Real Sociedad will be looking to come back from defeat to Atletico Madrid when they host Mallorca in the La Liga. The Basques, who are ranked sixth in the table, lost their most recent encounter, 2-1, to Atletico Madrid. Meanwhile, Mallorca, who are ranked fifteenth, drew 1-1 with Valencia.
Preview (Real Sociedad vs. Mallorca)
Real Sociedad has played nine La Liga games this season, winning four, drawing three, and losing two. With 15 points, they are currently sixth in the table going into the upcoming round of games. Actually, between September 24 and October 3, Imanol Alguacil’s team won four straight games. However, just before the international break, they lost 2-1 to Atletico. Real Sociedad suffered their second loss in the top flight of Spain this year.
With four points from their first two Champions League games, La Real, who finished fourth in La Liga the previous season, have jumped to the top of Group D ahead of Inter Milan, the season’s finalists. Real Sociedad will travel to Benfica in Europe the following week but for the time being. They will be concentrating on La Liga and trying to make it eight games without a loss against Mallorca. The last time Mallorca defeated Real Sociedad in the top division was in September 2012. The two teams met again in March of this year, with a 1-1 draw that saw the points shared.
The Pirates placed eighth in Spain’s premier division the previous season, but they have struggled to gain traction in 2023–24. After nine games, they have eight points, which puts them in 15th place in the standings. Mallorca has only lost three of its nine games. They have drawn five times in the league and only once won. It coming against Celta Vigo on the road in mid-September. The team has drawn its past three matches against Valencia, Rayo Vallecano, and Barcelona. If they can turn some of these draws into wins, the Palma-based team will undoubtedly move up the standings.
Team News
Three first-team players are still out of commission for Real Sociedad due to injuries: Mohamed Ali Cho, Martin Merquelanz, and Kielan Tierney. There are still many choices available to head coach Alguacil, particularly in the attacking positions where Andre Silva, Carlos Fernandez, Arsen Zakharyan, and Abdul Sadiq are all vying for starting positions. But Oyarzabal looked good playing center forward against Atletico last time out, and it looks like the Spaniard will stick with that role here while Ander Barrenetxea and Takefusa Kubo play in the wide zones. Due to a muscular issue that kept him off the field during Mallorca’s match against Valencia. Serge Darder will not be playing.
Although Prats was forced to come off rather early, he is healthy despite the absences of Pablo Maffeo and Antonio Raillo. With Dani Rodriguez and Antonio Sanchez playing in the wide positions, it may be the same team that played from the first whistle the last time out, with Manu Morlanes anticipated to profit from Darder’s absence and start in the middle. Mallorca has proven to be tough to beat despite their struggles to win games this season. Real Sociedad will not have an easy time of it. However, we anticipate that the home team will win the game on Saturday and earn a crucial three points.
Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Mallorca
For more football previews, click here
