Espanyol vs Mallorca prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-09-14 19:00.
[p]La Liga’s early surprise package Espanyol will hope the international break hasn’t halted their momentum as they host Mallorca.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]A pair of victories at home to Atlético Madrid and Osasuna have helped to propel Espanyol to their best three-game start to a league season since 2008/09. Manager Manolo González has refused to get carried away by the excellent results, insisting that “getting to 40 points as soon as possible” remains his first aim for 2025/26. Espanyol will be a quarter of the way there if they can extend their home winning streak into a fourth game, but they’ve been notoriously weak in Monday-held La Liga games, failing to win any of their last seven such matches (D1, L6).[/p]
[p]Mallorca finished last season six points ahead of Espanyol, yet they already trail their hosts here by the same margin after a tough start to the campaign. While the fixture schedule has hardly helped, the Pirates’ performances in defeats to Barcelona (3-0) and Real Madrid (2-1) have raised alarms. Even more concerning is that rifts in the squad are already emerging, with 37-year-old Dani Rodriguez stripped of the captaincy and suspended without pay following Instagram posts blasting manager Jagoba Arrasate’s decision to bench him against Madrid. Arrasate himself is in a spot of bother, with Mallorca enduring their longest winless run of his tenure (D2, L4). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Twelve of the last 15 H2Hs were won by the home team of the day (D2, L1), with Espanyol winning six successive home La Liga games against Mallorca. Only one of those 15 games at any venue was decided by a 2+ goal margin.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Espanyol are unbeaten as a La Liga home favourite since their return to La Liga (W5, D2). [/p]
[p]Espanyol kept a clean sheet in seven of their last eight league wins.[/p]
[p]Seven of Mallorca’s last eight league losses were by a one-goal margin. [/p]
[p]Mallorca led at half-time in only one of their last ten league matches. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Pere Milla gave Espanyol the lead in each of their first two league outings and has now scored in three of his last four La Liga games helping his team avoid defeat each time (W2, D1). Mallorca spearhead Vedat Muriqi must love seeing this opposition, having scored in each of his last three games against Espanyol.[/p]
[p]New recruit Javi Hernández remains Espanyol’s only known injury, while Pablo Maffeo looks set to miss out for Mallorca.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Mallorca have created a league-low total of 1.6 expected goals this season, so Espanyol to win with a clean sheet looks a strong play here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]