Full preview: Villarreal favourite to triumph over Mallorca at Estadio de la Cerámica

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 22.January
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica (23500 seats)

A total of 21 rounds of fixtures are played and Villarreal are 9 points ahead of Mallorca. What will the score be?

Insights:
  • Villarreal have the most scored goals (26) at home in La Liga
  • Mallorca have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Villarreal and Mallorca should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Villarreal form and stats

Villarreal have collected 21 points from their La Liga home games so far after 6-3-2.

No payout for Villarreal in their previous match, an away game at Elche that ended in defeat 0-1. Midfield player Parejo got a match rating of 7.21 in that game, the max score being 10. Parejo hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Atletico Madrid.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Villarreal home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, two draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.

Villarreal can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 26 times. 13 goals have been conceded.

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Mallorca form and stats

There's been little loot from Mallorca's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the La Liga. Mallorca only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. It's a growing despair in Mallorca as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Mallorca have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 246 minutes ago. Rodriguez was the goal scorer.

Impressive finishing from Prats and Kubo secured the home win 2-1 against Espanyol in their previous game. Kubo got a match rating of 7.34 in that game, top player of the team. Kubo scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).

Prior to that match, the Mallorca manager Plaza faced defeat when travelling to Levante and losing 0-2.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Mallorca played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, zero were draws and the home team won as expected three times.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mallorca as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. The Mallorca manager Plaza has some worries about the defense as 22 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two teams get together this campaign, as the records show this recent game: Mallorca - Villarreal 0-0. Head to head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Villarreal won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Mallorca have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

VillarrealG. Moreno Balaguero
G. Moreno Balaguero
8 goals
VillarrealA. Groeneveld
A. Groeneveld
5 goals
VillarrealM. Trigueros Muñoz
M. Trigueros Muñoz
4 goals

Villarreal missing players

Mallorca missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Villarreal Mallorca
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 11 5 Played P 4 10 20
7 6 4 Won W 0 2 4
8 3 1 Drew D 1 2 8
6 2 0 Lost L 3 6 8
33 26 18 Scored S 4 9 17
23 13 6 Conceded C 11 22 30
81% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 85%
67% 82% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 60%
48% 64% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 35%
38% 55% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 40% 30%
19% 36% 80% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 20% 15%
48% 55% 60% BTTS BTTS 75% 60% 50%
38% 45% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 30%
33% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 30% 35%
 
5.2 5.8 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.9 4
5.3 4.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.7 3.6
2.1 1.6 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.2 3.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
13.1 14.7 16 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 10.7 11.4
4.5 6 7.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.3 4.2
35% 39% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 21% 20%
 
