Mallorca vs Celta Vigo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th January 2024

Mallorca will be hosting a Estadi Mallorca Son Moix encounter on Saturday when Celta Vigo arrive for a test of their credentials.

Mallorca are number 14 in the table on 18 points after 19 matches. Celta Vigo rank as number 17 with 16 points after 19 matches played.

Although outsiders on Saturday, Mallorca will be highly motivated to keep their current gap in the La Liga table to visitors Celta Vigo. Simultaneously, the latter will not be short on motivation when trying to close the distance.

Mallorca scored five times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.5 goals a game. They conceded eight and managed four clean sheets.

Celta Vigo 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 14 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Mallorca beat Celta Vigo in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 1-0 win with a 1-0 victory.

Mallorca vs Celta Vigo Prediction

Mallorca Form

Mallorca added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Osasuna by 3-2. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat against Real Madrid, followed up by a 0-3 win against Burgos CF. Mallorca only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent La Liga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored six and conceded four goals.

Celta Vigo Form

In their last three matches, Celta Vigo lost against Villarreal by 3-2, beat Real Betis by 2-1 winning 2-4 against SD Amorebieta. Celta Vigo came through their last six away games in the La Liga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by ten goals to six.

While it might not be a big surprise to see Celta Vigo steal a good result at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, form nevertheless looks better for Mallorca. They get the nod on Saturday.

Mallorca won nine points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored five and let in four goals. Celta Vigo earned nine points from their last five games against teams placed in the bottom six of the La Liga table. They scored seven goals in those matches, but also allowed five goals against on their way to two wins. Mallorca claimed three wins, nine draws as well as seven defeats in the La Liga this season. Celta Vigo so far pulled off three wins, seven draws and nine defeats in the La Liga.

Mallorca vs Celta Vigo Squads

Mallorca Squad

Aguirre will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Celta Vigo from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Dominik Greif (0/0), Ivan Cuellar (0/0), Predrag Rajkovic (0/19), Antonio Raillo (2/9), Braian Cufre (0/0), David Lopez (0/0), Giovanni Gonzalez (0/18), Jaume Costa (0/17), Marcos Fernandez (0/0), Martin Valjent (0/16), Matija Nastasic (1/14), Pablo Maffeo (0/16), Toni Lato (0/13), Antonio Sanchez (1/14), Daniel Luna (0/0), Daniel Rodriguez (2/18), Juan Emmanuel Culio (0/0), Manu Morlanes (0/16), Omar Mascarell (0/12), Ruben Quintanilla (0/0), Samu (1/19), Sergi Darder (0/17), Siebe van der Heyden (0/5), Abdon Prats (5/16), Amath Ndiaye (0/15), Cyle Larin (1/18), Javi Llabres (0/10), Pau Mascaro (0/0), Vedat Muriqi (4/12).

Celta Vigo Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Celta Vigo head coach Benitez will select from for his starting XI:

Agustin Marchesin (0/0), Ivan Villar (0/10), Vicente Guaita (0/10), Carl Starfelt (1/16), Carlos Dominguez (0/6), Javi Dominguez (0/0), Javi Rodriguez (0/0), Joseph Aidoo (0/6), Kevin Vazquez (0/9), Manuel Sanchez (0/15), Mihailo Ristic (0/7), Oscar Mingueza (1/19), Roberto Costa (0/0), Unai Nunez (1/19), Carlos Dotor (0/13), Fran Beltran (0/17), Hugo Alvarez (0/0), Hugo Sotelo (0/8), Jailson (0/0), Jonathan Bamba (2/18), Luca de la Torre (0/17), Renato Tapia (0/11), Williot Swedberg (2/7), Anastasios Douvikas (3/15), Carles Perez (0/7), Franco Cervi (0/10), Iago Aspas (2/18), Joergen Strand Larsen (7/19), Miguel Rodriguez (0/8).

Mallorca vs Celta Vigo Team News

Mallorca might be looking at five missing players for their upcoming assignment against Celta Vigo. Mallorca have to alter their line-up, as both Matija Nastasic and Omar Mascarell get a day in the shade.

Mallorca-players Martin Valjent, Vedat Muriqi and Omar Mascarell won't be playing in the upcoming match against Celta Vigo at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix due to nursing various injuries.

Celta Vigo have five players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match this coming Saturday against Mallorca. Ivan Villar and Jonathan Bamba racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Celta Vigo travelling party for their next match.

Mihailo Ristic, Carl Starfelt and Joseph Aidoo all face a spell on the sidelines for Celta Vigo due to various injuries.

Mallorca vs Celta Vigo Lineups

Mallorca vs Celta Vigo H2H

Mallorca held on to a clean sheet in their last encounters with Celta Vigo in the La Liga. They ended up winning 1-0 and 1-0 respectively. Mallorca tend to have the upper hand against Celta Vigo, grabbing all three points six times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 7/5.

Mallorca vs Celta Vigo Results

In the previous ten matches between Mallorca and Celta Vigo, both teams found the back of the net four times.

Mallorca vs Celta Vigo Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the La Liga, Matija Nastasic will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Celta Vigo hope Joergen Strand Larsen can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three La Liga goals in his last six La Liga games.

Mallorca won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing six and losing one as well. Celta Vigo won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. When building your coming accumulator, you might want to add a draw, when Mallorca take on Celta Vigo. The former played out a stalemate in no less than six of their previous 10 La Liga outings on home soil. The latter drew four of their previous 10 league matches.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Mallorca managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Celta Vigo averaging 0.8 goals. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in four of Mallorca’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.5 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Celta Vigo, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.