In this week 8 match, on Mon Oct 10th, Elche hosts Mallorca at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in a meeting of these two mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. Elche sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Rayo Vallecano. Lucas Boyé struck first for Elche in the 32nd minute, but Sergio Camello got the equalizer for Rayo Vallecano in the 40th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 95th minute on a goal by Unai López to cap off a wild match. Elche looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Mallorca is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski struck first for Barcelona in the 20th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Mallorca was frustrated by Barcelona’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barcelona ended the match with the shutout victory. Mallorca is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Elche won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Mallorca’s most prolific scorer has been Vedat Muriqi. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Elche hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Ezequiel Ponce and Lucas Boyé, and they each have 1 goal
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez’s squad will be without Omar Mascarell, Pol Lirola, Fidel, Pere Milla, Gonzalo Cacicedo Verdu and Francisco Javier Rodriguez Vilchez, while Mallorca will be without Amath Ndiaye, Rodrigo Battaglia, Tino Kadewere and Greif.