Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Villarreal
Match Time & Date:
20/01/2024
16:15
Prediction: 1-1
Mallorca
Villarreal will be aiming to recover from a massive 3-0 loss to Las Palmas when they take on Mallorca on Matchday 21. The Yellow Submarine defeated Celta Vigo 3-2 in their last home game, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Mallorca. Alexander Sorloth is pushing for a recall to the starting XI, while Aissa Mandi is on international duty with Algeria. The likes of Raul Albiol, Juan Foyth, and Yeremi Pino remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Los Bermellones, on the other hand, have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team beating Osasuna, losing to Real Madrid, while sharing the spoils with Celta Vigo. Mallorca and Villarreal seem to be evenly matched at the moment and, taking everything into account, we predict that they are going to share the spoils in Saturday’s encounter. Defender Giovanni Gonzalez misses out through suspension, while both Pablo Maffeo and Martin Valjent miss out with injuries. Kosovo striker Vedat Muriqi remains doubtful.
Highlighted Player (Predrag Rajkovic):
Predrag Rajkovic is a professional footballer who plays for Stade Reims and the Serbian National team. Born on the 31st of October, 1995, the Serbian goalkeeper spent his youth career with Hajduk Velijko and Jagodina before signing a professional contract, his first, with the latter in 2012.
His first professional appearance came on the 9th of March, 2013, in a Serbian Superliga match against Partizan. A two-year stint at Red Star Belgrade succeeded Rajkovic's time at Jagodina, after which he moved to Israel to join Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2015. At Aviv, the six-foot-tall established himself as a first-team regular, and in his four-year spell at the club, he made 192 appearances, kept 90 clean sheets and won the Toto Cup.
The 24-year old now plays in Ligue one with Stade Reims and is on a contract that expires in 2023. At the International level, Rajkovic is a former youth international and has capped at every youth level for Serbia. He made his senior team debut meanwhile on the 14th of August, 2013, in a friendly match against Colombia.
Highlighted Team (Villarreal):
Villarreal CF was founded on 10th of March 1923. In the year 1998 Villarreal managed to reach the Primera Division for the first time in history of the club. After 1 season the club could not manage to stay in the league and go regulated to the Segunda Division. In the last couple of years Villarreal developed itself to a stable club in the Primera Division.
This first European succes was in 2003/2004 where the club managed to reach the semi finals in the UEFA cup. In 2004/2005 Villarreal end 3rd on the table in the Primera Division which was a highlight for the club.
The biggest succes was in 2006 when Villarreal managed to reach the semi finals in the Champions League. In the semi finals the club lost with only 1 goal difference against runner up Arsenal. Former known players for Villarreal are: Riquelme, Tomasson, Fernandez, Forlan and Pires.
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