Prediction: Rayo Vallecano vs Real Mallorca

Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw

Best Odds: 5/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Rayo Vallecano and Real Mallorca will lock horns with each other in La Liga this weekend. The match between Los Franjirrojos and Los Bermellones will be held at the Vallecas Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 1pm UK time on Sunday.

Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano are a modest club in Spain who are happy just to be part of the 20-team Spanish top flight. Los Franjirrojos did extremely well in the La Liga table last season and finished as high as eighth.

Inigo Perez’s side, though, are not having a good time and are in serious danger of getting relegated to the Segunda Division at the end of the season. Rayo are currently 14th in the La Liga table at the moment with 19 points from 18 matches, just three points above the relegation zone.

Vallecano will head into the La Liga game against Real Mallorca this weekend on the back of a 3-1 victory over Granada away from home in the Copa del Rey. It came after a 1-1 draw with Getafe in front of their fans in La Liga, which followed a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Elche on the road in the league.

Team News:

Rayo Vallecano are likely to line up in a 4-4-2 formation against Real Mallorca. Daniel Cardenas will be in goal and will have Andrei Ratiu, Florian Lejeune, Jozhua Vertrouwd and Pacha Espino in front of him in defence. Fran Perez, Gerard Gumbau, Pedro Diaz and Carlos Martin will be deployed in midfield. Oscar Trejo and Alvaro Garcia will be the two centre-forwards.

Real Mallorca

Real Mallorca are a modest club in La Liga who tend to finish in and around mid-table. Los Piratas did quite well last season. They ended up as high as 10th in the standings and must have been pleased with how the campaign panned out.

Things are looking rather bleak for Mallorca at the moment. Jagoba Arrasate’s side are currently 16th in the La Liga table with 18 points from 18 games, two points ahead of the bottom three.

Mallorca will head into the La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Girona at home in the league. It came after a 1-1 draw with Valencia on the road in La Liga, which followed a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Deportivo La Coruna away from home in the Copa del Rey.

Team News:

Real Mallorca are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Rayo Vallecano. Lee Roman will be in goal and will have Pablo Maffeo, Martin Valjent, Antonio Raíllo and Johan Mojica in front of him in defence. Manu Morlanes and Samu Costa will be the two holding midfielders. Takuma Asano, Sergi Darder and Jan Virgili will be deployed in attacking midfield. Vedat Muriqi will lead the line for Mallorca.

Key Factors to Consider

• Rayo Vallecano have won just 4 of their 18 La Liga matches so far this season.
• Rayo Vallecano have scored 14 goals and conceded 21 goals in 18 La Liga matches so far this season.
• Rayo Vallecano have lost 2 and drawn 4 of their last 6 La Liga matches.
• Real Mallorca have won only 4 of their 18 La Liga games so far this campaign.
• Real Mallorca have scored 20 goals and conceded 26 goals in 18 La Liga games so far this campaign.

Conclusion

Both Rayo Vallecano and Real Mallorca are in danger of getting relegated to the Segunda Division at the end of the season, and neither team are in good form at the moment. This is unlikely to be a hugely exciting game and is likely to end in a draw.

Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw

Best Odds: 5/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet