Villarreal vs Mallorca 6/16/20 – La Liga Pick & Prediction
Villarreal is coming into the game here sitting in 8th place in the table. The downside is at 41 points Villarreal is tied with Granada and only holds the goal lead over them to get the position. For Mallorca they are coming into the game here with 18th position to call their own. The Mallorca team has ended up with a total of 25 points and is only a point out of the 17th spot in the table.
Villarreal would like to start to turn their season around in this game here after snapping their 3 game losing skid. The last 5 games has seen Villarreal pick up 2 wins, including the returning game over Celta Vigo by a 1-0 score. However, Villarreal is one team that did have a run of 3 losses right before the pause. This year Villarreal have ended up playing great offensively with 45 goals scored. The defense for Villarreal has not been the best giving up 38 goals on the year so far.
It is hard to believe that by looking at the last 5 games that Mallorca is playing decent with 2 wins, a draw, and 2 losses. The last game on the pitch Mallorca ended up getting crushed 4-0 by Barcelona in a returning game from the coronavirus pause. With the Mallorca team they have not been that great offensively with a total of28 goals being scored on the year. When it comes to the defensive side of the ball Mallorca has been playing even worse giving up a total of 48 goals on the year.
The last 5 games between the teams show the level of competitiveness that shows the teams are very close in their talent level. The last 5 games have shown both teams picking up 2 wins, but there is a draw a well. The downside is Mallorca has been out of the league due to relegation so long that 4 of those games date all the way back to February of 2012. The last meeting came in November of last year and ended up being a 3-1 win for Mallorca.
Villarreal vs Mallorca Odds: Villarreal -189, Mallorca +440, Draw +330
Over/Under: Over 2.5 -120, Under 2.5 +100
Villarreal vs Mallorca Pick: Villarreal, Under 2.5
Odds From Betonline.ag
The game here is one that will actually be quite interesting. However, one thing that stands out is the fact that after coming back neither one of the teams looked that good offensively. The defense for Villarreal looked better and has performed better almost all year long. Look for that to make the difference in the game here as Villarreal ends up winning the game here on the under.
