On Mar 4th, Mallorca hosts Elche at Iberostar Estadi in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 10th placed Mallorca is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Espanyol. Martin Braithwaite scored the first goal for Espanyol in the 22nd minute, then Vedat Muriqi got the equalizer for Mallorca in the 41st minute on a feed from Dani Rodríguez. Mallorca is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 20th placed Elche, recorded a 2-3 loss against Real Betis. Fidel struck first for Elche in the 7th minute on a penalty, then Lucas Boyé added another in the 9th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 95th minute on a penalty goal by Willian José. Elche looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Elche and Mallorca last played eachother at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on Mon Oct 10th. Elche and Mallorca battled to a 1-1 draw. Ezequiel Ponce struck first for Elche in the 15th minute, then Vedat Muriqi tied it up for Mallorca in the 71st minute earning them at least the one point.
Elche’s most prolific scorer has been Pere Milla. The Spanish attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Both Dani Rodríguez and Vedat Muriqi have been the hottest scorers for Mallorca in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.