Sevilla vs Mallorca prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-02-10 17:30.
Sevilla manager Jorge Sampaoli’s fifth loss from five personal meetings with Barcelona (combined score 13-1!) stalled his side’s ascent from the relegation zone and sparked online ridicule of the club after Sampaoli sent substitute Joan Jordán onto the pitch with paper containing handwritten instructions. An immediate return home to the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, where Sevilla won all three La Liga (LL) games in January, provides them with an opportunity to restore some momentum and avoid the dreaded bottom three for another week.
In addition to the strong home ground advantage they can boast after the previous month, and an unbeaten LL home record of W3, D2 against sides starting this round outside the top eight, Sevilla also have the psychological edge of having delivered current manager Sampaoli the first win of his current tenure on a trip to none other than opponents Mallorca (1-0).
Mallorca, though, will be soaring with confidence after becoming the third LL club this season to defeat Real Madrid (1-0), a result that kept European aspirations alive. Despite the enormity of that feat, manager Javier Aguirre did not afford himself the opportunity to gloat, attributing their win to “the fortune we lacked in other matches” as well as the second-half penalty save from goalkeeper Predrag Rajković.
After seven rounds of alternating between home wins and away losses, all seven of which were ‘to nil’, the pattern points to Mallorca taking no goals nor points home from Seville. It is little wonder then that Aguirre refuses to get ahead of himself, particularly with recent 2-0 losses away to both Cádiz and Getafe reminding him that no away trip is easy in this competition.
Players to watch: Defender Marcos Acuña has played a leading role in Sevilla’s recent home success, scoring before half-time in two of their last three LL games (W3). Similarly, penalty taker Vedat Muriqi has found the back of the net in all three of Mallorca’s LL away wins this season.
Hot streak: The losing side has not scored before half-time in any of Mallorca’s last 13 LL games to produce a winner.