In a weekend match in week 12, on Fri Oct 28th, Mallorca will host Espanyol at Iberostar Estadi in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Mallorca recorded a 2-1 win against Valencia. Edinson Cavani struck first for Valencia in the 52nd minute from the penalty spot, but Vedat Muriqi got the equalizer for Mallorca in the 66th minute from the penalty spot Finally they completed the comback victory in the 83rd minute on a goal by Lee Kang-In to cap off a wild match. Mallorca is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Espanyol, recorded a 2-2 draw against Elche. Pere Milla scored the first goal for Elche in the 11th minute, then Javi Puado tied it up for Espanyol in the 24th minute . Espanyol looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Espanyol and Mallorca last played eachother at the Iberostar Estadi on the 15th of January. Mallorca was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Takefusa Kubo scored the first goal for Mallorca in the 32nd minute, then Abdón Prats added another in the 60th minute on a feed from Salva Sevilla.
Espanyol is fortunate enough to have Joselu in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Vedat Muriqi has been the most prolific scorer on Mallorca in the last five matches with 2 goals
Javier Aguirre Onaindía’s Mallorca squad will be without Iddrisu Baba, Vedat Muriqi, Tino Kadewere, Dominik Greif and Javier Llabres Exposito, while Diego Martínez Penas’s Espanyol squad will be without Adrià Pedrosa.