LaLiga: Mallorca vs Espanyol – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 28 match between Mallorca and Espanyol and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Espanyol go up against Mallorca on Saturday for a LaLiga meeting at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix.

Mallorca approach the next LaLiga round as number 7 in the table, having claimed 37 points this season so far. With 27 games behind them, Espanyol amassed 28 points, placing them as number 15 before their next fixture.

Team form: Mallorca vs Espanyol

Mallorca Form

In their previous three matches, Mallorca first drew 1-1 against Sevilla, then 1-1 against Deportivo Alaves before also finishing even in a 1-1 draw against Athletic Club. Mallorca managed to win two of their past six home matches in the LaLiga. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Espanyol Form

Espanyol go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Athletic Club. They went on to beat Deportivo Alaves by 0-1, before sharing the spoils with Girona in a 1-1 draw. Espanyol claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by nine goals to four.

Betting stats for Mallorca and Espanyol

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Mallorca and Espanyol. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Mallorca vs Espanyol

Vedat Muriqi found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Fernando Calero just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Mallorca claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Espanyol won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing seven in this series of matches. Mallorca are without defeat in 5 matches on the spin. Espanyol scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches. Mallorca have not lost to Espanyol in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Mallorca scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Espanyol only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Mallorca games Espanyol should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Mallorca failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Espanyol managed two clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Mallorca have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Espanyol.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Mallorca’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Espanyol’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Mallorca conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches. Espanyol scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.