Comments, predictions Mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano: Easy draw

Rayo Vallecano will be looking to make it six games unbeaten in La Liga when they travel to Mallorca on Sunday afternoon.

A strong start to the 2024-25 season has seen Rayo sit eighth in La Liga, with 13 points from their first nine games, while Mallorca are seventh, with 14 points from their first nine games.

Latest Mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano team information

Mallorca will continue to be without Takuma Asano, Siebe Van der Heyden and Javier Llabres through injury, while star attacker Vedat Muriqi needs a last-minute scan.

Muriqi is likely to return to the squad but only on the bench, and Cyle Larin is expected to continue as the centre-forward, meaning Dani Rodriguez could retain the No.10 role. Arrasate is not expected to make too many changes after the defeat to Espanyol, leaving the likes of Abdon Prats and Manu Morlanes likely to remain on the bench.

For Rayo, Pep Chavarria and Alfonso Espino will be unavailable due to muscle problems and foot injuries respectively, while Diego Mendez is still recovering from a long-term knee injury.

Jorge de Frutos scored twice in the win over Real Valladolid before the international break, and the Spaniard is expected to continue on the wing, opposite Adri Embarba. Isi Palazon has been a regular partner in attack alongside Sergio Camello in recent times and is likely to continue, while Sergi Guardiola and James Rodriguez are likely to remain in reserve roles.

Latest predicted lineup Mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano

Mallorca:

Greif; Maffeo, Raillo, Copete, Mojica; Navarro, Mascarell, D Rodriguez, Costa, Darder; Larin

Rayo Vallecano:

Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Mumin, Balliu; De Frutos, Valentin, U Lopez, Embarba; Palazon, Camello

Latest football prediction Mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano

Mallorca is having quite an impressive record with four wins, two draws and three defeats after nine rounds in La Liga this season, earning a total of 14 points and temporarily standing in seventh place on the rankings, equal on points with the sixth-ranked team Athletic Bilbao.

The Pirates have one of the best defences in the league, conceding just eight goals, but their goalscoring form has been a problem, with just nine goals scored, showing that Mallorca's attacking prowess is still lacking at this early stage of the season.

Jagoba Arrasate's side enjoyed an impressive end to September with three consecutive wins over Real Sociedad, Real Betis and Real Valladolid, but they went into the October international break on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Espanyol.

Mallorca have back-to-back home games against Rayo and Athletic, and it will be interesting to see what they can do this season, having not finished higher than ninth since 2011-12.

Mallorca are unbeaten against Rayo in La Liga since November 2021, and last season they won 2-1 in the same fixture, after a 2-2 draw in the first leg in Madrid.

As for Rayo Vallecano, the capital team can also be satisfied with their early season performance when they won 13 points after nine matches, ranked eighth and only one point behind Mallorca.

Inigo Perez's team won three, drew four and lost two of their nine games, scoring 11 goals and conceding nine, showing a solid defence, while their 11-goal scoring performance was also quite impressive.

Los Franjirrojos finished 17th in La Liga last season, so this season is clearly an opportunity for improvement. Rayo go into this weekend's game on a five-game unbeaten run in all competitions, which includes wins over Osasuna and Real Valladolid, along with draws against Atletico Madrid, Girona and Leganes, since their last defeat to Espanyol at the end of August.

Despite their recent struggles against Mallorca, losing four of their five La Liga meetings, Rayo did manage a 1-0 win away to Mallorca in a Segunda Division match in September 2020. Both teams have made good starts to the season and this promises to be an entertaining encounter. The home or away team could win, but a draw is the most likely outcome of this tense encounter.

Mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano match:

• Sportsmole: Mallorca 0-1 Rayo Vallecano

• WhoScore: Mallorca 0-0 Rayo Vallecano
• Our prediction: Mallorca 1-1 Rayo Vallecano

When and where to watch Mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano live?

To watch the live match Mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano in La Liga taking place at 19:00 on October 20, viewers can watch on K+ Sport, K+PM or online sports channels. Wish you all have fun watching football.

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