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Mallorca and Almeria go head-to-head at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix in the penultimate round of the 2023-24 La Liga campaign on Sunday. While the visitors have been mathematically relegated, Javier Aguirre’s men need a win from their final two games to guarantee their top-flight status as they currently sit four points above the relegation zone.
Mallorca picked up a huge point in their relegation dogfight as they fought back from behind to salvage a 1-1 draw with Osasuna in midweek.
Prior to that, Aguirre’s side snapped their six-match winless run across all competition on May 11 courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Las Palmas on home turf.
With 36 points from 36 matches, Mallorca are currently 17th in the La Liga standings, four points above the dreaded relegation zone with two games to go.
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Meanwhile, already-relegated Almeria suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Barcelona when the sides met at the Estadio del Mediterráneo on Thursday.
Pepe Mel’s men have failed to win six of their last seven outings — losing five and claiming one draw — with a 1-0 victory at Rayo Vallecano being the exception.
Almeria are rooted to the bottom of the league table, having picked up just 17 points from 36 matches, and will be looking to go down with their heads held high.
Mallorca vs Almeria Head-To-Head
With 10 wins from the last 23 meetings between the sides, Mallorca hold a slightly superior record in the history of this fixture. Almeria have picked up seven wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on six occasions. Mallorca have won their last six home games against Almeria, stretching back to a 4-1 defeat in January 2011.
Mallorca Form Guide: D-W-L-D-L
Almeria Form Guide: L-L-W-L-L
Mallorca vs Almeria Team News
Mallorca
Mallorca will be without the services of Antonio Raíllo, Pablo Maffeo, Siebe Van Der Heyden and Matija Nastasic, who are all injured.
Injured: Antonio Raíllo, Pablo Maffeo, Siebe Van Der Heyden and Matija Nastasic
Suspended: None
Almeria
Gonzalo Melero and Largie Ramazani are both suspended. On the injury front, Almeria will have to cope without the duo of Edgar González and Iddrisu Baba.
Injured: Edgar González, Iddrisu Baba
Suspended: Gonzalo Melero, Largie Ramazani
Mallorca vs Almeria Predicted XI
Mallorca Predicted XI (5-3-2): Predrag Rajković; Giovanni González, Martin Valjent, José Arias, Nacho Vidal, Jaume Costa; Samú Costa, Dani Rodriguez, Antonio Sánchez; Vedat Muriqi, Abdón Prats
Almeria Predicted XI (4-3-3): Luís Maximiano; Marc Pubill, Cesar Montes, Chumi, Bruno Langa; Marcos Peña, Jonathan Viera, Lucas Robertone; Luka Romero, Anthony Lozano, Adrián Embarba
Mallorca vs Almeria Prediction
Mallorca have turned a corner of late, claiming four points from their last two games, and they will be looking to confirm their safety this weekend.
Aguirre's men have a solid home record against Almeria and we are tipping them to claim all three points in front of their home crowd.
Prediction: Mallorca 1-0 Almeria
