Mallorca vs Granada Match Analysis and Prediction

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Mallorca will be looking to move further away from the relegation places with a victory at Visit Mallorca Estadi on Saturday against a Granada side who find themselves in the drop zone.

The hosts are currently sitting 16th in the La Liga standings having played 34 matches to collect 32 points, six points ahead of bottom-placed Levante and one point just outside the relegation zone.

In their last game in the La Liga action, the Pirates suffered a 2-1 defeat in the hands of Barcelona at Camp Nou. Memphis Depay scored the opener for Barca in the 25th minute with an assist from Jordi Alba, before Sergio Busquest also getting on the scoresheet in the second half. Raillo then gave Mallorca the consolation goal in the 79th minute.

At Visit Mallorca Estadi this season, Mallorca have picked up six wins, six draws and five losses in 17 La Liga contests. They have won two and lost four of their last six league matches.

Meanwhile, Granada played out a 1-1 draw with Celta Vigo in their last league match at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes, which saw their winless run stretch to five matches – three draws and two losses.

In the previous La Liga encounter between the clubs, Granada claimed a 4-1 victory at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes in December. Jorge Molina’s hat-trick with Antonio Puertas goal helped los Nazaries to victory, while Dani Rodriguez scored the only goal for Mallorca in the 24th minute.

In league matches on the road this season, Granada have picked up 13 points from 51 available, and have won one, drawn three and lost two of their last six league matches.

Granada have got better of Mallorca in recent occasions, unbeaten in their last five La Liga matches, and have outscored los Bermellones 9-3 during their unbeaten streak.

Mallorca vs Granada head to head

The two sides have previously met on 10 occasions across all competitions, where Granada have claimed six victories while Mallorca have won once, and they have drawn in three. Granada have scored 17 goals and conceded 10. In their last five meetings, Granada have won four while they have drawn once.

Granada 1-0 Mallorca 14/10/18

Mallorca 1-1 Granada 04/06/19

Granada 1-0 Mallorca 05/01/20

Mallorca 1-2 Granada 16/07/20

Granada 4-1 Mallorca 19/12/21

Mallorca latest home form

Mallorca have most recently been on an upturn of form at home, having won each of their two most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on March 14 when they lost 3-0 to Real Madrid in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded seven.

Mallorca 0-1 Valencia 26/02/22

Mallorca 0-2 Real Sociedad 02/03/22

Mallorca 0-3 Real Madrid 14/03/22

Mallorca 1-0 Atletico Madrid 09/04/22

Mallorca 2-1 Alaves 19/04/22

Mallorca latest away form

Mallorca have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost each on their nine most recent matches. In their last away game, they were defeated 2-1 by Barcelona in the league. In their last five away matches, they have scored four goals and conceded 11.

Celta Vigo 4-3 Mallorca 06/03/22

Espanyol 1-0 Mallorca 20/03/22

Getafe 1-0 Mallorca 02/04/22

Elche 3-0 Mallorca 16/04/22

Barcelona 2-1 Mallorca 01/05/22

Granada latest home form

Granada have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having been winless in their eight most recent matches. In their last home game, they played out a 1-1 draw with Celta Vigo in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded eight.

Granada 0-0 Cadiz 28/02/22

Granada 0-1 Elche 12/03/22

Granada 2-2 Rayo Vallecano 03/04/22

Granada 1-4 Levante 17/04/22

Granada 1-1 Celta Vigo 01/05/22

Granada latest away form

Granada have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their four most recent matches. In their last away game, they drew 0-0 with Atletico Madrid in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded nine.

Valencia 3-1 Granada 05/03/22

Alaves 2-3 Granada 19/03/22

Real Jaen 0-5 Granada 25/03/22

Sevilla 4-2 Granada 08/04/22

Atletico Madrid 0-0 Granada 20/04/22

Mallorca news

While Jaume Costa will be out for a few weeks with a muscle injury, Aleksandar Sedlar and Dominik Greif should return soon from a knee injury and COVID-19 respectively.

In a 3-5-2 formation, Angel Rodriguez and Fernando Nino will lead the line, while Sergio Rico will feature between the sticks.

Granada news

Raul Torrente and Carlos Neva should return in mid May from meniscus and achilles tendon injuries respectively, while Ruben Rochina should return soon from a tendon injury.

Meanwhile, Myrto Uzuni, Luis Javier Suarez and Alex Collado are expected to line up as the front three in a 4-3-3 formation on Saturday.

Prediction and Odds

Following the recent results between the two sides, Granada are likely the favourites to come away with a victory on Saturday.

Mallorca are just one point above their opponents who will be desperate for a positive result to move out of the drop zone. So, we expect a draw or away win.

Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.05 2 2.20