Valladolid vs Mallorca prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-09-26 19:00.
[p]Real Valladolid return home to face Mallorca after being cruelly beaten late on at Sevilla in midweek (2-1). Times are starting to get tough for a side whose last win was on the opening weekend, and they’re struggling in front of goal, having failed to score in four of their seven games this term – with no La Liga outfit having netted fewer in 2024/25 so far. [/p]
[p]Not that their defence has fared better, as Valladolid have conceded 15 goals already this season, which was the most in the league after their latest loss. But at least they have some strong home form to fall back on, as they currently enjoy a five-game unbeaten La Liga streak at Estadio JosĂ© Zorrilla – their longest such run since November 2019![/p]
[p]They will be glad to be in familiar surroundings as they face a Mallorca side who have put together successive La Liga wins for the first time since April 2023! They’ve done it in style too, beating two of last season’s top seven in the space of seven days in Real Sociedad (1-0) and Real Betis (2-1). Things are looking bright under Jagoba Arrasate, who joined as manager in the summer, and has been impressed with his team’s “hard work and suffering”. [/p]
[p]Anyone who’s kept a keen eye on the Pirates’ form might see the potential for success here, with the island outfit having conceded more than one goal just once in their last ten La Liga away encounters (W3, D4, L3). And having picked up the knack of avoiding defeats – losing only one of their last six on their league travels – this is a team that looks primed to be a tough opponent, with the 11 points they have picked up in the first six games of this top-flight season their joint-best since 2009/10.  [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Valladolid’s Kike PĂ©rez scored in his side’s defeat to Sevilla for only his third goal since April 2023, when he struck here against Mallorca! Meanwhile, with striker Vedat Muriqi out injured, it might be the experience of Dani RodrĂguez that gets his team over the line on this occasion, as the midfielder has already netted twice this season, though he’s emerged victorious in just two of his five personal career meetings with Valladolid. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Mallorca have struck three goals on or after the 90th-minute mark in their last four La Liga away outings![/p]
[p][i]Written by Luke Bridle[/i][/p]