In this 23rd week match, on Sat Feb 25th, Espanyol will play host to Mallorca in a meeting of these two closely matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. Espanyol sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Elche. Darder struck first for Espanyol in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Elche was frustrated by Espanyol’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Espanyol ended the match with the shutout victory. Espanyol is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while mallorca is fresh off their 4-2 win against Villarreal. Tino Kadewere struck first for Mallorca in the 20th minute, then Morales tied it up for Villarreal in the 43rd minute , but luckily for Mallorca it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Mallorca should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on the 28th of October, Mallorca and Espanyol battled to a 1-1 draw. Vedat Muriqi scored the first goal for Mallorca in the 48th minute, then José Carlos Lazo tied it up for Espanyol in the 70th minute earning them at least the one point.
Mallorca’s most prolific scorer has been Dani Rodríguez. The Spanish midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Espanyol is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Martin Braithwaite and Darder each having 2 goals in their last five.