Mallorca widely expected to beat Elche

Mallorca and Elche clash this Saturday at the Iberostar for matchday 24 of the La Liga. Currently, Javier Aguirre's team are 10th in the table with 31 points, while Pablo Machín's team are 20th with 9 points.

After losing 2x1 in the last match against Espanyol (La Liga 2022/23), Mallorca receive Elche, who lost 2x3 against Real Betis (La Liga 2022/23). Digging back into the archives highlights that Javier Aguirre's team and Pablo Machín's team have faced each other twenty-nine times, with Elche holding the advantage: 10 victories, against 7 victories of Mallorca. Specifically in the Iberostar, Javier Aguirre's team has the advantage in the duels against Pablo Machín's team: 7 wins in 14 games. Elche have 2 wins.

In the La Liga, thirteen games were played between the two teams, with 5 wins for Elche, 5 draws and 3 wins for Mallorca.

Considering the Liga Santander 22/23, from Mallorca's most influential players, Predrag Rajkovic is the most used player in a total of 23 games (2070 min). Vedat Muriqi is the current best scorer with 10 goals. As for Elche, Edgar Badia is the most used player in a total of 23 games (2070 min). Pere Milla is their current best scorer with 6 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 1x1. Mallorca are given the favouritism to win this match.