Real Mallorca vs Celta de Vigo – 20/01/2023
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The action in La Liga this weekend starts on the 20th of January and we have a meeting between RCD Mallorca and Celta Vigo.
The match will be played at the Estadio Iberoamericano and the hosts begin the weekend in 10th place on 22 points while the visitors are in 16th place on 17 points.
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RCD Mallorca come into the game on the back of a 1-0 defeat at Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday night.
The only goal of the match was scored in the 5th minute and despite having most of the game to score the equaliser, RCD Mallorca failed to find the back of the net.
That result means RCD Mallorca have lost their 2 most recent fixtures in all competitions having gone down 1-0 at Osasuna in La Liga last weekend.
However, in terms of the league, RCD Mallorca are undefeated in 5 of their last 7 matches. There have been wins over Valencia and Villarreal away plus Atletico Madrid and Real Valladolid at home.
Home form in the league shows RCD Mallorca are undefeated in their last 3 league games and they are undefeated in 5 of their last 7 La Liga matches on home soil.
Trends show RCD Mallorca’s most recent games have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals in their last 7 home matches in La Liga.
Celta Vigo travel to the Estadio Iberoamericano having picked up a point thanks to a 1-1 draw at home against Villarreal in La Liga last weekend.
It was the away team who opened the scoring after only 15 minutes but Celta Vigo scored the equaliser in the 68th minute to claim a draw.
The draw with Villarreal means Celta Vigo have recorded 1 win from their last 4 fixtures in all competitions. The win came over Elche away from home in the league, with the only goal of the game scored by Celta Vigo in the 5th minute.
Looking specifically at league form and Celta Vigo are undefeated in their last 4 games. They have defeated Elche away and picked up a point against Sevilla and Villarreal at home plus Rayo Vallecano on the road.
However, in their last 10 games in La Liga, Celta de Vigo have recorded only 1 win and they have seen under 2.5 goals scored in their 4 most recent league matches.
Team news and RCD Mallorca will be without suspended midfielder Kang-in Lee. The hosts have no major injury worries ahead of this game.
Celta Vigo have a clean bill of health for this match and with no suspensions, should be at full strength.
Given the recent record of both teams, we expect to see few goals in this game and under 2.5 goals scored in total. However, both teams could find the back of the net and if that is the case, this match will end level, with 1-1 as a correct score prediction.
