Mallorca vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th September 2024

Mallorca enjoy home advantage, when visitors Villarreal swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

A glance at the LaLiga table reveals that the current difference between the teams is three points and six places.

Mallorca find themselves as number 10 in the league table with five points from their initial four matches this campaign. As number 4, three points above them, Villarreal have played four rounds this season.

Although outsiders on Saturday, Villarreal will be highly motivated to at least keep their current gap in the LaLiga table to home side Mallorca.

Mallorca have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded eight goals, or 0.8 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Villarreal show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.3 times on average per game. They scored 23 goals and conceded 17, an average of 1.7 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in two of these.

Mallorca and Villarreal had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5.

Mallorca vs Villarreal Prediction

Mallorca Form

Mallorca have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 1-0 against Osasuna, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Sevilla. Their latest match brought a 0-1 win in their encounter with Leganes. Mallorca only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix in the LaLiga. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded five goals.

Villarreal go into the season with the clear aim of a top half finish, and if they can build some momentum early on, perhaps even throw their hat in the ring for a place in an international tournament.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 1-2 and 4-3 against Sevilla and Celta Vigo, respectively. Last time out, Valencia ended their streak as the match finished even 1-1. Villarreal won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine goals whilst conceding seven.

A top half finish is the bare minimum Villarreal will expect from this season. The visitors are targeting a spot in an international tournament and know a good start will leave them in a good stead.

Both Mallorca and Villarreal will be more anxious of not losing than willing to risk too much pursuing a win. As such, the draw looks like a tempting prospect on Saturday in the betting market.

Mallorca vs Villarreal Squads

Mallorca Squad

Arrasate will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Villarreal from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Dominik Greif (0/3), Ivan Cuellar (0/0), Leo Roman (0/1), Antonio Raillo (0/4), Johan Mojica (0/4), Martin Valjent (0/4), Mateu Morey (0/0), Pablo Maffeo (0/4), Siebe van der Heyden (0/0), Toni Lato (0/1), Antonio Sanchez (0/4), Daniel Rodriguez (1/4), Jan Salas (0/0), Juan Emmanuel Culio (0/0), Manu Morlanes (0/4), Omar Mascarell (0/4), Robert Navarro (0/1), Samu (0/4), Sergi Darder (0/4), Abdon Prats (0/2), Chiquinho (0/0), Cyle Larin (0/3), Javi Llabres (0/0), Marc Hidalgo (0/0), Takuma Asano (0/4), Valery Fernandez (0/0), Vedat Muriqi (1/4).

Villarreal Squad

Here is the full team squad of Villarreal. The 59 year-old Marcelino Garcia will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Diego Conde (0/4), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/0), Alfonso Pedraza (0/0), Arnau Sola (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/3), Juan Bernat (0/1), Juan Foyth (0/0), Kiko (0/4), Logan Costa (0/2), Raul Albiol (0/4), Sergi Cardona (1/4), Willy Kambwala (0/1), Alejandro Baena (0/3), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (1/4), Denis Suarez (0/0), Pape Gueye (0/4), Ramon Terrats (0/2), Santi Comesana (0/4), Ayoze Perez (2/4), Gerard Moreno (0/2), Ilias Akhomach (0/3), Nicolas Pepe (0/3), Thierno Barry (1/3), Yeremi Pino (0/4).

Mallorca vs Villarreal Team News

Mallorca have an almost full squad available against Villarreal at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix with only one player possibly missing. For their upcoming match in round 5, Mallorca are unable to call upon Omar Mascarell, who is suspended.

Villarreal could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as five players are nursing various problems. Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye and Pape Gueye can't be called upon by Villarreal, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Villarreal need to do without Alfonso Pedraza, Ramon Terrats, Juan Foyth, Yeremi Pino and Denis Suarez, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadi Mallorca Son Moix.

Mallorca vs Villarreal Lineups

Mallorca vs Villarreal H2H

It finished all square on when Mallorca last faced Villarreal. 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 12/5. Mallorca have a 40% win rate against Villarreal, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 4-2-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Mallorca vs Villarreal Results

Both teams to score only came out three times in the previous ten games between Villarreal and Mallorca. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 19/20 with the bookies.

Mallorca vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Vedat Muriqi, who is performing well for Mallorca. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Villarreal.The visitors will be looking to Ayoze Perez to find the net once again, after managing two LaLiga goals for Villarreal in recent matches.

Mallorca claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Villarreal won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing three in this series of matches. Both teams scored in four of the last 10 LaLiga matches for Mallorca at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. Both teams also found their way to the target in nine of the previous 10 away games for Villarreal.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Mallorca managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Villarreal averaging 1.1 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Mallorca, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Villarreal. They performed an average of 1.6 goals in these.