- Girona won the most recent LaLiga fixture between the two teams 1-0 at home last season.
- Mallorca have won three, drawn four and lost only once in their eight home LaLiga fixtures.
- Girona have won one, drawn three and lost four of their eight away LaLiga fixtures.
Top-heavy match-up with two of the least productive sides in LaLiga
Real Mallorca will probably edge a close encounter against Girona FC when these two teams that are struggling to get out of their own way meet at the Estadi Mallorca on Sunday. Both teams have more than their fair share of problems, but our Real Mallorca vs Girona FC prediction is that Mallorca are the better team in terms of staying in the division, sitting 13th in the table with 18 points from 17 matches compared to Girona FC’s 18th place with 15 points.
Jagoba Arrasate’s pragmatic and structure-first approach to this game has seen his side become very tough to beat at home. This Real Mallorca vs Girona FC preview shows how Mallorca set up to be compact and tough to get at, but they also have plenty of pace and directness on the counter-attack.
Mallorca have won two, drawn two and lost only one of their last five in all competitions, drawing 1-1 at Valencia and losing narrowly to Deportivo La Coruna in the last round of the Copa del Rey.
Girona will try to take the game to Mallorca
Michel’s side are a much more high-tempo team, always looking to press high and take the ball away from their opponents. They overload the centre of the field with a lot of movement and short passing and then they try to overwhelm their opponent’s defence by keeping the ball in the attacking half.
Girona have won only one, drawn one and lost three of their last five matches - beating Real Sociedad 2-1 away and losing 3-0 to Atletico Madrid at home. This chess match in midfield between two different tactical approaches can also be viewed through the lens of the Real Mallorca vs Girona FC prediction, with Mallorca hoping to frustrate the visitors while Girona will look to take the match to their opponents.
Viktor Tsigankov has been the danger man for Girona of late with two goals in their last five matches, while Azzedine Ounahi is their top scorer in LaLiga with three in ten appearances. Vedat Muriqi has been Mallorca’s talisman with nine goals in 16 LaLiga appearances.
Mallorca are more likely to edge this one
There has been little to choose between these two sides in the recent head-to-heads with Mallorca having won three and Girona two in the last five fixtures across all competitions. For this Real Mallorca vs Girona FC betting tips section, note that this match is so tough to call because of the contrasting tactical approaches and the closeness of the odds, which are 2.28 for Mallorca and 3.15 for Girona and the draw.
Mallorca are slight favorites for the game. The fact that Mallorca are a home team and have a much better home record than Girona also has to be taken into account. Our Real Mallorca vs Girona FC prediction is that backing Mallorca to win at even odds looks the smart play here as they average 1.25 goals per game at home in LaLiga while Girona score only 0.88 away.
Both teams to score will be 1.9 and those odds are probably a bit short for a clash between two of the league’s least potent sides. But Mallorca have the edge on home turf and Girona could be vulnerable to the counter-attack with their ambitious approach to the matchup.
