Villarreal v Mallorca

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Monday night brings us this upcoming top six clash in the Spanish top flight between fifth placed hosts, Villarreal, and sixth placed visitors, Mallorca, when they meet at the Estadio de la Cerámica with a precious three points at stake; Villarreal will be looking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat away from home at Real Sociedad, while Mallorca will be keen for a repeat of their 1-0 win on the road at Getafe on Monday evening.

Both Villarreal and Mallorca currently sit level on 30 points apiece but recent results have not been kind to Villarreal as the hosts have managed to capture just one win from their last seven matches overall in La Liga.

That victory came in the form of a comprehensive 5-2 win away from home at Leganes but The Yellow Submarine have also been involved in three draws and also handed three defeats as well during this seven-game period.

Points picked up in draws with Osasuna, Girona and Rayo Vallecano have been overshadowed by losses at the hands of Athletic Bilbao, Real Betis and Real Sociedad respectively.

Therefore, the straight win markets are probably best avoided for this upcoming encounter but the goals market looks a decent prospect especially as both teams have scored in 15 out of Villarreal's 19 matches so far this season.

Mallorca have produced a mixed bag of results in the past few months in La Liga but the visitors still occupy a top six spot in the domestic top flight ahead of Monday night's vital clash at the Estadio de la Cerámica thanks to recent back-to-back wins against Girona and Getafe respectively.

The wider picture though shows Mallorca have picked up five wins, one draw but have also slipped to four defeats as well within their last 10 matches in La Liga, so similar to Villarreal, anything looks possible from the visitors here on Monday night!

The theme of a mixed bag of results also extends to Mallorca's results away from home so far in this season's La Liga campaign as well, as Arrasate's side have collected five wins but have also slipped to four defeats within their nine outings on the road so far this term.

Mallorca have certainly turned things around on their travels this season compared to their previous campaign as the bigger picture shows the visitors have actually managed to pick up just six wins from their last 25 away games in La Liga, so they too should be avoided in the straight win markets on Monday night.

Villarreal v Mallorca Verdict

Both Villarreal and Mallorca look likely to score in this upcoming encounter in what looks like being a closely fought affair which could actually end up being a high scoring draw.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.95

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals & BTTS Yes @ 2.50

Draw @ 3.50