LaLiga – Match-day 32: Elche v Mallorca

Elche at home against Mallorca – Saturday – 2:00pm GMT – Estadio Martínez Valero.

It’s a trip to Estadio Martínez Valero for fifteenth placed Elche on Saturday, as they take on seventeenth placed Mallorca.

This season’s LaLiga campaign, has so far seen Elche achieve 32 points

Whilst Elche need a positive result from this fixture, they cannot afford to throw caution to the wind. Another successive defeat for ilicitano after losing against Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao would represent a worrying sign of where they are just now.

Also, Elche need to find a way to generate wins on a consistent basis, as they’ve recorded five losses in their last six matches. Their position is fifteenth in the League and they have 32 points, that is, 8W, 15L and 8D having won eight games, drawn eight games, and lost 15 meetings.

Elche have won five fixtures, drawn five meetings, and lost five games of their 15 League matches at home this season.

Elche will have 35 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Elche’s squad has depth, but even so, Francisco is likely to be missing three of they key players when they start Saturday’s game.

Mallorca go into this match with 29 points secured

Mallorca will hope to increase their wins in a row, having secured a 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in their last match.

Also, Mallorca need to get out of the losing habit, with 11 recorded in the last 14 games. Now they have 7 matches won, 16 games lost and 8 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in seventeenth place, with a total of 29 points having won seven meetings, drawn eight games, and lost 16 games.

It must be a worrying prospect for Mallorca to go back on the road, with a bud run of away performances under their belt this season. So far they have only secured two victories, two darts, and 11 losses to the home team.

A win in this fixture would take Mallorca’s points to 32 in the League.

Javier Aguirre could be missing up to three of their players through injury or illness for the game on Saturday.

Elche v Mallorca – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels the two clubs have already played each other nine times with the tally being three wins and five draws for Elche. The last time they played each other in this competition was November 2021 and the score line ended up with a 2-2 draw.

Other standout players for Elche are Pere Milla and Fidel with three goals both and for Mallorca are Vedat Muriqi and Salva Sevilla with three goals each.