Mallorca vs Betis prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-01-26 20:00.
Mallorcaâs new team nickname should be the âPaintersâ with the amount of drawing they've been doing, after back-to-back stalemates against Celta Vigo and Villarreal notched up their tenth and 11th draws of this La Liga season. Only Serie Aâs Udinese (12) had registered more draws across Europe's traditional big-five leagues prior to the weekend, while not far behind are Mallorcaâs upcoming opponents Real Betis with ten, despite none of their last three league matches ending all square (W1. L2).
The Pirates will be looking to make Betis walk the plank in order to grow their mere five point advantage over those in the relegation zone. And returning to the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix should put wind in their sails, as theyâve lost just twice in their last 25 matches on home soil (W12, D11), most recently beating title-chasing Girona in midweek Copa del Rey action.
The hostsâ impressive home record wonât intimidate this Betis outfit one bit, as theyâve dominated recent exchanges by remaining unbeaten in the last nine H2Hs (W7, D2). That includes a 2-0 win in the reverse fixture in November, setting themselves up for a chance of securing consecutive league-doubles over Mallorca.
Doing so would see the Green and Whites rekindle their chase for the European spots, something they should be optimistic about after finishing in the top six in each of the last three seasons. Theyâll need to pick themselves up from a 4-2 loss against Barcelona last round, but their powers of recovery have been on display recently, last losing successive La Liga matches back in April last season.
Players to watch: Despite having just returned from injury, Vedat Muriqi may get called upon since he scored Mallorcaâs last two goals against Betis, with both coming in the second half. On the contrary, Willian JosĂ© has netted his previous seven goals all prior to half-time, and should be confident of breaking his goal drought here considering one of those came against Mallorca earlier this season.
Hot stat: Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini has lost just one of his 23 personal encounters with Mallorca (W17, D5).