10.6 8.9 7.6 Shots against (avg) S A 17.5 14.5 12.3
3.5 3.5 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.8 5.7 4.2
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Mallorca have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Mallorca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mallorca haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Villarreal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Mallorca have scored away.
  • Villarreal have the most scored goals (26) at home in La Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 21 15 4 2 45 18 10 7 3 0 22 6 11 8 1 2 23 12 27 49
2 Sevilla 20 13 5 2 31 13 10 8 2 0 22 8 10 5 3 2 9 5 18 44
3 Real Betis 20 10 4 6 33 24 10 5 2 3 19 12 10 5 2 3 14 12 9 34
4 Atletico Madrid 20 9 6 5 33 24 9 5 3 1 14 6 11 4 3 4 19 18 9 33
5 Real Sociedad 20 9 6 5 22 21 10 5 3 2 7 6 10 4 3 3 15 15 1 33
6 Barcelona 20 8 8 4 31 23 10 6 2 2 19 11 10 2 6 2 12 12 8 32
7 Rayo Vallecano 20 9 4 7 27 21 10 8 2 0 20 4 10 1 2 7 7 17 6 31
8 Villarreal 21 7 8 6 33 23 11 6 3 2 26 13 10 1 5 4 7 10 10 29
9 Athletic Club 21 6 10 5 20 17 10 4 2 4 13 12 11 2 8 1 7 5 3 28
10 Valencia 20 7 7 6 32 32 10 4 4 2 17 12 10 3 3 4 15 20 0 28
11 Espanyol 20 7 5 8 23 24 10 6 2 2 15 9 10 1 3 6 8 15 -1 26
12 Osasuna 20 6 7 7 20 25 11 2 5 4 10 16 9 4 2 3 10 9 -5 25
13 Granada 20 5 9 6 24 27 10 4 3 3 16 15 10 1 6 3 8 12 -3 24
14 Celta de Vigo 20 6 5 9 22 23 10 2 2 6 11 15 10 4 3 3 11 8 -1 23
15 Elche 21 5 7 9 21 28 10 3 5 2 10 10 11 2 2 7 11 18 -7 22
16 Mallorca 20 4 8 8 17 30 10 2 6 2 8 8 10 2 2 6 9 22 -13 20
17 Getafe 20 4 6 10 13 21 10 4 2 4 10 9 10 0 4 6 3 12 -8 18
18 Deportivo Alaves 20 4 5 11 16 30 11 3 3 5 8 13 9 1 2 6 8 17 -14 17
19 Cadiz 20 2 8 10 15 34 10 0 5 5 6 15 10 2 3 5 9 19 -19 14
20 Levante 20 1 8 11 21 41 10 1 6 3 11 15 10 0 2 8 10 26 -20 11

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 21 15 4 2 45 18 10 7 3 0 22 6 11 8 1 2 23 12 27 49
2 Sevilla 20 13 5 2 31 13 10 8 2 0 22 8 10 5 3 2 9 5 18 44
3 Real Betis 20 10 4 6 33 24 10 5 2 3 19 12 10 5 2 3 14 12 9 34
4 Atletico Madrid 20 9 6 5 33 24 9 5 3 1 14 6 11 4 3 4 19 18 9 33
5 Real Sociedad 20 9 6 5 22 21 10 5 3 2 7 6 10 4 3 3 15 15 1 33
6 Barcelona 20 8 8 4 31 23 10 6 2 2 19 11 10 2 6 2 12 12 8 32
7 Rayo Vallecano 20 9 4 7 27 21 10 8 2 0 20 4 10 1 2 7 7 17 6 31
8 Villarreal 21 7 8 6 33 23 11 6 3 2 26 13 10 1 5 4 7 10 10 29
9 Athletic Club 21 6 10 5 20 17 10 4 2 4 13 12 11 2 8 1 7 5 3 28
10 Valencia 20 7 7 6 32 32 10 4 4 2 17 12 10 3 3 4 15 20 0 28
11 Espanyol 20 7 5 8 23 24 10 6 2 2 15 9 10 1 3 6 8 15 -1 26
12 Osasuna 20 6 7 7 20 25 11 2 5 4 10 16 9 4 2 3 10 9 -5 25
13 Granada 20 5 9 6 24 27 10 4 3 3 16 15 10 1 6 3 8 12 -3 24
14 Celta de Vigo 20 6 5 9 22 23 10 2 2 6 11 15 10 4 3 3 11 8 -1 23
15 Elche 21 5 7 9 21 28 10 3 5 2 10 10 11 2 2 7 11 18 -7 22
16 Mallorca 20 4 8 8 17 30 10 2 6 2 8 8 10 2 2 6 9 22 -13 20
17 Getafe 20 4 6 10 13 21 10 4 2 4 10 9 10 0 4 6 3 12 -8 18
18 Deportivo Alaves 20 4 5 11 16 30 11 3 3 5 8 13 9 1 2 6 8 17 -14 17
19 Cadiz 20 2 8 10 15 34 10 0 5 5 6 15 10 2 3 5 9 19 -19 14
20 Levante 20 1 8 11 21 41 10 1 6 3 11 15 10 0 2 8 10 26 -20 11

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