Real Mallorca

vs

Girona FC

Preview

Real Mallorca (home)

• Real Mallorca have won two, drawn two and lost just one of their last five matches in all competitions.
• Real Mallorca have won three, drawn four and lost just once of their eight LaLiga home games to date.
• Mallorca sit 13th in the LaLiga table with 18 points from 17 games.
• Jagoba Arrasate has set up a pragmatic, structure-first system that prioritizes being a compact block, selectively pressing, and counterattacking.

Girona FC (away)

• Girona FC have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five fixtures.
• Girona are 18th with 15 points.
• Girona thumped Real Sociedad 2-1 away last weekend but were then trounced 3-0 by Atletico Madrid at home in midweek.
• Michel’s side press high and try to control matches through sharp, short passing and movement in central areas.

Head-to-Head

• Real Mallorca lead the last five head-to-heads across all competitions (W3, L2).
• Girona have failed to win any of their last three visits to Mallorca.

Key Players

• Vedat Muriqi is Mallorca’s talisman and with nine goals in 16 games this season he leads their attacking threat.
• Azzedine Ounahi has been Girona’s danger man recently, with three goals in ten LaLiga fixtures.

Betting Insights

• Odds favor a home win for Mallorca at 2.28.
• Girona and the draw are both 3.15.
• Both teams to score is 1.9.
• Mallorca average 1.25 goals per game at home in LaLiga.
• Girona score an average of 0.88 goals per away game this term.

Prediction

• Expect a tight contest at Son Moix.
• Mallorca may have the edge given home advantage and a more solid defensive record.