Mallorca vs Real Sociedad prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-09-16 17:00.
[p]Mallorca endured a difficult weekend, as despite putting up a valiant performance with ten men against Villarreal, Ayoze Pérez’s 90th-minute goal condemned them to a 2-1 defeat that left boss Jagoba Arrasate feeling “disgusted” at his side not being “rewarded” for their efforts. That result means Mallorca have won just one of their opening five fixtures (D2, L2), for the third season running, which is particularly ominous for a club who finished 15th in 2023/24! [/p]
[p]The island side will surely have to improve their potency in the final third in order to move up the La Liga table, as their 57 goal attempts so far this season have yielded just three goals. Yet no victory and seven scoring blanks across the last nine league H2Hs (D1, L8) would suggest another long and fruitless evening awaits them here. [/p]
[p]Real Sociedad will hope that’s a good omen, given they head into this fixture on a three-match winless streak (D1, L2). The most recent of those outings was a 2-0 reversal against Real Madrid, and raises the pressure on manager Imanol Alguacil, as his side have accumulated just four points from five outings (W1, D1, L3). [/p]
[p]Worryingly, that is the White and Blues’ joint-lowest return at this stage of a La Liga season since 2006/07, which was also a campaign in which they were relegated from the top flight, so Sociedad supporters will undoubtedly have some justifiable concerns. Hitting the road may help in turning their fortunes around though, as they’ve won four of their last seven away league games (D2, L1). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Mallorca defender Martin Valjent has lost more games against Real Sociedad than any other opposition, seven in just nine H2Hs (W1, D1). The visitors will be hoping Luka Sučić can break his duck for the club, as he has helped his team to victory in each of the ten top-flight league fixtures he has scored in. He came mightily close against Madrid on Saturday, hitting the woodwork twice![/p]
[p]Hot stat: Only two of Mallorca’s last nine home league games have featured 3+ goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matt Jones[/i][/p]