Mallorca vs Athletic Club: Athletic Club looks to continue their dominant run of form when they face relegation battlers, Mallorca in the La Liga on Monday.
Match Details:
Teams: Mallorca vs Athletic Club
Venue: Iberostar Estadi, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Date: Tuesday 15th February, 2022
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.voot.com/
Preview
Mallorca returned to winning ways with a 2-1 home win over Cadiz in their previous La Liga fixture on Saturday.
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Penalties from Sevilla and Muriqi in either half overturned a first half deficit to ensure three massive points.
Mallorca is flirting with the relegation zone throughout the season and are currently 17th with 23 points; just 3 points off the dreaded zone.
With 3 defeats from their last 5 matches across competitions, the hosts are under pressure to keep themselves away from the drop zone.
They need results similar to Cadiz if they are to inch their way to a better spot.
On the other hand, Athletic Club beat Espanyol 2-1 at home in their previous La Liga clash to make it 4 wins from 5 matches across competitions.
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This sudden turnaround in form is beneficial in the long run as Athletic Club are eyeing a top 4 spot.
In 8th place with 34 points, Bilbao is 5 points away from the top 4 and look to continue their good run to keep the dream alive.
These two sides met earlier this season in September, where it finished 2-0 to Bilbao as Vivian and Williams scored the goals.
Form Guide
Mallorca: WLLWL
Athletic Club: DWWWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Mallorca 2-1 Cadiz
Athletic Club 1-1 Valencia (Copa del Rey)
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Mallorca vs Athletic Club in India?
The live stream is available on the Voot Select App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on MTV India.
Team News
Greif (covid) and Baba (fitness) are ruled out for the hosts.
Williams, Vencedor and Alvarez are out for the visitors due to long term injuries while de Marcos and Capa have contracted Covid.
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Mallorca possible 11:
Rico, Maffeo, Valjent, Raillo, Olivan, Kubo, de Galarreta, Sevilla, Rodriguez, Muriqi and A Rodriguez
Athletic Club possible 11:
Simon, Berchiche, Nunez, Vivian, Lekue, Muniain, Zarraga, Garcia, Berenguer, Williams and Sancet
Prediction: Mallorca 0-2 Athletic Club
Athletic Club is in good form ahead of this one while the hosts are battling to survival.
We expect the visitors to pick up a solid win and continue their morale boosting run of form.
Players to watch out for: Muriqi, A Rodriguez, Williams and Berenguer.
