The La Liga Matchday 26 fixture between Mallorca and Real Sociedad will take place on 28 February at Son Moix. Mallorca vs Real Sociedad: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Mallorca
In their most recent away league match against Celta Vigo, Mallorca could not hold on to a goalless draw and lost after conceding two late goals. It was the first time this season that the club have suffered three straight defeats in La Liga. That run has left the home side in the relegation zone. Even though the gap to their rivals is minimal, the club’s board decided to sack coach Jagoba Arrasate. Martin Demichelis will now be in charge until the end of the season, despite having no senior coaching experience in Europe.
- In the current La Liga campaign, Mallorca have conceded 41 goals in total – only Levante (44) have a worse record.
- The club’s uncompromising run in this competition stands at eight matches (two wins, six defeats).
- At least two goals have been scored in 10 straight Mallorca matches in La Liga.
Potential Mallorca Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Leo Roman – Pablo Maffeo, Martin Valjent, Antonio Raillo, Toni Lato – Samu Costa, Omar Mascarell – Antonio Sanchez, Sergi Darder, Jan Virgili – Vedat Muriqi.
Forward Takuma Asano and defender Marash Kumbulla will miss out through injury.
Real Sociedad
A week ago, Real Sociedad were involved in a crazy shoot-out at home against Oviedo. The visitors recovered from 0:2, moved in front, but ultimately squandered their lead and had to settle for a draw (3:3). Since the start of February, the Basque side have only one win from their last four league matches. On the other hand, across the last nine matchdays, the team have only lost to Real Madrid (1:4). The club lack consistency, which is why they have dropped to 10th in the standings. Real Sociedad are five points adrift of the European places.
- Both teams have scored in each of the Basque side’s previous 10 La Liga matches.
- The club have failed to keep a clean sheet in 19 consecutive matches in this competition.
- Six of the last seven Real Sociedad matches in La Liga have been high-scoring affairs.
Potential Real Sociedad Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Alejandro Remiro – Duje Caleta-Car, Jon Martin, Jon Aramburu, Sergio Gomez – Jon Gorrotxategi, Benat Turrientes – Goncalo Guedes, Brais Mendez, Pablo Marin – Mikel Oyarzabal.
Midfielder Brais Mendez is serving a suspension. Due to fitness issues, midfielder Takefusa Kubo and defender Alvaro Odriozola are not ready for the match.
Mallorca vs Real Sociedad: Match Prediction
Mallorca are going through one of their worst spells of the season, but even in such a period the team remain stubborn in front of their own fans. The home side still make plenty of mistakes at the back, yet on their own patch the club at least respond, and often score more than their opponents. As a result, both teams have scored in each of Mallorca’s last six home matches in La Liga.
Real Sociedad are one of those clubs who are badly lacking balance. It is telling that in this La Liga season the Basque side have scored and conceded almost the same number of goals. Both teams have scored in 10 straight matches for the visitors in this competition. If we look at their away figures, the same pattern has held in nine of Real Sociedad’s last 10 matches on the road in the Spanish league.
Prediction: Both teams to score – Yes
* For each team, the starting XI shown is from their previous match in this competition.
