Can the home team still avoid relegation?
This matchup takes us to the bottom of the La Liga table. A Mallorca vs. Oviedo prediction can be made for the final matchday of the Spanish league, though it’s already clear going in that newly promoted Oviedo is set to be the first team relegated this season.
This means that only RCD Mallorca still has a chance of avoiding relegation, and even those chances are very slim. The team led by coach Martín Demichelis, who has only been on board since early March, must not only win the match but also hope for slip-ups from rivals Levante and Girona.
In the Mallorca vs. Oviedo prediction, the hosts take the field as clear favorites and have, after all, lost only one of their last ten matches against Oviedo. Nevertheless: Without a win, relegation will be a certainty. This means the visitors still have a say in the relegation battle.
Even with a win, Mallorca could still be relegated, but they need at least three points to stay up. With home-field advantage on their side, they can pull it off, though there could be plenty of goals as well.
Mallorca’s xG is 1.61. But since they’re facing relegated Oviedo, two goals might be enough. After all, Mallorca has to go all out. Interwetten is offering odds of 2.20 for this.
Who will score the goals? There’s a high probability that Vedat Muriqi will find the net. It certainly wasn’t his fault that Mallorca could be relegated this season. With 22 goals, he’s even in second place on the Spanish league’s scoring chart, behind Kylian Mbappé. Winamax is offering odds of 1.74 for Muriqi to score.
Mallorca – Oviedo Head-to-Head Record
The head-to-head record clearly favors Mallorca, which has lost only two of its last 25 matches against Oviedo. This record aligns well with the offered Mallorca vs. Oviedo betting odds. However, recent statistics show mostly draws.
Four of the last five matches ended in draws. The first leg was a scoreless draw in which Oviedo had significantly more possession. But despite many chances, neither side could find the net. This weekend, however, the hosts will have to score if they are to have any hope of avoiding relegation.
Mallorca – Oviedo Prediction
Levante travels to face Betis Sevilla, while Girona hosts FC Elche. In that regard, the odds for Mallorca are anything but good. Even with a home win, survival is not guaranteed.
In any case, Coach Demichelis’s team must win the home game and, at a certain point, take big risks. For Mallorca, it’s a do-or-die match, while Oviedo, at least, no longer has the pressure of having to win.
With home-field advantage on their side, two goals from the hosts are not unlikely, which can be played as a tip accordingly.
For the visitors, scoring a goal of their own will be much more difficult.
Mallorca has averaged 1.55 goals at home and lost only four of 18 home games. In that respect, everything points to the hosts. Whether that will be enough to avoid relegation, however, is another matter entirely.
