Villarreal vs Mallorca Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th January 2024

The La Liga clash at Estadio de la Ceramica on Saturday sees Villarreal hosting opponents Mallorca.

Villarreal are 15th in the rankings with 19 points after 20 matches played, whereas Mallorca rank 14th in the La Liga on 19 points.

Villarreal are gunning for an equally successful outing against Mallorca on Saturday, following their dominant performance in their latest encounter with their opponents.

Villarreal scored 15 goals, conceded 25 and fought their way to zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Mallorca average 0.6 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of six goals. They conceded an average of 0.8 per game, for a total of eight goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring four times.

Mallorca lost 1-0 against Villarreal in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 4-2 defeat, Mallorca handed out in the match before.

Villarreal vs Mallorca Prediction

Villarreal Form

A draw is the best Villarreal can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 3-1 defeat against Valencia. A1-1 draw with Unionistas de Salamanca followed before they were defeated 3-0 by Las Palmas. Villarreal claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the La Liga. They also drew one and lost three, scored ten goals and conceded 12.

Mallorca Form

Mallorca are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 0-3 against Burgos CF, before sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Celta Vigo. Another draw followed, this time 0-0 against Tenerife. Mallorca are winless in their last six away games in the La Liga, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded seven goals while scoring two themselves.

Are Villarreal good enough currently to justify the prices with the bookies, when they face Mallorca at Estadio de la Ceramica? It could be tight, but strength in squad and match history still makes the home side our choice in the betting market.

Villarreal won ten points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored ten and let in nine goals. Mallorca earned nine points from their last seven games against teams placed in the bottom six of the La Liga table. They scored six goals in those matches, but also allowed six goals against on their way to two wins. Villarreal enjoy a record of five wins, four draws and 11 defeats in the La Liga this season. Mallorca are looking at three wins, ten draws and seven defeats in the La Liga.

Villarreal vs Mallorca Squads

Villarreal Squad

Marcelino Garcia will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Mallorca from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Filip Joergensen (0/20), Pepe Reina (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/11), Aissa Mandi (1/9), Alberto Moreno (0/14), Antonio Espigares (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/2), Jorge Cuenca (1/14), Juan Foyth (1/12), Kiko (0/8), Raul Albiol (0/17), Alejandro Baena (1/17), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (2/19), Denis Suarez (0/4), Etienne Capoue (0/18), Francis Coquelin (0/3), Manuel Trigueros (0/8), Ramon Terrats (0/14), Santi Comesana (0/12), Alexander Soerloth (6/17), Alfonso Pedraza (1/14), Gerard Moreno (9/17), Ilias Akhomach (0/16), Jorge Pascual (0/1), Jose Luis Morales (5/15), Yeremi Pino (0/7).

Mallorca Squad

Here is the full team squad of Mallorca. The 65 year-old Javier Aguirre will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Dominik Greif (0/0), Ivan Cuellar (0/0), Predrag Rajkovic (0/20), Antonio Raillo (2/10), Braian Cufre (0/0), David Lopez (0/0), Giovanni Gonzalez (0/19), Jaume Costa (0/17), Marcos Fernandez (0/0), Martin Valjent (0/16), Matija Nastasic (1/14), Pablo Maffeo (0/17), Toni Lato (0/14), Antonio Sanchez (1/15), Daniel Luna (0/0), Daniel Rodriguez (2/19), Juan Emmanuel Culio (0/0), Manu Morlanes (0/17), Omar Mascarell (0/13), Ruben Quintanilla (0/0), Samu (1/20), Sergi Darder (0/18), Siebe van der Heyden (0/6), Abdon Prats (5/17), Amath Ndiaye (0/15), Cyle Larin (2/19), Javi Llabres (0/10), Pau Mascaro (0/0), Vedat Muriqi (4/12).

Villarreal vs Mallorca Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Villarreal, as they prepare to meet Mallorca, since six could be missing. Villarreal have to alter their line-up, as both Aissa Mandi and Alfonso Pedraza get a day in the shade.

Due to various ailments Raul Albiol, Juan Foyth, Yeremi Pino, Denis Suarez, Ramon Terrats and Jorge Cuenca will be absent from the squad, Villarreal are able to field against Mallorca on Saturday.

Mallorca are looking at six players missing out on their match on Saturday at Estadio de la Ceramica. Giovanni Gonzalez and Omar Mascarell racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Mallorca travelling party for their next match.

Mallorca need to do without Pablo Maffeo, Martin Valjent, Vedat Muriqi and Omar Mascarell, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadio de la Ceramica.

Villarreal vs Mallorca Lineups

Villarreal vs Mallorca H2H

Villarreal ended up winning 0-1 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Estadio de la Ceramica., when they once again face Mallorca. The two rivals have shared the spoils in recent outings. Both claimed four wins in the last ten encounters, while two draw paid out on the draw with the bookmakers. Picking the home win gets you odds at 21/20 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 5/2.

Villarreal vs Mallorca Results

In the last ten matches between Villarreal and Mallorca, both teams to score came up two times.

Villarreal vs Mallorca Betting Tips

Jose Luis Morales scored twice in the six most recent games for Villarreal, with Cyle Larin providing two goals for Mallorca in his last six.

Villarreal claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Mallorca won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Mallorca racked up four win from their last 10 possible away games without conceding a goal.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Villarreal managed an average of one goal, with Mallorca averaging 1.3 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Villarreal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Mallorca, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.