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Spanish La Liga - Villarreal VS Mallorca
Match Time:21-01-2025 04:00 Tuesday (GMT+8)
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Villarreal
The "Yellow Submarine" will play their second match of the new calendar year on January 20. Marcelino Garcia Toral’s side was unexpectedly knocked out of the Copa del Rey earlier this January by modest Pontevedra, which meant they played their first match back last Monday. The end of last year was not kind to the "amarillos" – they exited the Cup and went five matches without a league win. During this run, Villarreal shared points with Osasuna, Girona, and Rayo Vallecano, while also suffering defeats to Athletic away and Betis at home, having played two-thirds of the latter match with a numerical advantage.

However, the team went into the break with a positive mindset after securing a comeback victory against Leganés. The visitors trailed on two occasions but equalized before halftime, scoring three more goals in the second half without reply – finishing 5:2 with a hat-trick from Tierno Barri and goals from Gerard Moreno and Pau Cabanes in stoppage time. But their next fixture ended in yet another defeat. Villarreal played reasonably well against Real Sociedad in San Sebastián but failed to convert any of their chances, while the Basques managed to score once at the start of the second half. Thus, the "Yellow Submarine" wrapped up the first half of the season in 5th place, but several teams are closely trailing them, and they find themselves nine points adrift of Athletic above them.

Mallorca
Surprisingly, the team led by Jagoba Arrasate is sharing the same points total (30) as Villarreal in the league standings after the first half of the season. There were expectations that the islanders would improve under their new manager, but their results surpassed all expectations. Last year, the Balearics finished strong, achieving two consecutive minimal league victories, first beating Girona (2:1) at home and then the usually stubborn Getafe away – 1:0. Remarkably, in the match against Girona, Mallorca won while playing with ten men for two-thirds of the match after Muriqi was sent off at 1:1. Kyle Larin scored all three goals in these two victories, making him the top scorer for the Balearic team with five goals so far.

In 2025, Jagoba Arrasate's team has played only two matches, and both have ended in disappointment. Firstly, the islanders were unexpectedly eliminated from the Copa del Rey by… Pontevedra. Yes, the very team that defeated Villarreal. However, while Villarreal’s loss was somewhat fortuitous, with Pontevedra scoring late, the Balearics were emphatically beaten 3:0. The subsequent match also ended 3:0 – in the Supercopa de España semi-finals, Mallorca faced Real Madrid and held up reasonably well, as the Madrid side only managed to score their first goal midway through the second half, while the other two were added during stoppage time when Mallorca’s resistance crumbled. Now, after a long break, Mallorca returns to action.

Villarreal possible starting lineup:
Luiz Junior; Femenia, Foyth, Albiol, S Cardona; Suarez, Comesana, Parejo, Baena; Pino, Barry

Mallorca possible starting lineup:
Greif; Maffeo, Valjent, Copete, Mojica; Navarro, Morlanes, Mascarell, Darder; Larin, Muriqi

Villarreal vs Mallorca Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Villarreal have a good recent record against Mallorca and have won 16 out of the last 33 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Mallorca's seven victories.
Villarreal are winless in their last two matches at home against Mallorca in La Liga and have never endured a run of three such games on the trot against them in the history of the competition.
Mallorca have won two of their last five matches against Villarreal in La Liga - only one victory fewer than they had managed in the 21 such games preceding this run.
Mallorca have remained unbeaten in their last five matches away from home against teams from Valencia in La Liga - their longest such run in the history of the competition.
Villarreal have lost three of their last five games in La Liga.

Prediction: Villarreal 2-1 Mallorca
Villarreal are again set to be missing some key players for this match, and they will be coming up against a strong Mallorca outfit; Arrasate's side have been beaten four times on their travels this term, though, and we are backing the Yellow Submarine to secure all three points in front of their own supporters.

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