After the World Cup, La Liga re-started as the teams are now willing to compete in the 16th round of the competition. In the first game of the new year, Mallorca, standing in the 11th position will face Real Valladolid at the Iberostar Estadi.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Mallorca double chance – 1.26.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Both teams to score – Yes – 2.09.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Three -Total Goals Over 1.5 – 1.43
Match Predict – Mallorca Double Chance
Coming back from the World Cup break, Mallorca faced a devastating defeat against the relegation zone fighters Getafe as they are eager to win or at least draw against Valladolid at their home stadium.
Both teams to score – Yes
Considering the statistics and the meetings both teams had previously in all Spanish competitions, out of the total 18 matches, 10 of the games have ended up with both teams scoring in the game as we expect the scenario to be repeated.
Total Goals Over 1.5
Numbers and statistics are the most important tools for predictive analysis. As mentioned above, in the previous 18 games, 83% of the games have ended up with at least 2 goals in the game(15/18). We are certain to watch at least two goals in the game.
Mallorca:
Before the World Cup break, Mallorca was in fantastic form they secured 3 wins out of their last 4 La Liga games which came against Atletico Madrid, Valencia, and Villareal, the 3 teams who fight for good places in the standings. And a draw against Espanyol made Mallorca undefeated for more than a month including their 2 consecutive wins in the Copa Del Rey. coming back, they lost against Getafe as they will host the next Real Valladolid.
Real Valladolid:
On the other hand, Real Valladolid showed a great fight and made the Champions League winners, Real Madrid suffer once again in the game but the fight lasted for only 83 minutes when the Ballon d’Or winner came on to score two goals getting Real Madrid the three vital points. With that loss, Valladolid currently stays in the 15th position, only 2 ladders away from the relegation zone. In La Liga, they have scored a total of 13 goals in 15 games and conceded 23.
Safe Bets
Considering the statistics of both teams and La Liga, in 15 games played, Mallorca has averaged a total of 5.33 corners per game while Real Valladolid has an average of also 4 as we expect a total corner of at least 8 in the game.
Get Rich Quick
After a difficult battle for ninety minutes, we might witness a draw result with both teams taking the valuable point and changing their position in the table with odds of 3.34 from 22Bet.
Mallorca’s full squad will be ready and healthy to face Valladolid, while Real Valladolid will miss Anuar with a ligament injury, Yamiq with a hamstring injury, and Leon and Sanchez with suspensions.
Starting Lineups
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Mallorca: Goalkeeper – Rajkovic; Defenders: Costa, Copete, Raillo, Russo, Maffeo; Midfielders: Rodriguez, Baba, Battaglia, Lee; Forwards – Muriqi.
Real Valladolid: Goalkeeper – Massip; Defenders – Fresneda, Fernandez, Sanchez, Escudero; Midfielders; Mesa, Monchu, Aguado; Forwards – Sanchez, Plata, Plano.
This match will be played at Visit Mallorca Estadi (Palma de Mallorca)
This starting whistle will sound on January 8th, 2023. 18:00 UTC.
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