The team from Mestalla brought in Corberan a year ago to replace the disappointing Baraja. They finished last season with 46 points in a relatively high twelfth place. After the break, they had a decent start, but a poor spell in the autumn followed, and it was only in November that they managed to improve, advancing in the cup and beating Levante. However, as expected, they lost 1-2 to Atletico.
On the popular island, Arrasate arrived last summer. Under his leadership, the team climbed into the top half of the table—last season ended with 48 points and a tenth-place finish. But now, only their cup run is going well—half of their La Liga matches have been losses, and they are struggling to pull away from the relegation zone. They only managed a draw with Oviedo, but then claimed an important win over Elche.
The home side averages 0.94 goals scored and concedes 1.56 per match. Muriqi and company score 1.13 goals per game but concede 1.44 on average.
Valencia has lost two of their last seven matches
50% of Valencia’s matches end with both teams scoring and an average total of 2.5 goals per match
Mallorca has lost three of their last ten matches
63% of Mallorca’s matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per match is 2.56.
Valencia (probable lineup): Aguirrezabala – Gaya, Copete, Tarrega, Thierry Correia – Pepelu, Guerra, Andre Almeida, Diego Lopez, Rioja – Duro.
Mallorca (probable lineup): Bergstrom – Mojica, Raillo, Valjent, Maffeo – Mascarell, Samu Costa, Virgili, Darder, Fernandez – Muriqi.
