Espanyol vs Mallorca Verdict: Fear of being away from home

In theory, Mallorca has a better ranking than Espanyol - ranked 9th compared to 13. Therefore, most fans believe that Mallorca will have points in the direct confrontation with Espanyol in the 23rd round of the Spanish league. Dental.

However, if based on the actual performance, it is the team ranked above Mallorca who is worried about an empty result. Remember, this is a match where coach Aguirre's teachers and students are at a disadvantage when they have to play away from home. Since the beginning of the season, Mallorca has only won 4, drawn 3 and lost 7 times out of 14 away matches in all competitions.

In which, they all lost 4 recent away matches. Obviously, having to play away from home is a problem that worries Mallorca players. On the contrary, Espanyol often makes good use of the home field advantage when facing Mallorca. Specifically, the Catalan team has just won 10 and lost only once in the last 14 matches against Mallorca at home.

O/U ratio (1 3/4): The last 3/5 confrontations between Espanyol and Mallorca had at least 2 goals scored per game. 3 of the last 4 matches of Espanyol and 2 recent matches of Mallorca also have at least 2 goals/match.

- Espanyol: Pacheco; Gomez, Cabrera, Olivan; Sanchez, Darder, Vinicius, Suarez, Gil; Braithwaite, Puado.

- Mallorca: Rajkovic; Maffeo, Gonzalez, Raillo, Copete, Costa; Kadewere, D Rodriguez, Ruiz de Galarreta, Kang-in; Muriqi.