Mallorca (Home)
- Real Mallorca’s miserable run of four losses and one draw in their last five LaLiga fixtures has seen Martin Demichelis take over as head coach to steady the ship,
- Real Mallorca have won none in their last five games, drawing one and losing four, including a 0-1 home defeat to Real Sociedad
Espanyol (Away)
- RCD Espanyol, who are seventh in LaLiga 2025/2026 with 37 points from 27 games, are 12 points clear of 18th-placed Mallorca’s 25 points from the same number of games
- Manolo González has fashioned a disciplined, structured team from the squad he inherited since taking over at the end of March 2024, but their recent results have been poor
- Espanyol have drawn three and lost two of their last five in the league, although they have drawn their last two
Head-to-Head
Espanyol have won three of the last four LaLiga head-to-head matches, including a 3-2 win at home five months ago
Key Players
- Vedat Muriqi, with 18 goals in 26 games, is Mallorca’s talisman and has scored all three goals in their last five matches
- Kike Garcia has been their main source of goals this season with six in 26 games and he has scored three times in Espanyol’s last five
Betting Insights
Goals are likely at both ends, however, given the different philosophies of the two sides, so both teams to score is also worth a play at 1.94
Prediction
Espanyol’s recent record against Mallorca, and the fact that they are seven places higher in the table, suggests they are worthy favorites for this game, but there’s a lot of value in backing Espanyol to take all three points at 3.4 as they look to capitalise on Mallorca’s poor form
