The 2023-24 edition of La Liga is back in action with the second round of matches this week as Mallorca lock horns with an impressive Villarreal side in an important clash at the Iberostar Stadium on Friday night. Mallorca are in eighth place in the league table at the moment and have made a fairly positive start to their La Liga campaign. The home side played out a 1-1 draw against Las Palmas last week and will need to take it up a notch to win this match. On the other hand, Villarreal are currently in 14th place in the La Liga standings and have not been at their best in recent months. The Yellow Submarine suffered a 2-1 home defeat in their opening match of the season. Ayoze Perez sent the Green and Whites ahead at Estadio de la Ceramica before Jorge Cuenca levelled the scores in the 61st minute. It did appear that the points would be shared, but the visitors had other ideas, with Willian Jose deciding the match in the 95th minute to make it a disappointing start to the season for the Yellow Submarine. For this encounter, I am expecting a win or a draw for Mallorca for the following reasons:

Firstly. The Villarreal coach has one of the toughest jobs in the league to integrate the new arrivals and cut the damages for some big losses in personnel during the summer transfer window. They lost some of their best players from last season in this transfer window. Villarreal will have to adjust to life without the likes of Samuel Chukwueze, Nicolas Jackson, Pau Torres, Arnaut Danjuma, and Vicente Iborra among others. They offered a solid overall performance on the opening day but got unlucky to concede a last-gasp goal to eventually lose 2-1 at the hands of Real Betis at their home ground.

Secondly. Mallorca will be bidding to secure their first three points of the season, as they prepare to welcome a Villarreal outfit that they beat twice last season, including a 4-2 victory at home. They finished ninth in Spain's top flight last season and will be aiming for a top-half finish once again, with their summer activity suggesting that a strong campaign is more than possible. Lee Kang-in has been their major departure to Paris Saint-Germain, while they have added some new faces to the squad during this impressive transfer window. They also have an impressive home record, and this would give them an edge in this game.

Villarreal are in the midst of a slump at the moment and are in desperate need of a shot in the arm. Mallorca have made the Iberostar Stadium their fortress and have been a formidable force at home. With both teams needing to make a point in this round, a draw is a very likely outcome. But Mallorca also have an edge to get a win in the off chance.

2023-24赛季的西甲联赛将于本周第二轮正式开始，马洛卡将于周五晚上在伊比利亚斯塔球场与令人印象深刻的比利亚雷亚尔进行一场重要的交锋。马洛卡目前在联赛中排名第八，他们在西甲联赛中取得了一个相当积极的开局。上周主场1-1战平拉斯帕尔马斯，要想赢得这场比赛，他们需要再上一个台阶。另一方面，比利亚雷亚尔目前在西甲排名第14位，最近几个月并没有达到最佳状态。黄色潜水艇在本赛季的首场比赛中主场1 - 2惨败。阿约兹·佩雷斯在陶瓷球场帮助绿白军团取得领先，直到豪尔赫·昆卡在第61分钟扳平比分。看起来积分是可以分享的，但是客队有其他的想法，威廉·何塞在第95分钟决定了比赛，这让黄色潜水艇的赛季开局令人失望。对于这场比赛，我希望马洛卡能赢或平，原因如下:

首先。这位比利亚雷亚尔的教练面临着联赛中最艰难的工作之一，那就是整合新援，并减少夏季转会窗期间一些重大人员流失带来的损失。在这个转会窗口，他们失去了一些上赛季最好的球员。比利亚雷亚尔将不得不适应没有塞缪尔·楚克维泽、尼古拉斯·杰克逊、保罗·托雷斯、阿尔诺特·丹朱马和维森特·伊博拉等人的生活。他们在揭幕战中表现出色，但不幸的是在最后时刻丢了一个球，最终在主场2-1输给了皇家贝蒂斯。

其次。马洛卡将力争获得本赛季的首个三分，因为他们准备迎接比利亚雷亚尔的到来，他们上赛季曾两次击败比利亚雷亚尔，其中包括在主场4-2取胜。上赛季他们在西班牙顶级联赛中排名第九，他们的目标是再次进入上半场，他们的夏季活动表明，一个强大的赛季是很有可能的。李康仁是他们转会到巴黎圣日耳曼的主要球员，同时他们在这个令人印象深刻的转会窗口增加了一些新面孔。他们也有令人印象深刻的主场战绩，这将使他们在这场比赛中占据优势。

比利亚雷亚尔目前正处于低迷状态，迫切需要一针强心剂。马略卡已经把伊比利亚斯塔球场作为他们的堡垒，在主场是一支强大的力量。由于两支球队都需要在本轮比赛中取得一分，因此很有可能打成平局。但是马洛卡队也有机会赢得比赛。