Rayo Vallecano vs Mallorca prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2026-01-10 13:00.
[p]This weekend sees an important clash towards the bottom of the La Liga table as relegation battlers Rayo Vallecano and Mallorca square off at Vallecas on Sunday.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]A late Getafe equaliser last Friday (1-1) saw Rayo’s winless run in La Liga stretch to eight games (D5, L3). Iñigo Pérez’s side have since won a Copa del Rey tie against second-tier Granada (3-1), providing some light relief, but their primary focus this season will be on a league campaign seemingly in danger of imploding. Sitting just three points above the relegation zone before this round of fixtures, they must stop the rot as swiftly as possible. That seems most likely to happen on home soil, with the Red Sashes having lost only one such match in La Liga this term (W1, D6), although their last four top-flight games there have all ended level. [/p]
[p]Mallorca sit a point and two places worse off than Rayo pre-round having won just one of their last six league matches (D3, L2), with their most recent encounter ending in a home defeat to fellow strugglers Girona (2-1). Jagoba Arrasate’s men now run the risk of being dragged into the bottom three if they are unable to pick up a result against the odds here, although they will be confident about taking something home from Madrid after picking up back-to-back top-flight away draws. Prior to those games, the Pirates had taken only three points from their first seven matches on the road during this La Liga campaign (W1, L6).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Mallorca are unbeaten in their last seven H2Hs (W5, D2), with three of their five victories during that sequence achieved by a one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of Rayo’s last seven La Liga matches have featured under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Pre-round, Rayo (46) had received the joint second-most yellow cards in La Liga this season.[/p]
[p]No side in La Liga had conceded as many first-half goals as Mallorca’s 16 this season pre-round.[/p]
[p]Mallorca have only scored first twice away from home in La Liga this season but didn’t go on to win either of those games (D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Six of Jorge de Frutos’ last seven La Liga goals for Rayo have been scored in the first half, including his strike last weekend against Getafe. Five of Mallorca midfielder Samú Costa’s seven bookings this season have also arrived before half-time.[/p]
[p]Rayo may be without centre-back Luiz Felipe here after he missed their midweek Copa del Rey victory, while injured Mallorca duo Antonio Raillo and Manu Morlanes may both sit out this game.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given the visitors’ recent success in this fixture, we recommend backing Mallorca in the draw no bet market.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]