Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Estadi Mallorca Son Moix will host Tuesday’s football game between Mallorca and Real Sociedad, the two teams who were beaten by Villarreal and Real Sociedad respectively at the weekend. Los Bermellones are eyeing their second win of the season, but they will have a big fish to fry against the Basque outfit. Defender Toni Lato is banned for the midweek clash, while the likes of Llabres, Maffeo, and Van Der Heyden are sidelined with injuries.
La Real, on the other hand, welcome key player Mikel Oyarzabal back from suspension, meaning that they have a good chance to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Real Madrid. In their last meeting at the Balearic Islands Real Sociedad defeated Mallorca 2-1 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. The likes of Traore, Mendez, Tierney, Zakharyan, and Magunazelaia are injured for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Mikel Oyarzabal):
Intelligence is not an attribute you will find in Mikel Oyarzabal’s stats with Real Sociedad but this tricky winger is a highly knowledgeable winger who will use both brain and feet while playing. For a player born in Eibar, who made his first steps in his hometown club, it was always going to be a choice between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad for Oyarzabal.
La Real saw their chance and grabbed this gem of a player at a young age, helping him develop into a proper professional throughout their youth ranks. Mikel Oyarzabal has spent the entirety of his senior career with the Basque behemoths where he’d use his ability to fill in a number of positions up top much to his own benefit.
Oyarzabal’s positioning and movement are work of a tactical genius, whereas it is his nous to find details to exploit that best define him as a player. Having come through the youth categories of the Spanish national team, Oyarzabal also has a senior cap next to his name. It was in 2016 that he also represented the Basque region, scoring on his debut to cap a 3-1 win over Tunisia.
Highlighted Team (Mallorca):
Thanks to a win over Deportivo La Coruna in the 2018/2019 Segunda Division play-offs final Mallorca secured promotion to Primera Division. Los Bermellones returned to the Spanish top flight following a six-year absence. Over the years Mallorca have turned their Estadi de son Moix into a real fortress, with the team producing much better showings at home than on the travels.
Opened in June 1999, the venue can hold up to 23,142 people. The club based in Balearic Islands are well known for their red shirts with one black stripe and black shorts. Mallorca’s away colours are white and red. Former Barcelona and Inter ace Samuel Eto’o is undisputedly the most notable footballer who played for the club.
Back in 1999 Mallorca made it to the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup final, with the team suffering a 2-1 loss to Lazio in the title game. Four years later los Bermellones won Spanish Copa del Rey, which is considered the club’s biggest success.