In this week 18 match on the 20th of January, Mallorca will play host to Celta de Vigo in a clash of the La Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. Mallorca sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Osasuna. Aimar Oroz struck first for Osasuna in the 47th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Mallorca couldn’t muster any offence and Osasuna ran away with the shutout win. Mallorca is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Celta de Vigo, recorded a 1-1 draw against Villarreal. Gerard Moreno scored the first goal for Villarreal in the 15th minute, then Jörgen Strand Larsen tied it up for Celta de Vigo in the 68th minute earning Celta de Vigo at least a draw. Celta de Vigo looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Celta de Vigo won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Luca De La Torre and Joseph Aidoo are the top scorers for Celta de Vigo in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Abdón Prats has been the most prolific scorer on Mallorca in his last 5 matches with two goals.