Villarreal vs Mallorca: prediction for the La Liga fixture

Villarreal went past the group stage of the Champions League, getting a play-off spot with a victory over Atalanta (3:2) in the last match. However, start in the Spanish Cup was not as successful, Unai Emery's men were defeated in the third round of that competition by a modest Gijon side. 

After 21 rounds of La Liga The Yellow Submarine have seven victories and eight draws, which brought 29 points and an 8th spot in the standings. But they are only three points adrift from the European football places. Since the start of 2022 Valencians beat Levante (5:0), drew to Athletic (2:2) and were defeated by Elche (0:1). 

Paco, Foyth, Chukwueze, Pena, Aurier and Dia are unavailable this weekend. 

Mallorca got off to a successful start in the Spanish Cup, after victories over Eibar (2:1) and Espanyol (2:1) islanders advanced into the quarter-final of that competition. But everything is not so great in La Liga. After 20 rounds The Pirates have only four victories and eight draws in the asset. 

These results brought 20 points and a 17th spot in the standings to the team. After an away victory over Atletico (2:1) visitors drew to Celta (0:0) and suffered three defeats in a row. In the most recent match team lost to Levante (0:2).

Greif and Raillo won't feature in the match.