Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Mallorca and Villarreal who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Villarreal go up against Mallorca on Sunday for a LaLiga meeting at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix.
While Villarreal are now third in the LaLiga table after collecting 68 points in 34 rounds, Mallorca trail them on 38 points. This leaves them as number 15 in the table after 34 rounds played.
Form: Mallorca vs Villarreal
Mallorca Form
Their last three matches saw Mallorca drawing 1-1 with Valencia, losing 2-1 against Deportivo Alaves before beating Girona by 0-1. Mallorca won three of their previous six matches at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix in the LaLiga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to six against.
Villarreal Form
Villarreal look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 1-1 with Real Oviedo, before downing first Celta Vigo by 2-1, then Levante in a 5-1 win. Villarreal won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats for Mallorca and Villarreal
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Mallorca and Villarreal. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 11 of the last 12 Mallorca matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Mallorca matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Mallorca home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Mallorca home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Mallorca home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Villarreal matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Villarreal away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Villarreal away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Villarreal away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Mallorca vs Villarreal
Mallorca against Villarreal is also a battle between Vedat Muriqi and Nicolas Pepe with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has four LaLiga goals in their last six games respectively.
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Full-time result
Mallorca claimed six wins, drew one and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Villarreal won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Villarreal failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches. Villarreal have not lost to Mallorca in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Mallorca scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Villarreal got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Villarreal games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Mallorca managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Villarreal kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Villarreal have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Mallorca when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Mallorca’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Villarreal, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves. Mallorca scored at least once in their previous 8 matches. Villarreal conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.
