Villarreal will be looking to bounce back to winning ways when they welcome Mallorca to Estadio de la Ceramica for their La Liga Matchday 13 tie on Sunday night.
Villarreal are coming off a 3-0 away defeat to Lech Poznan in the Conference, but they managed to finish top of Group C, with four points in the clear.
Returning to La Liga Villarreal will be looking to bounce back from their 1-0 away defeat to Athletic Bilbao, which saw them extend their inconsistency in the league. The Yellow Submarines have been alternating wins and defeats in their last four league fixtures, with the victories coming at home and the defeats coming on the road.
Playing at home this weekend, Villarreal will look to get back to winning ways and having not lost to Mallorca in their last 10 meetings at de la Ceramica, they should fancy their chances on Sunday.
Mallorca, meanwhile, picked up a 1-1 draw at home against Espanyol in La Liga last time out. They have now managed to claim four points from their last two league matches as they were previously coming off a 2-1 away win over Valencia.
The Pirates have been inconsistent this season in La Liga, but they will be happy with their campaign for far having collected 13 points from 12 games and currently sit 13th, three points above the relegation zone and two outside the top half.
It is indeed impressive for a new-promoted side, and they will want to build on their new found momentum as they look to frustrate Villarreal for three points on Sunday. They have only lost two of their six away games this season, with the win at Valencia being their recent on the road result. Therefore they should have some sense of confidence ahead of the clash.
Villarreal vs Mallorca head to head
Both sides have met in 32 encounters since 1997 with Valencia claiming 14 victories, while Mallorca have claimed nine victories and there have been nine draws.
- Villarreal 3-0 Mallorca 22/01/22
- Mallorca 0-0 Villarreal 19/09/21
- Villarreal 1-0 Mallorca 16/06/20
- Mallorca 3-1 Villarreal 10/11/19
- Mallorca 4-0 Villarreal 19/02/12
Home
- Lech Poznan 3-0 Villarreal
- Bilbao 1-0 Villarreal
- Villarreal 2-2 Beer Sheva
- Villarreal 2-1 Almeria
- Barcelona 3-0 Villarreal
Away
- Mallorca 1-1 Espanyol
- Valencia 1-2 Mallorca
- Real Sociedad 1-0 Mallorca
- Mallorca 0-1 Sevilla
- Elche 1-1 Mallorca
Villarreal team news
Villarreal will be without Juan Foyth and Gerard Moreno due to injuries, while Alex Baena and Manu Morlanes will miss through suspension and Alfonso Pedraza and Etienne Capoue are doubts.
Mallorca team news
Mallorca will be without Dominik Greif and Tino Kadewere due to injuries, while Rodrigo Battaglia is suspended.
Prediction and odds
- Double chance (1, X)
- Both sides to sore
- Goals over 1.5
