Week 2 features a match on Saturday Aug 20th, where Mallorca plays host to Real Betis in a clash of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, Mallorca recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Athletic Club. Neither Athletic Club nor Mallorca could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 23 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while 2nd placed Real Betis is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Elche. Borja Iglesias scored the first goal for Real Betis in the 28th minute, then Juanmi added another in the 39th minute on a feed from William Carvalho In the end, Elche was frustrated by Real Betis’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Betis ended the match with the shutout victory. Real Betis is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Real Betis won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Real Betis is glad to have Juanmi in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Mallorca hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Lago Júnior and Raillo, and they each have 1 goal
Amath Ndiaye, Ruiz de Galarreta and Greif are unavailable to play for Mallorca, while Real Betis will be without Canales.