Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Real Betis and Mallorca take on each other at Estadio Benito Villamarin in what is expected to be one of the most exciting games of Sunday’s program. Los Beticos impressed in a 4-2 win over Levante, and they are surely capable of beating los Bermellones in Seville. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Nabil Fekir, who scored a brace at the weekend, while both Claudio Bravo and Martin Montoya are sidelined with injuries.
Los Bermellones, on the other hand, continue with their habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels. Since Mallorca are on a three-game losing run on the road, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the Andalusian outfit. Senegal international Amath Ndiaye is back from suspension, while Iddrisu Baba continues to miss out with injury.
Highlighted Player (William Carvalho):
Angola-born defensive midfielder William Carvalho has overseen a dramatic rise in his stock over the past few seasons at Sporting. William Carvalho is coming from a proper football family since his father and grandfather were also footballers, but his way to the top has had a somewhat dramatic twist to it.
Carvalho moved to Portugal as a child and first started playing football in the streets before he was picked up by Recreativos Desportivos de Algueriao. William Carvalho joined the Sporting football academy at the age of 13 The 24-year-old Portugal star player has spent two years on loan at Fatima and Cercle Brugge, before he got the chance to cement his place in the starting line-up for Portuguese giants.
William Carvalho came through all youth ranks with the Portugal national team, while he was given his senior debut in 2013. Carvalho played an important role in his country’s maiden European Championship title in France over the summer.
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.