Villarreal vs Real Mallorca Preview: Team News & Prediction
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These two sides have been both been beaten by Pontevedra in the early stages of the Copa del Rey so have benefitted from a much-needed week off from football as Villarreal and Real Mallorca both chase European qualification in the second-half of the campaign.
Kick-off date/time: Monday 20th January, 2025: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm
How to watch on TV: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN have the exclusive rights to La Liga games in the USA, so Villarreal vs Real Mallorca may be televised on one of their affiliated channels
How to watch online: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN+
Villarreal Team News: Yeremy Pino returns
Academy graduate and Spain international Yeremy Pino has returned from suspension for this weekend’s visit of Mallorca after being sent off in their final game before Christmas.
Villarreal do have a couple of key injury issues remaining, though, as first-choice goalkeeper Diego Conde remains sidelined alongside Morocco international Ilias Akhomach.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Junior; Kiko Femenia, Foyth, Kambwala, Sergi Cardona; Denis Suarez, Santi Comesana, Dani Parejo, Alex Baena; Gueye, Barry
Unavailable: Conde (Injured), Akhomach (Injured)
Questionable: Ramon Terrats (Injured), Alfonso Pedraza (Injured), Pepe (Injured), Ayoze Perez (Injured)
Real Mallorca Team News: Couple of injuries
Jago Arrasate’s Real Mallorca have tried to evolve their style of football throughout this campaign despite being reliant on the typical big men up-front in Cyle Larin and Vedat Muriqi.
The Balearic Islanders do still have a couple of injury doubts for this one with centre-back Antonio Raillo potentially unavailable alongside defensive midfielder Samu Costa.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Greif; Pablo Maffeo, Valjent, Copete, Johan Mojica; Asano, Antonio Sanchez, Omar Mascarell, Sergi Darder; Larin, Dani Rodriguez
Unavailable:
Questionable: Antonio Raillo (Injured), Samu Costa (Injured)
Villarreal vs Real Mallorca Prediction
Marcelino has majorly improved Villarreal but they have struggled in the last couple of months and currently sit outside of the top four and the UEFA Champions League spots. The Yellow Submarine most recently suffered a 1-0 defeat to Real Sociedad and they have now won just one of their last eight matches across all competitions. They now face a Real Mallorca side that haven’t played in the league since 2024 but the Balearic Islanders did begin 2025 with a 3-0 loss to Pontevedra in the cup before a 3-0 loss to Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Supercopa de Espana in Saudi Arabia. They do begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting tucked inside the top six and the European spots with a much better style of football to watch for the neutral. Given that and the fact Villarreal’s 19 matches consisting of 65 goals means this should be quite a fun watch on Monday.
Villarreal vs Real Mallorca Tip: Over 2.5 goals
