In a weekend match in week 32, on Saturday Apr 16th, Mallorca and Elche will play a match in Elche in a clash of these two evenly matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 15th placed Elche is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Real Sociedad. Guido Carrillo scored the first goal for Elche in the 3rd minute, but Alexander Sørloth got the equalizer for Real Sociedad in the 31st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 39th minute on a goal by Robin Le Normand. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 17th placed Mallorca is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Atlético Madrid. Vedat Muriqi scored the first goal for Mallorca in the 68th minute on a penalty kick, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Atlético Madrid was frustrated by Mallorca’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mallorca ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Elche and Mallorca last played eachother at the Iberostar Estadi on Nov 7th. Mallorca and Elche battled to a 2-2 draw. Lucas Boyé scored the first goal for Elche in the 68th minute, but Salva Sevilla got the equalizer for Mallorca in the 72nd minute .
Mallorca hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Salva Sevilla and Joseph Aidoo, and they each have 1 goal. Fidel has been the most effective weapon for Elche lately. The Spanish midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez’s squad will be without Barragán and Lucas Boyé, while Aleksandar Sedlar, Ruiz de Galarreta and Dominik Greif are unavailable to play for Javier Aguirre Onaindía’s team.