Bitesize Prediction: Celta Vigo vs Mallorca – 06/12/24

Competition: La Liga

Market: Both teams to score

Odds: 5/4 @ 1xBet

In what could prove to be an action-packed La Liga showdown on Friday night, Celta Vigo will welcome Mallorca to Balaidos.

Starting with the hosts, while Celta Vigo might have opened up the new campaign with back-to-back La Liga victories, the Sky Blues have largely come crashing back down to earth since that bright start. Signing off November with a nightmare display away at Espanyol as they slumped to a 3-1 drumming in Catalonia, Claudio Giraldez’s men have come tumbling down the table. Despite marking their return from November’s international break with a frantic 2-2 stalemate at home against title contenders Barcelona, they have recorded just a pair of victories from any of there previous nine La Liga appearances. With that rut stemming back to a 3-1 win against Real Valladolid on September 15th, Celta Vigo are desperately seeking some much-needed defensive steel. Including a woeful 3-0 defeat against Leganes on October 27th, Friday’s hosts have put just a single clean sheet on the board over the past two months. It should also be noted, Giraldez’s side have conceded at least a pair of goals in their previous three La Liga appearances.

As for the visitors, while Mallorca might have only just about clung to their La Liga status last season, the Pirates have come roaring back in some style. However, eventually falling to what was a routine 5-1 drumming at the hands of Barcelona earlier in the week, Jagoba Arrasate’s men will be seeking an immediate response here. Still remarkably battling it out in the European chase and cementing their spot as one of Spain’s ultimate surprise packages, the one-time Real Sociedad will take some solace from his side’s recent success on the road. Last seen on their travels claiming an action-packed 3-2 victory against Las Palmas, Mallorca have won four of their previous six La Liga showdowns away from the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. With that flurry underlined by a 2-1 win against Real Betis on September 23rd, Friday’s guests will be desperate to extend their stay in the top-six this weekend. However, with Arrasate’s side seeing four of their last five away fixtures finishing with both teams finding the net, we are expecting a similar outcome here.

Bet: Both teams to score at Celta Vigo vs Mallorca 5/4 for Friday’s La Liga battle @ 1xBet