Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Espanyol and Mallorca who meet up on Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mallorca head over to the RCDE Stadium on Monday to face title favourites Espanyol in a round 4 match in the LaLiga.
Mallorca have only managed to claim one point after a single draw from three matches this season. After three encounters, Espanyol have scraped together seven points which hands them number 5 in the LaLiga table.
Team form: Espanyol vs Mallorca
Espanyol Form
Espanyol look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Atletico Madrid by 2-1, before drawing 2-2 with Real Sociedad. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Osasuna 1-0. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Espanyol but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six LaLiga matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring seven goals while conceding five.
Mallorca Form
In their past three games, Mallorca lost 0-3 against Barcelona, drew 1-1 with Celta Vigo, and lost 2-1 against Real Madrid. Mallorca only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by six goals to four.
Betting stats for Espanyol and Mallorca
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Espanyol and Mallorca. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 34 of the last 36 Espanyol home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Espanyol home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Espanyol have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Espanyol home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 16 Mallorca matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 24 of the last 26 Mallorca matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 24 of the last 26 Mallorca away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Mallorca away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Mallorca away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Espanyol vs Mallorca
Pere Milla is showing good form for Espanyol, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Vedat Muriqi scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: Espanyol vs Mallorca
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at RCDE Stadium across all tournaments Espanyol won five times, drew three and lost two times. Mallorca claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Espanyol have not lost to Mallorca in 7 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Espanyol scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Mallorca scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Mallorca managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Espanyol were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Espanyol have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Mallorca.
Total goals
Espanyol saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Mallorca’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.