On Saturday afternoon, Real Mallorca and Las Palmas clash at Son Moix in a potentially crucial match for the home team in their bid to avoid relegation to the Segunda.
Mallorca still not clear of danger in La LigaThe Islanders head into the final four rounds of fixtures in 17th place in La Liga, six points clear of the relegation zone. Javier Aguirre’s team should beat the drop, but another victory would secure their safety due to their superior goal difference to 18th place Cadiz, with the head-to-head all square.
Unfortunately for Mallorca, victories have been in short supply of late in La Liga. Last time out, Los Piratas were defeated 1-0 at home by Atletico Madrid.
This means they are winless in five games, having suffered three defeats in their last four Liga outings.
Mallorca’s recent matches in La Liga haven’t exactly produced goals galore, as eight of their last nine games have produced under 2.5 goals.
Las Palmas are in free fallThe visitors from the Canary Islands visit Mallorca on the back of a free fall down the Spanish top-flight table. After a promising start to their campaign in La Liga, Garcia Pimienta’s team has fallen to 14th place in the table, 11 points clear of the relegation zone.
A 2-0 defeat at Real Sociedad last time out means that Las Palmas are winless in their last ten matches in La Liga, having suffered seven consecutive defeats.
A significant contributing factor to Las Palmas’ recent poor form has been a lack of goals. They have failed to score in six of their last seven matches in La Liga.
Las Palmas’ six-game winless run on their travels in La Liga has also contributed to the visitors dropping down the table.
What am I backing?Both teams have been in woeful form of late. I expect this to be a tight and low-scoring game. With that in mind, the bet we are backing is under 2.5 goals scored.
