Villarreal suffered a shock defeat last time out as their miseries away from home continue, Unai Emery's men winning just once on the road in La Liga so far. The Yellow Submarine lost to regional rivals Elche last weekend after an under-par display not helped by a number of COVID absentees. That followed a draw with Atletico Madrid and five straight wins in La Liga for Villarreal, so it really was a momentum halter, and one they will be desperate to bounce back from. Mallorca got a much-needed cup lift last weekend, defeating Espanyol 2-1 thanks to goals from Take Kubo and Alfonso Prats. That followed a defeat to Levante, with Mallorca becoming the first team in 28 games to lose to Levante in a La Liga fixture. The Balearic side are dropping rapidly towards the relegation zone after three straight league losses, and the pressure is on for Luis Garcia Plaza to turn things around quickly if he wants to avoid a relegation scrap. Villarreal are likely to come out on top here, though, with the Yellow Submarine the fourth best home team in La Liga. 1:0
Ruben Pena is out for the foreseeable future, as is Francis Coquelin, who has had an operation. Paco Alcacer is nearing a return and could enter contention, but Juan Foyth and Arnaut Danjuma are doubts with hamstring injuries. Boulaye Dia, Serge Aurier, Aissa Mandi and Samu Chuckwueze are all at the Africa Cup of Nations. Villarreal have also had a number of players out with coronavirus this week, but they do not make their list of COVID absentees available to the public. Mallorca continue to welcome back players from injury and COVID issues. Matthew Hoppe has returned to the fold, while Dominik Grief is still a doubt and Antonio Raillo is out. Other than that, it is a clean bill of health, and wide man Dani Rodriguez has also returned from suspension in a big boost.
Mallorca have failed to win 26 of their last 29 away matches (LaLiga). Villarreal have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 3 home matches against Mallorca in all competitions. Villarreal have won their last 3 home matches against Mallorca in all competitions. Villarreal have seen under 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 home matches against Mallorca in all competitions. Villarreal have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 home matches (LaLiga). There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Villarreal's last 3 home games (LaLiga).
Mallorca have failed to win 26 of their last 29 away matches (LaLiga). Villarreal have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 3 home matches against Mallorca in all competitions. Villarreal have won their last 3 home matches against Mallorca in all competitions. Villarreal have seen under 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 home matches against Mallorca in all competitions. Villarreal have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 home matches (LaLiga). There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Villarreal's last 3 home games (LaLiga).
Ruben Pena is out for the foreseeable future, as is Francis Coquelin, who has had an operation. Paco Alcacer is nearing a return and could enter contention, but Juan Foyth and Arnaut Danjuma are doubts with hamstring injuries. Boulaye Dia, Serge Aurier, Aissa Mandi and Samu Chuckwueze are all at the Africa Cup of Nations. Villarreal have also had a number of players out with coronavirus this week, but they do not make their list of COVID absentees available to the public. Mallorca continue to welcome back players from injury and COVID issues. Matthew Hoppe has returned to the fold, while Dominik Grief is still a doubt and Antonio Raillo is out. Other than that, it is a clean bill of health, and wide man Dani Rodriguez has also returned from suspension in a big boost.
Villarreal suffered a shock defeat last time out as their miseries away from home continue, Unai Emery's men winning just once on the road in La Liga so far. The Yellow Submarine lost to regional rivals Elche last weekend after an under-par display not helped by a number of COVID absentees. That followed a draw with Atletico Madrid and five straight wins in La Liga for Villarreal, so it really was a momentum halter, and one they will be desperate to bounce back from. Mallorca got a much-needed cup lift last weekend, defeating Espanyol 2-1 thanks to goals from Take Kubo and Alfonso Prats. That followed a defeat to Levante, with Mallorca becoming the first team in 28 games to lose to Levante in a La Liga fixture. The Balearic side are dropping rapidly towards the relegation zone after three straight league losses, and the pressure is on for Luis Garcia Plaza to turn things around quickly if he wants to avoid a relegation scrap. Villarreal are likely to come out on top here, though, with the Yellow Submarine the fourth best home team in La Liga. 1:0
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