In this week 21 match on Mar 2nd, Mallorca will host Real Sociedad in a clash of the La Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 16th placed Mallorca, recorded a 0-1 loss against Valencia. Gabriel Paulista scored the first goal for Valencia in the 4th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Mallorca couldn’t muster any offence and Valencia ran away with the shutout win. Mallorca is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while real Sociedad is fresh off their 1-3 loss against RB Leipzig. Willi Orbán scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 39th minute, then André Silva added another in the 59th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 16th of October, Real Sociedad won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 31000 jubilant spectators. Lobete Cienfuegos struck first for Real Sociedad in the 90th minute on a feed from Martin Zubimendi Ibanez, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Mallorca couldn’t muster any offence and Real Sociedad ran away with the shutout win.
Real Sociedad’s most prolific scorer has been Mikel Oyarzabal. The Spanish attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. For Mallorca, their top scorers are Salva Sevilla and Vedat Muriqi, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
Dani Rodríguez, Amath Ndiaye, Iddrisu Baba, Raillo, Franco Russo, Ruiz de Galarreta, Dominik Greif and Brian Oliván are unavailable to play for Luis García Plaza’s team, while Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea’s Real Sociedad squad will be without Adnan Januzaj, Barrenetxea, Diego Rico, Nacho Monreal and Martin Zubimendi Ibanez.