

Espanyol vs Mallorca Team News

Espanyol seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Saturday.

Keidi Bare and Adria Pedrosa are missing from the squad, Espanyol will field against Mallorcaon Saturday.

Espanyol vs Mallorca H2H

It finished 1-1 when Espanyol last played Mallorca and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 2/1. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Espanyol won four times, while Mallorca ran out winners four times. A home win gets you odds at 6/5 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 13/5.

Espanyol vs Mallorca Results

Both teams to score only came out four times in the previous ten games between Mallorca and Espanyol. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 8/15 with the bookies.

Espanyol vs Mallorca Betting Tips

Martin Braithwaite netted twice in his six last La Liga matches for Espanyol, who look to him to add a third on Saturday. Daniel Rodriguez racked up three goals in his past six La Liga games going for Mallorca.

Espanyol won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at RCDE Stadium. They drew five and lost two as well, while Mallorca won five of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost five. A modest three times Espanyol scored the opening goal of the game at RCDE Stadium, in their last 10 matches here.Mallorca opened the scoring in five of their last 10 away games.

In the past ten encounters between Espanyol and Mallorca over 2.5 goals came out three times, with Espanyol scoring an average of 0.9 goals per game. Mallorca averaged 1.1 goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Espanyol’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in one of the last ten matches that Mallorca played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process.