La Liga preview: Mallorca's competitive form has recovered with 2 wins in 3 rounds, Levante's away performance is far better than the home team's performance
6686 Sports News on October 26th at 21:00 Beijing time, in the 10th round of La Liga, Real Mallorca will play at home against Levante.
Recent Home Team
Mallorca, which ranked 10th in La Liga last season, performed poorly at the beginning of this season. They had 2 draws and 4 losses in the first 6 rounds without a win. They once fell to the position of "deputy squad leader" at the bottom of the standings. Coach Arrasat was also on the verge of dismissal. However, starting from the 7th round of the league, Mallorca's competitive state has recovered. The team has won 2 games in the past 3 rounds, defeating Alaves and Sevilla. The 1-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao also resulted in a 10-on-11 loss. The team's competitive state has significantly improved.
However, Mallorca is still near the "relegation zone". The coach said before the game: "The team has not played at home for a month. The team hopes to build on the victory achieved in the past few days - the 3-1 victory over Sevilla in the away team. It will also give the fans some opportunities to cheer, which will greatly boost our morale and ranking. But we cannot think that winning one game will solve all problems. We must respect Levante more and get closer to the best competitive state."
The visiting team's current situation
The newly promoted Levante was the first in La Liga last season and currently has 8 points after 9 rounds, which is the same as the home team's points. Levante's competitive status this season shows two sides, that is, the home team's performance is extremely poor, and the visiting team's performance is excellent.
Levante has recorded 1 draw, 3 losses and no wins in the 4 home team games this season, ranking last in La Liga's "home team standings". However, the away team has achieved a good result of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the 5 league matches. It is the fifth place in La Liga matches so far. Especially in the last three away games, Levante beat Girona 4-0, drew 1-1 with Getafe, and defeated Oviedo 2-0, remaining unbeaten. It can be called the "away team leader" in La Liga at this stage.
What Levante was most worried about before the game was that the 22-year-old core player wing forward Carlos Alvarez, who scored 2 goals and assisted 1 time for the team and was the team's most dangerous passer, had physical problems. Before the game, coach Calero said: "We are observing, and he is currently doing some individual training, part of which is joint training, and part of which is individual training. He sprained and does not feel good. We will let him go with the team to the visiting team's stadium, and then make a decision at that time."
Match record
Friendly matches are not included. The two teams have faced each other 41 times in history. Mallorca has 16 wins, 12 draws and 13 losses, scoring 58 goals and conceding 58 goals. The advantage is not big. However, since 2007, Mallorca has faced Levante at home 8 times in 18 years, with a record of 6 wins and 2 draws and remains unbeaten.
Injury situation
Both teams are relatively well-organized. Only home team defender Lato and visiting team wing forward Alvarez were unable to participate in all joint training before the game, and their availability is doubtful.
