Mallorca vs Osasuna Prediction: Hosts can break scoring drought

These two sides are locked together on 30 points in the top half of the La Liga table. A European finish is still potentially on the cards for both, as Spain could still finish with as many as eight places for next term.

However, Real Mallorca have work to do to avoid sliding out of that European picture, while their opponents need to shake a poor away record to climb the standings - can they do that against the Pirates? My Mallorca vs Osasuna prediction, supported by the latest team news and match odds, can be found below.

Team News

Mallorca are without Antonio Sanchez, while Manu Morlanes and Toni Lato are doubtful for Monday’s clash.

The hosts may get Pablo Maffeo back though after the full-back missed the defeat to Atletico Madrid.

Football Odds

Osasuna are set to make this trip with a clean bill of health, so are likely to remain unchanged.

Real Mallorca vs Osasuna Odds

Mallorca head into this game as 21/20 favourites, despite losing each of their last five games. Those odds imply a win probability of 48.8%, while Osasuna are 16/5 outsiders (23.8%), with the draw at 2/1.

Goals are expected to be in short supply in this encounter, with over 2.5 goals priced at 7/4.

Both teams to score @ 5/4

Mallorca’s five-game losing streak has seen them concede 13 times and fail to score, which plays into the high BTTS price in this fixture. However, they have been slightly unfortunate in that run.

Mallorca faced three of the top five in that stretch while four of them were on the road, and they’ve racked up two Expected Goals across their previous three in La Liga. Before their 1-0 loss to Real Betis, the Pirates had scored in three successive home matches, netting against Valencia, Barcelona and Girona.

This clash pits them against an Osasuna side who are without a clean sheet in eight. Both teams have scored in five of the visitors’ previous six games.

Osasuna don’t have the best scoring record on their travels, but they’ve already visited four of the top seven. They should get more chances against a Mallorca side who are on a losing streak, so take the value on goals here.

Osasuna have drawn five of their 10 away trips, so back Mallorca to stop the rot by claiming a point. Goals aren’t expected to be flowing exactly in this one, but a 1-1 draw at 11/2 is also worth considering.

Bet Builder - Martin Valjent (MLL) and Alejandro Catena (OSA) to be carded @ 9/1

Along with goals, it’s worth backing cards in this encounter. A defender on each side stands out, with Mallorca’s Martin Valjent having been cautioned in three of his previous eight matches.

The centre-half has been booked in three of his nine home appearances this season, so he’s a good value option for a card. Pair him with Alejandro Catena, who was sent off in the midweek Copa del Rey clash with Real Sociedad.

Catena’s suspension rolls over into next season’s cup campaign, but that was the seventh time in his last 11 games that he was shown a card. He’s been shown eight cards in total this season, with seven of those coming on the road.

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