Mallorca vs Sevilla

The two teams still searching for their first win of the 2024/25 La Liga season clash against each other at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix as Mallorca take on Sevilla.

Osasuna handed their ex-manager Jagoba Arrasate an unpleasant welcome gift at the weekend, defeating his Mallorca side 1-0 at El Sadar to extend his winless league start in charge of Los Piratas to two (D1, L1). Mallorca entered the season well, holding reigning La Liga champions Real Madrid to a 1-1 home draw, and will hope to deliver another resilient performance at Son Moix. Bringing the tail-end of last season into the equation, Arrasate’s men are unbeaten in three consecutive home league outings (W1, D2). Mallorca can draw further confidence from beating Sevilla 1-0 in this corresponding fixture last term, even though that win only served to end a three-match winless H2H run on this ground (D1, L2). All those four matches featured under 2.5 goals, suggesting a low-scoring theme could be in store.

In the meantime, visiting Sevilla’s bid to better last season’s underwhelming 14th-place finish has been off to a dreadful start. After a 2-2 draw at Las Palmas on the opening weekend, Los Rojiblancos slipped to a 2-1 home defeat to Villarreal over the weekend, conceding a decisive goal in second-half stoppages. As such, new manager Garcia Pimienta is still on the lookout for his first La Liga win in charge of Sevilla. Perhaps a game against Mallorca is what the doctor ordered for the Andalusian outfit, considering they’ve only lost once across their last eight La Liga encounters against Los Piratas (W5, L2). Pimienta must address Sevilla’s defensive woes to increase his team’s chances at Son Moix, with the visitors conceding at least two goals in five of their last six league fixtures.