Mallorca can’t be favorite here.

Mallorca has a very weak squad. They are unbeaten so far but against Betis (1-1 at home) they were totally outplayed in the second half while against Alaves (won 0-1 away) they were dominated too but the rival also received a red card at 66’ and Mallorca scored at 80’.

They were promoted last season, and ended 2nd with the same points as Espanyol (1st). For this match, they will miss three players who will be starters like Angel (striker), Amath (striker) and Jaume Costa (defender). Another starter defender (Raillo) is doubtful.

On the other hand, Espanyol dominated the 2nd division last season and were promoted easily. In spite of ending with the same points as Mallorca, they were the leaders the whole season and lost many points in the last games because they were mathematically promoted already.

They have a very good squad with experience and quality in players like Raul de Tomas or the transfer from Betis - Loren.

So far they achieved two draws (0-0) against Osasuna in a very equal game and against a very strong team like Villarreal playing very well and also having a goal disallowed by VAR at 95’.

Both teams have a very similar level, same targets, and made similar performances so far. We will see probably one of the most equal games we can have in La Liga, as both teams are promoted from 2nd division dominating the league, made similar transfers and have a similar squad. Personally I see Espanyol with a bit more of quality and better team, but undoubtedly on paper this is a total 50-50 game.

Draw iis very possible so the double chance looks the right bet for me.

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马略卡的阵容非常弱。到目前为止，他们还没有被击败过，但在对阵贝蒂斯(主场1-1)时，他们在下半场被完全击败，而对阵阿拉维斯(客场0-1)时，他们也被统治，但对手在66分钟时也被红牌罚下，马洛卡在80分钟时进球。

他们在上个赛季被提升，以与西班牙人(第一)相同的积分排名第二。在本场比赛中，前锋安吉尔(Angel)、前锋阿马斯(Amath)、后卫科斯塔(Jaume Costa)等3名首发球员将缺席。另一名先发后卫(雷略)也不确定。

另一方面，西班牙人在上个赛季统治了乙级联赛，并轻松晋级。尽管以和马洛卡一样的积分结束比赛，他们还是整个赛季的领头羊，并且在最后几场比赛中丢掉了很多分，因为他们在数学上已经提升了。

他们有一个非常好的阵容，有经验和素质的球员，像劳尔-德-托马斯或从贝蒂斯-洛伦转会。

到目前为止，他们在一场势均力敌的比赛中取得了两场平局(0-0)，另一场是对阵像比利亚雷亚尔这样非常强大的球队，他们踢得非常好，而且在95分的时候有一个进球被VAR判为无效。

两支队伍的水平、目标和表现都非常相似。我们将看到一场可能是西甲最平等的比赛，因为两支球队都是从统治联赛的乙级联赛升级过来的，进行了类似的转会，拥有相似的阵容。就我个人而言，我认为西班牙人有更多的实力和更好的球队，但毫无疑问，在纸面上这是一场50-50的比赛。