Mallorca vs Alaves Betting Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Spanish Primera
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THE FACTS
When is Mallorca vs Alaves on and what time does it start? Mallorca vs Alaves will take place on Sunday 3rd December, 2023 – 13:00 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Mallorca vs Alaves? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Mallorca vs Alaves on in the UK? Mallorca vs Alaves will be televised live on LaLigaTV, but La Liga matches are also televised occasionally on Viaplay Sports and ITV
Where can I stream Mallorca vs Alaves in the UK? Mallorca vs Alaves can be streamed live on Viaplay, while ITV matches can be streamed live on ITVX
THE LOWDOWN
MALLORCA
Javier Aguirre is coming under pressure in the Balearic Islands as Real Mallorca continue to struggle down at the bottom end of the 2023/24 La Liga table. They have managed just one win in their 14 matches so far this season as they sit just a couple of points outside of the bottom three and the relegation places.
Mallorca come into this one on the back of a 1-1 draw at home to Cadiz in a rearranged game that was postponed prior to the November international break. Aguirre’s reactive and defensive style of football is even more lacking cutting edge this season with the sale of Lee Kang-in and an injury to Vedat Muriqi.
ALAVES
Luis Garcia Plaza remains just about in charge of Deportivo Alaves and he was coming under serious pressure with the Basque club languishing down towards the bottom end of the table before a much-needed victory last weekend. Following promotion last season, Alaves have managed four wins with three draws and seven defeats in their 14 matches so far
That aforementioned much-needed victory saw them defeat Granada by three goals to nil. They went into the November international break with a slender 1-0 defeat of another struggling side, Almeria, before losing 2-1 to Barcelona a week later, despite having a half-team lead in that match in Catalonia.
THE TEAM NEWS
MALLORCA
Mallorca are missing some key players with Dani Rodriguez suspended and both Pablo Maffeo as well as Vedat Muriqi unavailable due to injury.
PREDICTED XI (5-3-2): Rajkovic; Gonzalez, Nastasic, Raillo, Copete, S.Costa; Morlanes, S.Costa, Darder; Larin, Abdon
UNAVAILABLE: Rodriguez (Suspended), Maffeo (Injured), Muriqi (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Raillo (Injured), Costa (Injured)
ALAVES
Alaves have a couple of injuries for this one with long-term absentee Giovanni Simeone joining Aleksandar Sedlar on the sidelines.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Sivera; Gororsabel, Abqar, Marin, Lopez; Blanco, Guevara; Rioja, Guridi, Rebbach; Samu
UNAVAILABLE: Sedlar (Injured), Simeone (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
THE PREDICTION
These are two of the more tactically reactive sides in Spain’s top-flight but we could get a surprise thriller at Son Moix this weekend. Mallorca are desperate for a second win of the season and failing to win at home against last season’s playoff winners will be deeply concerning. Alaves, on the other hand, put in three in the first-half against Granada last weekend and will fancy their chances of harming a Mallorca side lacking defensive numbers. Both teams scoring looks like a good value bet for this one in Palma.
BETTING TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
