At the start of the season, Mallorca and Real Sociedad have dropped a considerable number of points, drifting away from the coveted spots at the top of the table. Next week, the Basque side begins their Europa League campaign, but before that, they aim to secure confident performances in two La Liga rounds.
Even after a coaching change, Mallorca have not deviated from Javier Aguirre’s defensive style, which nearly led the team to triumph in the last Copa del Rey. In five rounds of the current campaign, they have surpassed the total over 2.5 only once, and with 4.51 xG, they have underperformed by one and a half goals. Playing at home against Villarreal (1:2), the team was unlucky with Toni Lato’s red card—down to ten men, they couldn't hold on for a draw.
Due to injuries, Real Sociedad have been unable to field their strongest lineup, and at the transfer deadline, they sold crucial midfielder Mikel Merino to Arsenal. Against Real Madrid (0:2) on Saturday, the team created a respectable 1.43 xG but only hit the target twice— Umar Sadiq and Takefusa Kubo are struggling with finishing. On the positive side, Real Madrid managed only 0.8 xG in open play at San Sebastián, demonstrating Sociedad’s defensive capabilities.
In the past three years, 8 out of 9 meetings between Mallorca and Real Sociedad have ended with the total under 2.5. Clearly, in midweek, these struggling opponents are unlikely to go on the offensive, so we can expect a low-scoring match.
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | U 2.5 | O 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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41/20
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8/5
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39/20
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29/100
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13/5
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|
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48/25
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81/50
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48/25
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3/10
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47/20
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|
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2/1
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31/20
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2/1
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29/100
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11/4
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|
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19/10
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8/5
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2/1
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—
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2/1
|
7/4
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9/5
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33/100
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11/5
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19/10
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17/10
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19/10
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3/10
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12/5
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Jagoba Arrasate
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Dominik Greif
|
gk. | 4 | -4 |
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Leo Román
|
gk. | 1 | 0 |
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Antonio Raíllo
|
df. | 5 | 0 |
|
Johan Mojica
|
df. | 5 | 0 |
|
Martin Valjent
|
df. | 5 | 0 |
|
Pablo Maffeo
|
df. | 4 | 0 |
|
José Copete
|
df. | 3 | 0 |
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Antonio Latorre Grueso
|
df. | 2 | 0 |
|
Mateu Morey
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Siebe Van Der Heyden
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Antonio Sánchez
|
mf. | 5 | 0 |
|
Dani Rodríguez
|
mf. | 5 | 1 |
|
Manuel Morlanes
|
mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Samú Costa
|
mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Sergi Darder
|
mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Omar Mascarell
|
mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Robert Navarro
|
mf. | 2 | 0 |
|
Takuma Asano
|
fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Vedat Muriqi
|
fw. | 5 | 1 |
|
Cyle Larin
|
fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Marc Domenech
|
fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Abdón Prats
|
fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Valery Fernández Estrada
|
fw. | 1 | 0 |
|
Chiquinho
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Javi Llabrés
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Imanol Alguacil
|
coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Álex Remiro
|
gk. | 5 | -6 |
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Unai Marrero Larrañaga
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Javier López Carballo
|
df. | 5 | 0 |
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Jon Pacheco Dozagarat
|
df. | 5 | 0 |
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Sergio Gómez
|
df. | 5 | 0 |
|
Hamari Traoré
|
df. | 4 | 0 |
|
Jon Mikel Aramburu Mejías
|
df. | 4 | 0 |
|
Igor Zubeldia
|
df. | 3 | 0 |
|
Aihen Muñoz
|
df. | 2 | 0 |
|
Aritz Elustondo
|
df. | 2 | 0 |
|
Jon Martín Vicente
|
df. | 2 | 0 |
|
Nayef Aguerd
|
df. | 1 | 0 |
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Álvaro Odriozola
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
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Beñat Turrientes Imaz
|
mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Martín Zubimendi
|
mf. | 5 | 1 |
|
Brais Méndez
|
mf. | 4 | 1 |
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Jon Ander Olasagasti Imizcoz
|
mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Luka Sučić
|
mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Pablo Marín Tejada
|
mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Urko González
|
mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Arsen Zakharyan
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Jon Magunazelaia Argoitia
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Sheraldo Becker
|
fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Takefusa Kubo
|
fw. | 5 | 1 |
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Umar Sadiq Mesbah
|
fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Ander Barrenetxea
|
fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Mikel Oyarzabal
|
fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Orri Steinn Óskarsson
|
fw. | 2 | 0 |
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