Mallorca v Rayo Vallecano

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The Spanish top flight action also concludes this Sunday and features this upcoming clash between Mallorca and Rayo Vallecano at the Visit Mallorca Estadi and although both teams sit in mid-table positions of 12th and 10th place respectively, it's Rayo Vallecano who have a glimmer of a hope of achieving a possible top seven finish in La Liga.

Mallorca have produced a string of inconsistent results lately in La Liga which has seen the hosts lose four out of their last seven games overall with losses incurred against Atletico Madrid, Girona, Almeria and Barcelona respectively but it's worth noting that each of these defeats were inflicted upon Mallorca away from home.

Meanwhile on home soil at their Visit Mallorca Estadi, Mallorca have performed much better all season as the hosts have suffered just four defeats and bring a six-match unbeaten run at home into this final game of the La Liga campaign.

Victories against Getafe, Cadiz and Valencia should give the hosts a welcome boost although goals could at a premium here as 15 of Mallorca's 18 home games to date have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Onto Rayo Vallecano and as mentioned earlier, the visitors stand a slim chance of achieving a place in Europe next season but they must take all three points in this Sunday's clash at Mallorca and hope that Osasuna, Athletic Bilbao and Girona all fail to win their final matches of the season.

Rayo Vallecano returned to winning ways last time out in the Spanish top flight when they registered a much-needed 2-1 home win against Villarreal as this put an end to a previously worrying three-match losing streak that consisted of defeats to Real Betis, Espanyol and Real Madrid respectively.

However, the bigger picture doesn't look too bright for Rayo Vallecano as the visitors have managed to capture just four wins from their last 17 matches and to make matters worse, all four of these victories were registered on home soil at their Estadio de Vallecas with victories against Osasuna, Barcelona, Real Valladolid and Villarreal.

Results away from home though have potentially done the damage for the visitors as Vallecano have failed to win any of their last eight outings on the road and having lost six of these games on their travels, this Sunday's fixture could be a tough one.

Mallorca v Rayo Vallecano Verdict

Mallorca have lost just once in their last 13 home games in La Liga and although Rayo Vallecano have scored in each of their last five games, the visitors have also conceded in their last 13 matches overall which should give Mallorca a good chance of finishing this season on a high note, albeit by a low-scoring margin.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Mallorca win @ 3.00

Correct score: Mallorca 1-0 @ 8.50