The 18th-round La Liga match between Mallorca and Girona will take place on january 4 at the Son Moix stadium. Mallorca vs Girona: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Mallorca
In the last round Mallorca shared the points in an away draw with Valencia (1:1). As a result, the home side did not allow a rival to move ahead and slightly increased the gap from the relegation zone. The club sits 13th in the table, now 3 points separate it from 18th place. It is worth noting that the unbeaten run with Jagoba Arrasate in charge in La Liga has reached 4 matches (1 win, 3 draws), although earlier this season the team had gone no more than 2 consecutive league matches without defeat.
- Mallorca scored in 5 of their last 6 La Liga matches.
- At least 2 goals were scored in 8 of the club's previous 10 matches in this competition.
- The team did not concede more than 1 goal in 6 of the last 7 home matches in La Liga.
Potential Mallorca Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Leo Román – Pablo Maffeo, Martin Valjent, Antonio Raillo, Joan Mojica – Samu Costa, Manu Morlanes – Antonio Sánchez, Mateo Joseph, Jean Virgili – Vedat Muriqi.
Midfielder Omar Mascarell will not be available because of participation in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Girona
Before the end of 2025 Girona failed to challenge Atletico Madrid (0:3). It was the club's second heavy defeat in three recent La Liga rounds. Prior to that stretch the visiting team had lost only 2 of its previous 9 league matches (2 wins, 5 draws), and in both defeats the margin was a single goal. Currently the visiting team occupies sole possession of 18th place in La Liga, yet on points Girona remains not far from the middle of the table.
- In the current La Liga season the team has conceded 33 goals in total, the worst figure in the competition.
- The team won with a +1.5 handicap in 6 of their last 7 away league matches.
- Girona have failed to keep a clean sheet in 9 away La Liga matches.
Potential Girona Lineup (4-5-1)*
Paulo Gazzaniga – Alejandro Francés, Daley Blind, Vitor Reis, Alex Moreno – Axel Witsel, Ivan Martín, Arnau Martínez, Viktor Tsygankov, Joel Roca – Vladyslav Vanat.
Midfielder Azzedine Ounahi is taking part in the Africa Cup of Nations. Due to injury the goalkeepers Juan Carlos Martin and Vladyslav Krapivtsov, defender David Lopez, midfielder Donny van de Beek, and forwards Abel Ruiz, Christian Stuani and Portu are unavailable.
Referee
Javier Alberola (Spain)
Matches – 10 (the La Liga, 2025/26);
Yellow/Red cards (including second yellow) – 43;
Average yellow/red cards per match – 4.3;
Red cards shown – 3;
Fouls per match – 27;
Penalties – 60%.
Mallorca Vs Girona: Match Prediction
Mallorca clearly lacks balance: despite relatively good attacking numbers for a club from the lower half of the table the home side rarely manages to keep a clean sheet. As a result, both teams scored in 4 of the last 5 La Liga matches for the team. At the same time Mallorca have not lost in 4 league matches. The home unbeaten run in La Liga stretches to 7 matches (3 wins, 4 draws), and in 5 of those 7 matches both teams scored.
Girona concede more than anyone else in the league, but in most cases they find a way to reply with at least one goal. Therefore only 3 of the team's last 10 La Liga matches ended with one side failing to score. Notably, in that period the club managed just 3 wins. Both teams scored in 6 of the last 7 away league matches for Girona, and the visitors collected 3 points in that run only in the previous meeting with Real Sociedad (2:1).
Prediction: Mallorca Or Draw + Both Teams To Score
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from its previous match in this tournament.
