Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Villarreal
Match Time & Date:
22/01/2022
16:15
Prediction: 2-0
Mallorca
Estadio de la Ceramica will host Saturday’s La Liga game between Villarreal and Mallorca, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the remainder of the season. The Yellow Submarine are eyeing a place in the Champions League, while los Bermellones are determined to secure the elite division survival. All Juan Foyth, Paco Alcacer, Ruben Pena, and Francis Coquelin are likely to miss the game with injuries, speaking of the home team.
Mallorca, on the other hand, suffered yet another dip in form, with the team losing each of their last three league fixtures. Considering that the relegation-threatened visitors are not regarded as good travelers, we are tempted to put our money on Villarreal. Goalkeeper Dominik Greif is a major doubt, while defender Antonio Raillo misses out with injury. Anyhow, anything but a routine home win would be a major surprise.
Highlighted Player (Aissa Mandi):
Aissa Mandi is a product of Reims’ youth school. After playing eight matches for Reims II in the 2009/2010 season, he started playing for the first team in 2010. Mandi made his Reims debut against Le Havre on 20 August, 2010 and he remained at Stade Auguste Delaune until 30 June, 2016, when he decided to join Spanish side Real Betis.
The Algeria international, who was born in Chalons-en-Champagne, France, signed a five-year contract with los Beticos which expires on 30 June, 2021. His main position is centre back, but he is capable of playing as a full back as well. The right-footed defender made his Algeria debut on 5 March, 2014 and he helped the Algerian national team keep a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over Slovenia.
Mandi impressed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, but he scored his first goal for Algeria in a 3-3 draw with Ethiopia in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. He represented Algeria at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations as well.
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.
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