Real Mallorca v Villarreal Betting Tips

Real Mallorca v Villarreal

Villarreal went out of the Europa League midweek with some dignity intact, winning 3-2 at home to Porto after their 5-1 loss in the first leg. Sitting fairly comfortably in 4th place the Yellow Submarines look like they will hold on to the final Champions League spot despite Sevilla’s recent surge. With European exit and their 8 point advantage over their rivals in 5th place they may be forgiven for already planning for next season. Mallorca, although seemingly safe in 12th place, are still looking over their shoulder.

After losing 2-0 away to Racing Santander last week Mallorca have still not guaranteed safety. Only six points separates ten teams at the bottom end of la Liga with Mallorca five points from the drop zone. Villarreal did the league’s strugglers a big favour last week by coming from a goal down to win 2-1 at home to the team now occupying that unlucky 18th spot, Getafe.

Guiseppe Rossi, rumoured to have attracted interest from Barcelona due to his impressive scoring record, netted his 18th league goal in that game and 30th in all competitions against Porto; the Italian is 9/5 with unibet to find the net again on Sunday.

Villarreal’s two wins in the last week have both come at el Madrigal, away from home, however, Juan Carlos Garrido’s side have a far less impressive record, winning only two of their last ten league games. In addition to their poor away record, Villarreal may well be suffering from a European hangover, with their exit at the hands of Porto in midweek the season is all but over for the visitors.

Mallorca has been no holiday for its visitors this season either, the islanders have recorded 30 of their 42 points on home soil, three more on Sunday should guarantee safety for another season. Mallorca won in this fixture last season and their higher desire for the points makes them slight favourites at 6/4 with Ladbrokes. Villarreal are best priced at 9/5, also with William Hill but home advantage should be enough for the Mallorcans.

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• Mallorca to win (6/4 with Ladbrokes)

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