Predictions La Liga - Mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano

La Liga - Mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano
Match Time: 20-10-2024 20:00 Sunday (GMT+7)
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Mallorca boast a record of four wins, two draws and three defeats from their nine league matches this season, with a total of 14 points leaving them in seventh spot in the table, level on points with sixth-placed Athletic Bilbao.

The Pirates have one of the stronger defensive records in the division this season, having only conceded eight times, but they have only scored nine, with their attacking output proving to be a slight issue early in the campaign.

Jagoba Arrasate's side had a very strong end to September, recording three straight wins over Real Sociedad, Real Betis and Real Valladolid, but they entered the October international break off the back of a 2-1 defeat to Espanyol.

Mallorca now have back-to-back home fixtures against Rayo and Athletic, and it will be fascinating to see what the team can achieve this season, as they have not finished higher than ninth in the top flight since 2011-12.

The Pirates are unbeaten against Rayo in La Liga since November 2021, and they recorded a 2-1 victory in the corresponding fixture last season, which followed a 2-2 draw in the reverse game in Madrid.

Rayo can also be pleased with their start to the campaign, having picked up 13 points from their opening nine matches to sit in eighth position, one point behind seventh-placed Mallorca.

The capital side have won three, drawn four and lost two of their nine games, scoring 11 times and conceding nine, so they have also been relatively tight defensively, while a return of 11 goals at this stage is fairly impressive.

Los Franjirrojos finished 17th in La Liga last season, so there is clearly room for improvement this term, and Inigo Perez's side will enter this weekend's contest off the back of a five-game unbeaten run in all competitions.

Rayo have beaten Osasuna and Real Valladolid, in addition to drawing with Atletico Madrid, Girona and Leganes, since their last loss to Espanyol at the end of August.

As mentioned, the Madrid outfit have found it difficult in their recent meetings with Mallorca, losing four of their last five games in La Liga, but they have a recent away success over Mallorca to their name, having recorded a 1-0 victory in a Segunda Division clash in September 2020.

Prediction: Mallorca 1-1 Rayo Vallecano