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La Liga will continue with its exciting matchday 22 with this duel between Mallorca vs Villarreal, two sides fighting in the middle of the table and who still have high hopes of a place in next season’s European competitions.
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Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Mallorca vs Villarreal La Liga Matchday 22 Game on February 18, 2023
- Where: Visit Mallorca Stadi, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
- When: Saturday, February 18, 2023, 10:15 AM E.T.
- Unibet Moneyline: Mallorca (+225) / Tie (+200) / Villarreal (+150)
- Unibet Asian Handicap: Mallorca (AH +0.25, -136) / Villarreal (AH -0.25, +108)
- Unibet’s Over/Under (2.5): Over (+163), Under (-205)
- Both teams score Unibet: Yes (+115) / No (-143)
Betting on Mallorca
Mallorca’s campaign so far has been simply impressive, entering this matchday 22 in the middle of the standings with 28 points. Although they are only eight points away from the red zone, they also still have real hopes that they can compete again for a place in the European competitions, given that they are only five points away from their objective.
However, Mallorca will come into this match after suffering a 2-0 defeat against Sevilla in the previous matchday, a defeat that was preceded by a courageous and important 1-0 win over historic Real Madrid. It is worth noting that that result that stretched their unbeaten streak at home to five games, during which they have also won their last four matches..
However, this will not be an easy game for Mallorca, as they have the third worst scoring record in the entire Spanish league with only 16 goals scored, surpassing only Elche and Valladolid, who only register 15 points each.
Probable lineup (3-4-3): Predrag Rajkovic; Copete, Antonio Raíllo, Giovanni González; Pablo Maffeo, Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta, Antonio Sánchez, Jaume Costa; Tinotenda Kadewere, Vedat Muriqi, Lee Kang-In.
Betting on Villarreal
Villarreal was one of the teams that started the season in great fashion, however, it seems that its performance is on decline. The yellow submarine comes into this game in the midst of a negative streak of three consecutive losses after falling at home and in front of their own people against Barcelona (0-1) in last week’s game.
Another defeat for Villareal in that negative streak came against last-placed Elche away from home by a score of 3-1, something that underlines their problems as visitors. In that condition it has won only one of its last six league games (1 draw, 4 losses, 1 defeat, 1 loss).
Although Mallorca won the first clash of the campaign between the two teams, Villarreal is not an opponent they hate to play against. Before that defeat they had gone four consecutive matches without losing to them and without conceding goals (2 wins, 2 draws), so they will surely face this match with a little more confidence.
Probable lineup (4-2-3-1): Pepe Reina; Juan Foyth, Aïssa Mandi, Pau Torres, Johan Mojica; Samuel Chukwueze, Daniel Parejo; Samuel Chukwueze, Álex Baena, José Morales; Fer Nino.
JefeBet Prediction
Despite its current inconsistent performance, Villarreal is still among the best teams in Spain, especially defensively, as with only 18 goals conceded it owns the fourth-best defense in the entire league. For this reason, it should be a very difficult opponent for an offense as mediocre as that of the local team.
However, despite these shortcomings in attack, Mallorca has been able to excel in defense, conceding just two more goals than Villarreal, so it could also be said that they have a solid back line, which will present a big problem for a Villarreal team that is also not used to squandering attacking talent.
Eight of Mallorca’s last nine home league games have recorded just one goal, while eight of their last ten meetings with Villarreal have seen at least one team go scoreless. Therefore, considering the defensive strengths of both teams, we expect this to be a very close game with few points on the scoreboard.
Prediction: Under (MAL 0-0 VIL).
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